Someone Scamming Talkbass-ers?

[MeshMan]

So whats this I hear about a repeat scammer here on talkbass? There was a post on reddit about John Paul and The Apostles scamming people here... Anyone got some info on this rumor?

 

[Craig_S]

make it go away...

 

[gt96g]

There was a whole massive thread on their exploits around a week ago. They are the worst kind of people.

 

[BitterRoot]

http://imgur.com/OlCYU

 

[MeshMan]

So, they do it and no one stops them?

 

[aguacateojos]

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f220/huge-trade-gone-bad-885503/

 

[Vain1]

Look who's playing Friday Night.

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[Hamlet7768]

I'm not a legal expert, but I thought scamming was illegal. Why doesn't somebody wronged by these "Apostles" do something?

 

[dhsierra1]

so what was the upshot, did the guy get his bass back? Were charges filed against this so-called apostle? Those would be the best outcomes in this situation.......

 

[Coldmilk]

I believe all of the people got re-compensated either via cash or bass sent back. Though I may be wrong. I don't think anyone filed any charges because they got their losses recovered. Even if they did, it would be hard to get an investigation on this after losses were recovered. But regardless, I think the victims have been satisfied with their settlements, so let's not turn it into a lynch mob.

 

[Stewie26]

I would not be surprised if someone calls the club manager and lets them know that
band is trouble and people are looking for some members in that band. No club owner wants trouble in their establisment.

 

[handofseven]

Look who's playing Friday Night.

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WHOA! That's my good friend's cafe!

I'm going to have to give him a heads up to watch out for these guys.

 

[dhsierra1]

I believe all of the people got re-compensated either via cash or bass sent back. Though I may be wrong. I don't think anyone filed any charges because they got their losses recovered. Even if they did, it would be hard to get an investigation on this after losses were recovered. But regardless, I think the victims have been satisfied with their settlements, so let's not turn it into a lynch mob.

then that's fair enough.

Problem is that this punk and his associates will continue to do this, so no real lesson learned for him, alas. But someday John Law will get him.

Either that or he'll become a politician or Wall Street banker

 

[Vain1]

WHOA! That's my good friend's cafe!

I'm going to have to give him a heads up to watch out for these guys.

Anton Rules!!!!

 

[lucas vigor]

The kid scammer involved bore more then a passing resemblance to Captain Steubing's daughter on "The love Boat"....I remember that much about the thread in question!

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=capt...nw=95&start=0&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:77

 

[jmercer91]

Wait? Did he actually steal another one? AFAIK that bass wasn't covered in the initial thread.

 

[afzoomie67]

Interesting.

 

[1SHOT1HIT]

What really burns me up and to no end is the fact that this kid openly admitted to doing this stuff.

Then we're all told that the thread is being closed because he was a good boy and gave it back, ALL their info was removed. So anything left to earn people is gone, and now you can go on their FB page and WERE all being trashed and made to look like the wicked low life's that had nothing better to do but to start a wrongful witch hunt towards this prick.

They are telling all of their fans that it's all a big misunderstanding and acting completely innocent, the guy took absolutely zero responsibility for his actions and I HATE that it was all swept under the rug.

This guy and his band NEED to be outed for these actions I really wish the mods would read their FB page and then reopen the thread so the truth is at least visible to the public. These guys are disrespecting the crap out of us as a community and quite frankly they look like their 100% right and innocent as long as that info stays concealed.

Just my opinion.

 

[eyeballkid]

good point...and the posting in the OP is so tasteless in their flagrant flaunting of it. i doubt the bass pictured is stolen, but the mocking of the outrage over the act is kinda sociopathic.

 

[sadasar]

If you missed out on that thread it was amazing then slightly not believable then some shrek jokes were thrown around then I believe his name is water pilot saved the day last I read.