Daniel Austin Levi- if that is his real name. Offers services for scn/cpn/tradeline. Seemed honest, even had a timeline that he could get stuff done. Took money no problem, stayed in contact regularly, seemed like he was going to acutally do what he said. Emailed me scores, however said he couldnt show me the report for proof ("vendor doesnt do that"). That was the red flag and I immediatley started pestering him to push him to get me the report. He stopped answering his cell phone. Cancelled his voicemail so he wouldn't have to listen to all the voicemails of people calling him names. He claimed it was because someone hacked his voicemail and the provider was restoring his voicemail. His next excuse was he was in London and he needed to visit the vendor in New York. He finally quit communicating all together.
Lucky for him i have family that works at the state and federal level of law enforcement. The search is on for this guy. He has several felony charges just for what he has done to me. A federal indicment can be brought quicker with the more money he has taken. If you have been taken by this guy please post a comment to the report and I can reply.
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United States of America#2General Comment
Mon, April 05, 2010
i am also one of the victim by Daniel Austin Levi. this was back on sept ,09 about the timeline. he asked me to send him a $1000.00 but i had a doubt about it but it turns to just $250 to start the timeline. My friend from San Diego CA. who introduce him to me via email is the one who filled the $750 remaining. To make the long story short i got in touch with Dan 60 days later coz he was no where to be found. He finally answered my call after 300 times of calling him everyday and said to me that his father had passed!! I dont know if that was a bull s**t excuse or truth. then since then his been promising that he will send my money back via my account and i just cant trust him anymore to give him my account number so i asked him to send my western union but till then i have not hear anything from him but he did returned my friends money coz may be she leave in the area before.any info with that you can share is really appreciated. thanks
E Turner
United States of America#3Consumer Comment
Wed, February 10, 2010
It's crazy. How do I know this is not just another Ripoff or tactic to get my email address.
If he wants to rectify the problem, and I am all for that, he should post
here and let us know what took place. Also I would think he would
have the email addresses of clients that did not receive what was promised.
He has the contracts that were signed, doesn't he? If he has integrity and
is willing to provide refunds, then he should be willing to post an explanation
here and request this info himself and not through another person.
E Turner
anonymous
scottsdale,#4Author of original report
Tue, February 09, 2010
I have remained in contact with Mr. Levy/Levi. He has returned half of my money back to me and will be returning the remaining in the next day or two. He has asked me to post something to find contact info for those that also are owed money by him. If you could post your email/first name or email to me in my previous post I will forward on to Daniel and you can take the communication from there.
Jon
Ontario,#5Consumer Comment
Sun, November 22, 2009
I too was ripped off from this guy. Actually my friend and me both. As the original post states and follows with the rest of these comments, everything seemed great at first, Daniel said he was reporting trade lines ok, waiting for them to be posted, and then was working on the bank accounts. This whole process was exactly to the timeline that he stated, and not to say I'm on his side, but he sure sounded convincing that everything was on track. I asked why his "office" was the hotel, and had informed me a virtual address is much easier than a physical location.
E Turner
United States of America#6Consumer Comment
Wed, November 18, 2009
Went to my bank and file a wire tracker report. Received response that his bank declined my refund request because customer turned it down.
My bank advises to take legal action. I decided to contact his bank myself since they did not provide my bank with much information.
Attempted to contact Daniel by phone today and it appears his phone is no longer working.
If anyone has any other infor, please let me know. both me and my son combined $950 loss.
E Turner
United States of America#7Consumer Comment
Wed, November 18, 2009
Went to my bank and placed a wire tracker. My bank responded today indicating that his bank Wells Fargo decline to return funds because their client turned it down.
They to told me the only their suggestion would be to take legal action. I asked if I contact Wells Fargo, will they assist. My bank said they did not know but for me to try it. Wells Fargo did not provide much info to them
Anybody got anything more, I'd like to know. Between me and my son, we are out of $950.00. I do believe he was ripped off and just doesn't know how to handle it.
anonymous
scottsdale,#8Author of original report
Wed, November 11, 2009
charles, not sure if you can post contact info. try me at registeredpe @ gmail. Glad to hear what you have to say. I did speak with Daniel couple days ago. I have been out to the police station in the area and he picked up when i called form their. Says he got ripped off and was waiting on a refund check. I said if they ripped you off why would they send money back to you. He claims that he will pay people back personally from his own paychecks if he does not recieve the money back. I admire that, but question is whether or not he will. I will give him to middle next week like he promised. Then I will continue to proceed with pressing charges.
Charles grant fraud
Van Nuys,#9Consumer Comment
Wed, November 11, 2009
This guy also offers services in sports betting. Contact me, I have some info but don't want to post it here. Do you have a contact e-mail?
anonymous
scottsdale,#10Author of original report
Fri, November 06, 2009
i agree. if you sign yourself up to sell these kind of services than you have to be able to man up when you get boned. I imagine that is what this guy has done but instead of telling people the vendors ripped me off. He thinks its ok to just hang on to other peoples money.
E Turner
United States of America#11Consumer Comment
Thu, November 05, 2009
tar Heel -No this is not credit repair.. I market credit repair and other financial services myself so know what you are talking about and you are correct The challenge, regardless of what type of service you are offering, if some reason you cannot deliver, then just say so. And we can find a solution.
You don't have control over outside forces, but when you are the point person, that is all the consumer has to go by and it up to you to handle it professionally and explain the situation.
We shall see how it turns out
Tar Heel
Lakeland,#12Consumer Comment
Thu, November 05, 2009
What service are you guys talking about? It sounds as if you are talking about credit score repair but I wasn't real positive. I want to reserve comment until I know exactly what type of service this guy offers.
I used to be in the banking industry. I know that industry can be difficult. The job forces you to make promises and HOPE you can deliver. And, in doing so, you might have to ask client for $300-$400 and not be able to deliver since the final decision ultimately comes down to an underwriter.
But again, if you guys aren't talking about banking or credit repair then I shouldn't be commenting at all.
anonymous
scottsdale,#13Author of original report
Thu, November 05, 2009
Thanks Turner for the input. Everything did seem honest and positive. I am beginning to wonder why this guy fell off the face of the earth. his phone is still working and his 888 number is still on, which is unusual for a scam. haven't had any luck locating him in the california area. trying other routes though. the bank trace is a good idea.
please post if you have anything new
E Turner
United States of America#14General Comment
Wed, November 04, 2009
I had the same experience. Everything appeared fine. Constant contact prior to sending funds.
Contact after receiving funds but then became a little more difficult to reach about 30 40 days into process. Did reach by phone which he expplained he had been swamped.
Beginning October was sent an email advising everything on track and in fact could assist further on other transactions I was looking to do for my business.
By mid October could not reach, By end of October no emails returned, no phone calls returned. Could tell something had happened to phone just from sound but was unsure what.
But until then my experience was very positive. The timelines sent made sense, even my concerns about being ripped off by others was reassured that this would not be in his best interest to not produce. His application was done well to protect consumer. He was reassuring and answered all my questions. Everything provided made sense from a business standpoint. Something doesn't add up.
Did not appear to be your typical person that's out to rip off people. (I've experienced that too)
Will file a wire tracer from my bank for funds to help determine next action. Could be money laundering. But holding judgment until I can find out. If you locate, would like to know. I want to know if there is another side to this story
BTW, this goes for both me and my eldest son who has a business.