My name is April Linkfield.
Email address
ectothermicfauna@live.com
This post is a bad guy claim on
gotfatbob@hotmail.com, name shows up under that email address as Warayot Nanakornpanom.
So I was browsing and saw a post for a good guy claim for "gotfatbob" and remembered that I never actually told the story of my transaction with this person.
The short version is that I saw an ad on kingsnake for a female pancake tortoise for 200 shipped. So we talked and I paypal'd him the money. he then jacked me around for a month one excuse after another after another etc.. etc... he never sent anything, and never returned the money i sent. After a while of asking hey... wheres the tortoise? every 5 days I realized I was being scammed. I tried to recup the cost with paypal but he drug me along just long enough to where I couldnt make the claim (46 days). Dont send this guy any money and expect anything to show up in return, It wont. That's my experience.
Heres the full text from the beginning along with the paypal transaction ID# that verified he received the payment.
-------- Original message --------
From:
dropbox@kingsnake.com
Date: 06/13/2013 12:48 PM (GMT-05:00)
To:
gotfatbob@hotmail.com
Subject: Message about
: Young Pancake Tortoise from
ectothermicfauna@live.com
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Nice tortoise there. Ill take it. do you accept paypal?
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----- Reply message -----
From: "gotfatbob" <gotfatbob@hotmail.com>
To: <ectothermicfauna@live.com>
Subject: Message about
: Young Pancake Tortoise from
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Date: Thu, Jun 13, 2013 1:04 pm
Yes I take paypal. Where do you live?
Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® II, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
----- Reply message -----
From: April Linkfield <ectothermicfauna@live.com>
Date: 06/13/2013 8:44 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: gotfatbob <gotfatbob@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Message about
: Young Pancake Tortoise from
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Soldotna, AK 99669
Sent from my HTC
----- Reply message -----
From: "gotfatbob" <gotfatbob@hotmail.com>
To: "April Linkfield" <ectothermicfauna@live.com>
Subject: Message about
: Young Pancake Tortoise from
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Date: Thu, Jun 13, 2013 5:33 pm
ok send payment my paypal
gotfatbob@hotmail.com
Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® II, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
_____ paypal info here----------------
Transaction Details
Payment Sent (Unique Transaction ID # 6J404385R7082860N)
Original Transaction
Date Type Status Details Amount
Jun 13, 2013 Payment For Warayot Nanakornpanom Completed ... -$200.00 USD
Sent to:
Warayot Nanakornpanom (The recipient of this payment is Verified)
Email:
gotfatbob@hotmail.com
Amount sent: -$200.00 USD
Date:
Jun 13, 2013
Time:
18:58:46 PDT
Status:
Completed
Subject:
You have sent $200.00 USD to Warayot Nanakornpanom with PayPal
Note:
for the pancake tortoise
_______Im going to cut out some of the extras (sent via phone etc) here to make this easier to read-----------------------
From:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Sent: Thu 6/13/13 5:59 PM
To: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
got it sent over please confirm receipt
From:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Sent: Thu 6/13/13 6:52 PM
To: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Just realized i didnt give u a shipping address. The weather is great where i am this week, so if you'd like to ship monday for tuesday delivery that would work for me. id like to pick it up at the hub to keep it off the trucks, and this may lessen the shipping cost for you as well.
The address depends on what carrier youre using for fedex it is
Fedex hub
April Linkfield 907 ###-####
427 N Willow ST
Kenai, AK 99611
For ups its done like this:
UPS hub
April Linkfield (907 ###-####)
330 Main ST Loop
Kenai, AK 99611
Please feel free to contact me here or at my phone number if you prefer with any questions.
_________________________________
From: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Sent: Thu 6/13/13 6:59 PM
To: April Linkfield (ectothermicfauna@live.com)
I shipping by FedEx overnight
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From:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Sent: Thu 6/13/13 7:17 PM
To: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Oh good, the address then is
Hold at fedex hub for
April Linkfield (907 ###=####)
427 n willow st
kenai, AK 99611
weather is good and warm, let me know when you will ship so i can be present to receive the box when it comes in. Thanks
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From: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Sent: Thu 6/13/13 8:42 PM
To: April Linkfield (ectothermicfauna@live.com)
you live in Alaska? Im not sure about shipping cost?
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From:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Sent: Thu 6/13/13 11:01 PM
To: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Yeah Soldotna AK 99669 is alaska, and 99611 is kenai AK. AK is Alaska, but its waaaay southern alaska, i can ferry to seattle from where i am. Sometimes the shipping runs $15 or so more, and sometimes it doesn't cost anything extra at all. Its practically impossible for me to determine which it would be for you without knowing where you are and what you have worked out with your carrier. But if its a little extra i dont mind paying the difference, let me know.
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From: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Sent: Fri 6/14/13 6:19 AM
To:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Ok I will let you know
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From:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Sent: Fri 6/14/13 10:40 PM
To: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
hello again, i was just wondering what day we were planing to ship so that i can schedule receiving it. thanks.
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two days pass no response
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From:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Sent: Sun 6/16/13 3:53 PM
To: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Hi, I was just wondering if I was going to need to send you any more money to cover the shipping. I noticed that paypal has already taken the $200 funds from my bank account to send to you and I haven't heard from you since friday about whether or not I will need to send you any more or what day the shipping will be. Let me know. Thanks.
______________________________________________
From: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Sent: Sun 6/16/13 4:12 PM
To: April Linkfield (ectothermicfauna@live.com)
I will check with fedex tomorrow. Because I never shipped to Alaska before. I'll let you know
______________________________________________
From: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Sent: Mon 6/17/13 9:21 PM
To: April Linkfield (ectothermicfauna@live.com)
Please confirm exact address again. Because fedex can't find your address
______________________________________________
From:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Sent: Mon 6/17/13 11:31 PM
To: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
The address is
Hold at fedex hub for
April Linkfield 907-741-1479
427 N willow ST
Kenai, AK 99611
Thats odd they cant find it. figure they should be able to find it since its their own hub.
if you prefer you could send directly to me.
April Linkfield 907 XXX-XXXX
XXXXaddressXXXXX
soldotna, AK 99669.
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two more days pass
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From: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Sent: Wed 6/19/13 3:23 PM
To:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
I will find out with fedex tomorrow. Thank you for your patience
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From:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Sent: Mon 6/24/13 7:29 AM
To: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Anything new? (Its been five days since ive heard from you.)
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( 3 days later still nothing)
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From: April Linkfield (ectothermicfauna@live.com)
Sent: Thu 6/27/13 3:01 PM
To: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Just checking in about the tortoise. Would like to know where we are with getting it shipped and whatnot. Thanks.
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From: April Linkfield (ectothermicfauna@live.com)
Sent: Sun 6/30/13 4:32 PM
To: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Hi, I haven't heard from you now in 11 days. I paid for this animal 17 days ago... I understand that you may be busy or whatnot, but i do believe that I have been very patient with this. I just want to know where we are here. This is the third email ive sent asking for an update on the status of this. Im starting to feel like i may never see this animal i paid for, so If I havent heard from you by the 8th I will be forced to just open a paypal claim against you. I dont want to do that, but If that is what i have to do in order to move forward then I am prepared to do so. Please get back to me as soon as you receive this. Thanks.
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five days pass no response
______________________________________
From:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Sent: Fri 7/05/13 1:23 AM
To:
gotfatbob@hotmail.com (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Just a friendly reminder that i still havent heard from you about the status of the pancake tortoise. I will be opening a paypal claim here on monday if I still havent heard from you by then. Hope to get this resolved quickly. Thanks.
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From: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Sent: Fri 7/05/13 9:34 AM
To: April Linkfield (ectothermicfauna@live.com)
So sorry April. I've been very in last two week. I will try to shipping out to you next week. I'm so apologize
______________________________________
From: Warayot Nanakornpanom (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Sent: Mon 7/08/13 6:30 AM
To:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Shipping will cost $84 by Fedex overnight
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From:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
Sent: Mon 7/08/13 7:22 AM
To: Warayot Nanakornpanom (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Wow thats definitely the highest quote ive ever seen. How much of that would u like me to send you in order to get this animal sent? in fairness, the ad said 200 shipped, and i paid 200, but since i offered to pay a little extra for the shipping and im trying to be reasonable let me know how much you think is fair.
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No response again, so i send this one
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From: April Linkfield (ectothermicfauna@live.com)
Sent: Mon 7/08/13 10:42 AM
To: Warayot Nanakornpanom (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
tell ya what, when i run the numbers from boca raton florida (farthest away from me in the country) to here on fedex's website i get 65. from florida to washington i get $45. thats only a $20 difference like I said it would be. Since this tortoise was supposed to be 200 "shipped" I dont think its fair I should pay the entire 85 ontop of the 200 i paid... a month ago, but since i think 85 is pretty steep for you to have to pay from that 200 I sent i will pay you an another $45. thats more than half of the shipping cost and twice what i originally agreed to pay extra in this event. sound fair?
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another 4 days pass no response
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From: April Linkfield (ectothermicfauna@live.com)
Sent: Fri 7/12/13 1:21 PM
To: Warayot Nanakornpanom (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Hi, today is friday the end of another week. havent heard from you since monday. are we going to come to an agreement here on the shipping? Are you just ignoring me?
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6 days later still getting no response. I notice the same user has posted another kingsnake ad for what looks to be the same tortoise. so i reply to the ad with this.
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-------- Original message --------
From:
dropbox@kingsnake.com
Date: 07/18/2013 3:44 AM (GMT-05:00)
To:
gotfatbob@hotmail.com
Subject: Message about
: pancake tortoise from
ectothermicfauna@live.com
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Hi there, Im still waiting on that pancake tortoise to be sent. Would be nice if you would get back to me on that. If that tortoise is not physically in my posession by the 26th on this month (thats 43 days post paying you for it). I Will be reporting you to kignsnake (see complaints/ ripoffs page), making a fraud post on faunaclassifieds board of inquiry with your name, paypal address, email address, our correspondence so that other people will be able to see how you took my money and never sent the animal, and reclaiming the funds I sent you through paypal. if you would like to avoid all that and the potential loss of business that would follow, please send me a valid tracking number and date for the shipment as soon as possible. thank you.
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He responds back with this.
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From: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
Sent: Thu 7/18/13 11:33 AM
To:
ectothermicfauna@live.com
I will ship out on Tuesday to you
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From: April Linkfield (ectothermicfauna@live.com)
Sent: Thu 7/25/13 11:25 AM
To: gotfatbob (gotfatbob@hotmail.com)
So its thursday, still no tortoise here. No tracking number for the shipment, no commuication from you. So I will give you untill midnight to refund the money I sent. when I wake up in the morning if its not there, I will just have to open the claim to have paypal take it back from you. I paid for that tortoise 45 days ago. I paid for the shipping even though it was supposed to be included in the purchase price. I have given you multiple ways to contact me, and offered every solution to resolve this. I have given you every chance possible to do the right thing here. At this point I dont believe you even have this tortoise and you are just scamming people out of their money.
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He never wrote back. Never refunded the money. paypal wouldnt process my claim. Its been over a year. He never once attempted to make it right. He got away with it free & clear.
So thats my story. I fell for the oldest trick in the book. Everyone gets scammed once i think. This was mine. Pretty embarrassing for me really & I completely forgot about it untill I saw someone claim this person as a "good guy". In my opinion, which is based on my experience, the words "thief or scammer" come to mind loong before "deserving of a BOI good guy certification". Of course its up to you the reader to decide whether you want to risk having this happen to you or not, all im saying is this is what he did to me and i'd hate to see it happen to you.
He is of course free to make it right with me, however that is highly unlikely im sure.