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Bad Guy Michael Gentry (Scam artist)

This is one of the saddest and most confusing threads I have ever read. Mike, I am sorry you lost your snakes to a scammer. I feel you had good intentions of posting this, and might not have thought that it would affect others by posting a retraction of it, or that it would blow up this much. Its a hard lesson to learn and Im sorry that it came about this way. Take away from it a couple of things, like shipping legally if you ever do again, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is, and dont lie to cover your own butt or to try to "solve" things.
 
Well now I'm even more skeptical because this guy texted me looking to trade for my pastel champagnes. But said his name was Arnold and not michael gentry.
 
Fernando, how did you figure out that your "Arnold" is connected to the mysterious Mike Gentry?
 
Same guy texted me wanting to trade for a female stinger bee. Comversation started he introduced himself as Michael Ledbetter. After several conversations I agreed to a deal( couldn't find anything bad about a Michael Ledbetter) , and ask him for his shipping info then he sent me am address but now his name was Michael Gentry. Exact same address listed in this thread. He won't talk to me after asking him to explain this thread, or atleast whybhis name changed
 
nickolasanastasiou said:
If it is and his scamming by that or another identity runs the risk of being compromised, he might not want to have to reinvent a new scamming conduit (the alternate/false identity being the conduit) that has demonstrably delivered on his goal.
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Looks like reinventing is his only alternative here. Whoever he is.
 
andy_s273 said:
Well now I'm even more skeptical because this guy texted me looking to trade for my pastel champagnes. But said his name was Arnold and not michael gentry.
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Interesting. He used Arnold with you while using the phone number posted by the OP.

Searching the address posted earlier
 

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Here is what I can find on the actual 2014 tax records for the owner of that address:

Property Owner and Mailing Address
Jan 1 Owner:
ROBINETTE SANDRA K
2235 FIFTH ST
BRISTOL , TN 37620


Got to get off to work, but perhaps someone can run with this until I get off work.
 
Last quick thing...

Who might Sandra Robinette know? This already lists a Dena R Arnold, go figure...
 

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Dena R Arnold, listed at some point at this address.
Typing phone numbers in case they come up in a search:

423-968-1543
423-573-1543
 

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mfsidore said:
Also I'd proved he was not lance Owens. So be careful still!
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mfsidore said:
Let me try to a swear the questions. First off, the "unknown scammer" was MICHAEL GENTRY as Id proved.
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Guess I'm going to have to ask again...
How did you prove that you were not dealing with Lance Owens, and that it really was somebody named Michael Gentry?
 
mfsidore said:
I'm done with the thread. Let the other guy have it. Everything has been explained.
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No, you haven't explained how you came to the conclusion that it wasn't Lance, or that Michael Gentry is the person's real name. If you had, I wouldn't have bothered asking again. If those statements were legitimate, there is no reason for you not to explain the "proof".
If, on the other hand, you were putting up a smoke screen; I understand your defensiveness.
 
mfsidore said:
I'm done with the thread. Let the other guy have it. Everything has been explained.
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Do want our help or not? Are you going to give up and just let him take your snakes? Help provide the information.

I even considered sending some of 2014 babies your way to help out, but I only help out those that can first help themselves out.
 
andy_s273 said:
Well now I'm even more skeptical because this guy texted me looking to trade for my pastel champagnes. But said his name was Arnold and not michael gentry.
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Fernando, did he say his first or last name was Arnold? Did he give you the the other,first or last as well?
 
I asked more about him and it turns out his name is Michael Arnold gentry. This is who he said he is. And that he had been wrong by a couple "kids" I told him because of his attention here I am skeptical. I asked if it bothered him and he said that it did. Soo I offered to help him clear his name but only of he shipped first. He said he'd have no problem but that it would be a one for one trade because he will test the waters. And that he must ask his wife first.
 
hhmoore said:
No, you haven't explained how you came to the conclusion that it wasn't Lance, or that Michael Gentry is the person's real name. If you had, I wouldn't have bothered asking again. If those statements were legitimate, there is no reason for you not to explain the "proof".
If, on the other hand, you were putting up a smoke screen; I understand your defensiveness.
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I didn't come to the conclusion, I am just trying to be done with it. He Michael gentry or whoever is trying to clear things up with now. Like the person below said.
 
Robert Walker said:
Do want our help or not? Are you going to give up and just let him take your snakes? Help provide the information.

I even considered sending some of 2014 babies your way to help out, but I only help out those that can first help themselves out.
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No he contacted me again and were trying to clear it up. I'm sorry I was hostile but I didn't like how people's tones were.
 
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