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bethesda,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, September 27, 2014
Fred is the real criminal here. He misrepresented himself and lied to Ginger just like he did me and my associates. I wish this article was published sooner, but Ginger is honest as they come. You should delete this article about her and focus it about Fred. He is the real scumbag and guy who has their money too.
No Scammer
New York,#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Fri, September 26, 2014
To All reading this blog,
I am thankful for ripoffreport.com for the venue to bring real scammers to light, and also for their platform to file rebuttals. Yes, without question, Fred Gonsalves was a scam. He conned me into thinking that he was a getting product directly from Apple and that he had a long standing business relationship with them.
I was a broker at the time, and yes, 2 of my customers got scammed for deposits. On the second post here in this site are the details from my side, in order not to be repetitive, let me just say that I never accepted money nor invoiced them, but I did take their orders, and of course, as all bad things do, it was a poor reflection on me because I brokered the deal, not because I had financial responsibility in it contractually or otherwise.
I was not a willing or knowing part of Fred Gonsalves's scams and frauds, nor was I aware that he was a scam artist when I was working with him. Once known to me, I discontinued working with him, and discontinued all contact with him. I am more than willing to answer any questions regarding those issues which transpired several years ago with Fred. I also would like to see him brought to justice.
The truth is one customer lost $7000, another $21000, all three of us conned into thinking he was a legit supplier who had a run of bad luck. There are other brokers out there that had similar experiences with Fred Gonsalves, it was unfortunately not an isolated incident. Pathalogical liars/cons such as he are so good they are capable of conning anyone into believing whatever he wants them to believe.
Beware! Even good honest business people like myself can get conned. I have the same advice now as then, only use secure payment methods where your money is absolutely covered and guaranteed against loss. Since that experience with Fred Gonsalves, I refuse to work with anyone who requires payments which are not done through third party escrow freight forwarders, ILC or payment directly to the factory.
KYC (Know your customer) as far as I am concerned also applies to suppliers. Please people, know where your money is going and when someone gives you good advice to pay by secure means, take that advice. Do not be so much in a hurry that you bypass those safety measures just to get your product faster. Sometimes a few days makes the difference between actually getting product or losing your funds.
Anyone selling you product, who cares about you and your security above their profit will always provide you with payment options which have protection for you.
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Los Angeles,#4Consumer Comment
Wed, February 29, 2012
Fred Gonsalves has a long history or theft and fraud. He seems to get away with it on a regular basis because he does his fraud in other states and not where he lives. He is being investigated by the police in Tehama County however so if you want he to get what he deserves then contact the detective department in Tehama County and file a police report against him. The number is 530-529-7900. This is the link to the SHeriff's Department where you can file a criminal complaint online.
http://tehamaso.org/report_a_crime.htm
Please follow through and contact the police--this guy has stolen millions of dollars over at least a 20 year period and needs to get put away for good!!!
If you want more info about Gonsalves email me at zzzu "at" live "dot" com
BE SURE TO REPORT GONSALVES TO THE POLICE AS LISTED ABOVE--IF RIPOFF TAKES OUT THE NUMBER JUST CALL DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE FOR THE TEHAMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. ASK FOR THE DETECTIVE DEPARTMENT. IT'S TIME FOR THIS CREEP TO GO THE PRISION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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asse,#5Consumer Comment
Sat, December 10, 2011
Dear,
Could you take contact with us, we have payed this company also 21.000 dollar, for an order of iphones, this is our emailadres: [email protected]
Thanks
Lorenzen
Naples,#6Consumer Comment
Sun, November 20, 2011
At first you thought this sounded legit ?? In what universe could this EVER sound legit ???? Where do you keep your brain ? And....after continually having problems with these people, your sent more money to their bank account ??? Do you go around with a sign on your head that says - SCAM ME, PLEASE SCAM ME ???? And the state of the "report" you filed ! Did you ever hear of the words SPELLING , PUCNTUATION , GRAMMAR , or SYNTAX ???? I thought not. It's no wonder you were scammed. WISE UP !!!!! Otherwise, you will be continually scammed for the rest of your life.