Complaint Review: Universal Wholesale Distribution Inc. - Ottawa Ontario

I was looking throught my local newspaper and saw an ad for a dropshipping position. I decided to pursue this position and called the company. They seemed like they were a legitimate and professional company so I accepted a position with them to dropship(advertise and price the item for sale-google dropship for explanation) their products on ebay. Well, I completed their contract and submitted my personal information to be "employed" with their company. The contact that was assigned to me was "Barry Watson"--I googled and looked through other sources and couldn't find a "Barry Watson" anywhere! Anyway, he emailed me some item information to put on ebay to sell.

I sold the item and the customer that purchased the item on ebay sent me a payment via pay pal. Well, "Barry Watson" instructed me to pay for the item and send it to a "courier" at one of the warehouses via Western Union!! Of course, I was looking at the situation through rose colored glasses and decided to go ahead and send the payment to the "courier". After I sent the payment to the "courier" via Western Union, "Barry Watson" would email me a dropshipping contract that detailed where the item would be shipped, the ebay information, and the fed ex tracking number. I went through this procedure for five high priced items--totalling over $9000 including the pay pal and ebay fees that I paid myself. Well, my customers began complaining that they were getting their items.

I contacted "Barry Watson" and he said that the fed ex tracking numbers were pre-shipping numbers and would only take effect when they are shipped. I called fed ex and confirmed this and gave "Barry Watson" the benefit of the doubt. About a week went by and none of my customers received their items. I contacted "Barry Watson" again and he said that there must be some sort of mix up in the warehouse. I findly emailed him and told him that I was going to take legal action if he didn't return my money or send the items to my customers. After that email, he hasn't emailed back and when I call I only get his message system. I contacted and filed numerous reports with Phone busters out of Canada, the Alabama Attorney General's Office, Macon, Mississippi Police Department, www.ic3.com, BBB of Alabama, and let the FBI know of the situation. I have retained a lawyer to go after these scammers. He is currently working on the case and thinks it is possible to pursue a class action lawsuit against these thieves.

Please don't contact these people or do business with anyone that insists on send them money via Western Union. I paid with a debit card so I will claim fraud through my bank and will get my money back (but not the pay pal and ebay fees). If you've been scammed by this person(s), please let us know and toghether we can bring this person(s) to justice and make them pay for what they have done. The internet is a place that levels the playing field and grants a multitude of opportunity for people looking for it. This does nothing but perpetuates skepticism and doubt and makes people mistrusting of others--even if their totally legit. It's really sad that these people claim to be so legit and trustworthy but really are just common criminals that would take peoples' money without blinking an eye. Together, we can stop this and make the internet a lot better for everyone.