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04-22-2018, 07:58 AM
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Vincent Manatoga - VManatoga
Has anyone had any deals with or ever heard of Vincent Manatoga - VManatoga? Stolen pictures from other members and red flags everywhere on this person.
Email: dh.de.be.rr.y@gmail.com
When asked, "Why don't you accept PayPal?"- their response:
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Originally Posted by VManatoga
Simply because I believe that Paypal has ethical failings as a company and I don't wish to support them. The same reason I don't take Venmo (they're owned by Paypal).
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04-22-2018, 08:03 AM
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Once called out on the Axanthic BTS pic, the seller has repeatedly tried to turn off the classified ad and hide it.
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04-22-2018, 02:54 PM
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04-22-2018, 03:01 PM
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These are pictures of my snakes he is trying to sell. Scammer.
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04-22-2018, 04:06 PM
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I wish there was a way to send Vincent an email expressing interest from one of those cashier check scammers. He takes checks.
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04-22-2018, 06:33 PM
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The photo of this blue tongue skink was taken and used without permission from my web site. The watermark was cropped off and photo was flipped.
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04-22-2018, 06:39 PM
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I guess I fell off of the turnip truck. I sent him a $100.00 deposit for the black pastel pied male and het female through a method that does not allow me to get my money back. I will let everyone know how this turns out. I will learn not to do this someday. I hope.
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04-22-2018, 07:55 PM
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Stealing Pictures
I filed a fraud claim with Square. Hopefully they resolve this fairly quickly. Why is he still allowed to advertise on Fauna?
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04-22-2018, 08:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tcp2
I sent him a $100.00 deposit
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Originally Posted by tcp2
Why is he still allowed to advertise on Fauna?
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1. Is there some kind of Square contact info for this person you can share with us. This is a system I'm unfamiliar with, so anything you can share would be beneficial.
2. Site staff can only enforce site rules. We have been looking at this person from the moment they first posted, hence the BOI report, and will continue to do what we can within the site rules. Ultimately it is up to individual buyers to do their due diligence before sending money though. 
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04-23-2018, 12:05 AM
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Vince
The only information I have so far is his payment name at Square. No email, phone #, address. Who even knows if the name used is real. I have not heard back from him. This seems like a lot of deception for not much $. It would be easier to get a job than steal pictures and try to sell the animals as your own.
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