Bill R Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 6 hours ago, Dan electro said: I got caught out on Xmas! Cheeky feck said merry Xmas, I got conned out of £60 for a pedal, and he claimed that the post office was open and that he would be sending me my purchase. He blocked me yesterday I have screenshoted the evidence and I’m looking to help any way I can to bring this a*shole down Same here. Report him to the Police. He’s still on Facebook selling stuff right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 21/01/2021 at 11:04, fabbabass said: As an update to fellow Chatters, the guy coordinating the FB victims (Steve Ripley), informed me that a few more people have been in touch with him and that another has filed a report with the Fraud portal for Cheshire Police. If you have been ripped-off, please file reports adding as much detail as you can. Thank you. Time to blow up Steve's phone, it's only been a year of this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon08 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Cannot believe he's still on there selling thought they had closed him down. I suspect he does not have any of the items he's "selling" but lifting the pictures from other folks adverts from Reverb and such. I will be looking into getting something done with Facebook it's rediculous that he's still getting away with this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Perhaps rather than reporting fraud, we should tell the police that Mason-Smeghurst has been speeding and has a gun. They'd be instantly down on him like a ton of bricks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Rich said: Perhaps rather than reporting fraud, we should tell the police that Mason-Smeghurst has been speeding and has a gun. They'd be instantly down on him like a ton of bricks. Better tell them he's been seen near a statue with a hammer. Edited January 19, 2022 by yorks5stringer 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I can't understand the slow movement. That was a year ago that the report was filed with Cheshire Police. I mean, surely there's a huge mass of evidence against the guy by now, you'd think it'd be a cut & dried case for the babylon. I understand that they haven't exactly got thousand of spare officers, but you'd think they might have jumped at a potential quick win. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 27 minutes ago, Rich said: Perhaps rather than reporting fraud, we should tell the police that Mason-Smeghurst has been speeding and has a gun. They'd be instantly down on him like a ton of bricks. Charlie Smethurst is the name of a big league property developer / scam artist who was brought down in a major way. As far as I can tell there is as much proof Mark is his son as there is that Mason is Mark / Mike12 yada yada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 He's actually Boris...... and was unaware of any fraud taking place, particularly involving himself.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon08 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 He best way to get things moving with the Police is everyone provides how much they have lost and we can show he's probably on £300-£500 per week. Add that up and it's not the odd 45 quid a pedal it becomes more interesting to the Police. It would appear you can no longer go online to the local Police for Cyber crime you have to go to Action Fraud. I am about to contact them with my and some other peoples experience. If you have lost out to him PM me details and I will add them. If we can show the extent of his activities more chance of movement. Also I am looking at Facebook as once they have been told how he is acting on the platform and given proof, they are breaking their own rules and in fact aiding the procedure of fraud. I have taken on national companies in the past and won a multi national would be even more fun........ 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon08 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 If you can still see Facebook Market Place posts by him click the report button and choose the option scam. The report button appears when you view a sellers commerce profile. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I've reported all his ads as scams, and his profile too. Not that I'm expecting it to achieve much. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon08 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 I'm trying a different angle besides Action Fraud who i suspect are snowed under with all of this type of all too easy fraud. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 08/01/2022 at 17:34, fleabag said: The police dont seem remotely interested. How has this oik still managed to be striping folk ? Its being going on over a year, and thats just here. I guess the law has bigger fish to fry I maintain my original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill R Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 He’s back at it on FB again. Just reported him again. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Jon08 said: I'm trying a different angle besides Action Fraud who i suspect are snowed under with all of this type of all too easy fraud. Make sure it’s logged with Action Fraud regardless; it is their job to coordinate nationwide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacocasasola Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) On 14/01/2022 at 20:47, Bill R said: Looks like I got scammed too. Tried to buy a Reel Echo pedals before Christmas. Seemed a bit of an obscure choice for a scammer so seemed legit. Chatted on messenger and all seemed fine. When I tried to pay through marketplace checkout it got cancelled five minutes later. He claimed not to know what was wrong and suggested PayPal. Should have rung an alarm bell when he asked if I minded sending payment as friends and family (which of course removes your protection) but I stupidly paid up and even wished the b*stard a merry Christmas! Here we are weeks later - no response to messages and the feeling I’ve been had. Google his name and end up here. Not sure what I can do to recover money - Facebook didn’t take the cash and PayPal will no doubt say “you should have paid him as a business seller.” S***! Exactly the same thing just happened to me! I paid £60 for a Canyon delay via PayPal and the he stopped communication, but the ad is still live. Goggle search took me here. Did you guys end up reporting collectively or something? I'll report to police, but agree that the more complaints the more seriously we may be taken. Many thanks Paco [telephone number removed] [email address removed] Edited February 5, 2022 by Kev Hiding contact details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon08 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 04/02/2022 at 13:53, pacocasasola said: S***! Exactly the same thing just happened to me! I paid £60 for a Canyon delay via PayPal and the he stopped communication, but the ad is still live. Goggle search took me here. Did you guys end up reporting collectively or something? I'll report to police, but agree that the more complaints the more seriously we may be taken. Many thanks Paco [telephone number removed] [email address removed] PM me and I will update you... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spcollins Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 So it seems he’s no longer on PayPal though it seems he’s only just been taken off judging by earlier messages. I suppose we should now keep an eye out for him using another, different PayPal account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 01/02/2022 at 16:56, Jon08 said: I'm trying a different angle besides Action Fraud who i suspect are snowed under with all of this type of all too easy fraud. A friend of mine who is writing a book on online romance scammers interviewed a detective a while back who told her 'Action Fraud' is basically a third party call centre where civillian operators log details of complaints. The information is passed on to the relevant police units but apparently they're all completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume and scope of online and mobile phone based scams operating at the moment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 19/01/2022 at 09:42, Rich said: Perhaps rather than reporting fraud, we should tell the police that Mason-Smeghurst has been speeding and has a gun. They'd be instantly down on him like a ton of bricks. Tell them he holds outdated opinions on transgender rights. He'll be in handcuffs before you can say "free speech be damned!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Or before you can say "Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences!" 2 hours ago, Cato said: The information is passed on to the relevant police units but apparently they're all completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume and scope of online and mobile phone based scams operating at the moment. That does not surprise me at all, sadly. Every day there's something new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Very tricky to deal with things like this but as people are aware of this guy why not just take it in turns to buy everything he has for sale and arrange to pay on collection? It will stop fake items being offered for sale and eventually he will need to open another account under a different name. Your not doing anything illegal or against the T&C’s of the site as your willing to pay real cash for a real item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 hour ago, tegs07 said: Very tricky to deal with things like this but as people are aware of this guy why not just take it in turns to buy everything he has for sale and arrange to pay on collection? It will stop fake items being offered for sale and eventually he will need to open another account under a different name. Your not doing anything illegal or against the T&C’s of the site as your willing to pay real cash for a real item. Because it doesn’t work like that. You buy on his terms or the scam doesn’t work. He is hardly going to accept pay on collection, or any other real contact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: Because it doesn’t work like that. You buy on his terms or the scam doesn’t work. He is hardly going to accept pay on collection, or any other real contact. OK I’ve not used FB market place. So it’s not a buy now type function where the transaction is held whilst the deal is completed? Sounds like a breeding ground for scams if the same item can be sold multiple times with no process in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 hour ago, tegs07 said: OK I’ve not used FB market place. So it’s not a buy now type function where the transaction is held whilst the deal is completed? Sounds like a breeding ground for scams if the same item can be sold multiple times with no process in place. Sadly not, there’s a time limit but generally the OP closes the listing (usually after a reminder in my case.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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