This guy Jim Deaton calls me concerning trading some Ball Pythons for some retics. He starts by telling me that he does not have the internet but does all his transactions by sending pictures through the mail. This struck me as weird seeing how I was just speaking to two different guys in our industry who this guy had contacted wanting them to send him pictures of pinstripes and bumblebees so he could decide what he wanted to buy. Then he goes on and states that he purchased some snakes from Ian G., Mark Bell, Nerd, Bob Clark, Brian B. and many others. I contacted some of the names and no one knows or has ever heard of this guy except for the send me some pics of your snakes to me in the mail scheme. Next he starts telling me how he produced the snakes he has for trade. His words (A het spider to het spider to produce 5 spiders. A het pinstripe to a pinstripe to produce 3 pinstripes) by this time I know it's a scam. Once I was on to him I started questioning him and he got nervous and even more stupid. A couple of the people he has requested pics through the mail has given me the address that he gave them to send the pics to him, which by the way is different from the address he wanted me to ship too. The guy even tried telling me three different names that he is calling himself. Here is all the info he has given to me and a couple of other people.
Jim Deaton AKA Jay Deaton AKA Jay Beeton
J. D. Reptiles J.D. Reptiles
6142 ST. Joe Center road 6505 reed road
Fort Wayne Indiana 46835 Fort Wayne Indiana 46835
He has told other people who he has requested pics from that he is looking to purchase some high-end ball pythons because he is planning on opening a pet store in the area and wants to sell them out of his store. After confronting him with all this information he went nutts and has said that he already shipped me the balls and wanted me to paypal him money or send out some snakes or he threated to put me on fauna. He even gave me a tracking number for the supposed snakes that he sent through the US post office. I went to my local post office and they did some checking and the package is guaranteed to arrive Saturday (3 days). He went on to state that he went on and sent me the following snakes.
5 spiders
3 pinstripes
2 lemonblasts
2 bumblebees
1 pied male 750 grams
We didn't even discuss all of these snakes in our conversation. But the price for all of the above will floor you. $2000.00 total
Now that's what he demands I send him tonight or else. I told him that when the package arrives that if the snakes listed above are indeed in the shipment and they are alive and healthy that I will send him $2000.00 out immediately.
I think we all know what the real deal is here but I just wanted to through this clowns name out theres no chance of him scamming anyone. Not that I think he is smart enough to pull it off anyway. (HET SPIDERS AND PINS)
I will let you know what if anything I receive in the mail as well. I hope this helps someone and keeps this guy from ripping anyone a new one!
Also for someone just getting started, It is against the law to ship snakes with The United States Postal Service!!!
Allen Belcher 706-615-4772
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