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Bad Guy BEWARE: Jason Lewenza of Lewenza's Lizards

Leezard, I'm sorry, I went back and reread my posts and they are rather snarky. I've had a really terrible day today and probably should have refrained from posting at all. Sorry for the off topic B.S. WS and mods. I'll do my best to ensure that it doesn't happen again.
 
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Well I have come to the conclusion of this whole situation and have the proof that this did not have to do with me. When your promised by a financial institution like I have been that they will complete an investigation in a certain amount of time, And this time elapsed you return to them seeking answers for not only yourself but the other party involved. I have done this with ever deadline they have given me. With ever answer that I have been given Good or Bad I have did my part to let Kevin know what the next move was. I have not once thought selfishly in this matter and did look out for Kevin's and I best interest with every move we ( Myself/Bank Myself/Laywer ) did make. I did the right thing in regards to prompt investigation tactics and went through the whole 9 yards to bring justice to this case. I have to say my work payed off. Below you will find a letter from the Bank that has been dealing with this for 9 months. This is also the bank that promised that Kevin and I would be taken care of in this matter as quickly as possible. For the delay to this date I have no answers for anyone. The bank will not give one. Below that is the replacement money order that will be sent out to Kevin after the holidays because no one is shipping over the Easter weekend. I have already contacted Kevin and told him this and he agreed with doing this next week. Kevin also congratulated me in conquering this huge task of sticking up for my personal rights when I came to this fraud. There are a few other things that I would like to address but will not because it will absolutely not get me anywhere. I hope the individual that has been SLANDERING/JUDGING ME without even knowing me or situation that has been at hand is reading this letter from the bank and seeing the proof i have posted feeling guilty for all the bad mouthing he/she has done.

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lewenza, it has been over 9 months since you ripped-off Kevin. When do you think you might pay him back? Half-past never?

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you ripped him off! Pay up! If any actual fraud did occur (which I doubt),

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you seem to be full of excuses and no action. Grow some cajones, be a man, and pay your debt, scammer!

There are many other quote's but I think I have made my point ....... Thanks Jason Lewenza
 
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Glad to hear it's been taken care of. Sorry you had to deal with all of that, and sorry you had to get a bad guy tagged thread about you when, in my opinion, it wasn't warranted or needed. Despite that, hopefully any perusers and future buyers of yours will read this in it's entirety.
 
I'm glad to see that everything turned out alright. Seeing how how small the Canadian reptile industry is, it's sad to think that someone might be of.. questionable morals. (To say the least)

Hope everyone is satisfied now and I hope to see Jay at a few of the showers this spring/summer/fall :thumbsup:
 
Glad you got the money back, but you know what, Kevin shouldn't have had to wait all this time. What if you hadn't succeeded in your claim, would Kevin be out the money? And now he has to wait until you resend the money order.

I don't think you're a bad guy, thief, scumbag or anything like that. I do think you handled this incorrectly. Kevin should have been sent his replacement funds immediately and you should have been the one to wait for the resolution. It doesn't matter that Kevin wasn't giving you a hard time initially. You should have volunteered to resend the funds regardless because that would have been the right thing to do.
 
He did say that the buyer agreed to work with him and wait...
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Leezard, I'm sorry, I went back and reread my posts and they are rather snarky. I've had a really terrible day today and probably should have refrained from posting at all. Sorry for the off topic B.S. WS and mods. I'll do my best to ensure that it doesn't happen again.
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Apology accepted. :)

Thank you. I appreciate it.
 
He did say that the buyer agreed to work with him and wait...
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Whoops. Wait. I reread that.... it was the SELLER that agreed to work with him and wait.

And then I think he ran out of money.

I think people forget that people have other things in life besides what goes on here. Jay had his reasons which he doesn't want to post on a public forum -- who knows what they could be? Maybe he was sick? Maybe his wife? Maybe a family member died? Maybe he was moving? Whatever his reasons, no one is really entitled to ask what's kept him so busy, so now that this letter has come about, I'm glad it's resolved.
 
All I can say for the delay is that the bank and lawyer told me not to send out a replacement money order because we did not know who/what/when/where the money order was cashed. They told me that after the investigation was done then something will be done. I randomly called the RCMP to ask this same question and got the same response. I did not delay this thing on purpose or with the intention to make Kevin wait at all. He was on board with my decision to do the investigation and was aware of the time factor that might be involved. Once the investigation started there was no turning back. Now mind you we were told it would be taken care of within 90 days. Now when this time expired I went looking for answers and got nothing but did report any findings in the case. The bank letter does not entirely explain the whole process of the issue but does sum up the long process that I went through. Again I did apologize to Kevin for the long delay but really was there anything I can do but ride it out ? Thanks again Jason Lewenza
 
To All: I have just received payment in full from Jason and I am glad to say that it is now over. Thanks...
Kevin Dunne
 
Glad that got worked out.

I admit, I think people were a little hasty here to say that, if the situation were reversed (say, someone paid for some animals, then they got lost/destroyed in shipping) things would be different.
1) if the TOS didn't guarantee shipping, the buyer would be SOL unless the seller was feeling generous
2) if the offer was to replace the animals, and the seller didn't have more, the buyer might indeed have to wait 9 months for new animals to be made.

I'm sure some here would say the seller was bad if either of these things happened, but I do not think they would be correct, unless there was some other understanding of what would happen if shipping problems occurred.

These situations are crappy and I don't think there's any clear answer on who should have to wait or eat the costs, unless they've agreed on something ahead of time.

Anyway, glad it eventually worked out and the bank replaced the money.
 
So Kevin,

Is Jason a "BAD GUY" as you initially labeled him????

In your first post you come out guns blazin'....making statements like "he claims" as if you had NO IDEA there WAS an investigation into the fraud (leading one reading your post to believe YOU were uninformed and had no idea if there was actually an investigation).....then, come to find out YOU DID KNOW about an on-going investigation and were in fact included in said investigation. You claimed to even have a copy of the fraudulent MO but REFUSE to post it??:shrug01:
I went back and re-read all your posts in this thread, not one time do you even mention/admit to being a part of this investigation (sounds like there was paperwork sent to you and you even "signed papers" as part of this investigation)...yet you still NEVER posted any of this info, or even mention you were involved in the investigation, WHY??????

Just a thought for those who said "just pay the man already, send him another MO".....WHAT??!!??...Jason sent a MO that Kevin admits(post #8) got cashed in San Francisco, CALIFORNIA...not Canada, but Cali???, same state as it's original destination? And I suppose those who made these statements would blindly send another $600 bucks not knowing if the second MO would get cashed again in San Fran instead of making it's way to the original destination as was the first? Especially when there's an ON-GOING investigation into the first one that KEVIN AGREED to participate in.

Sorry if this is a dead topic (just caught this thread for the first time today), I just don't feel it's fair for Kevin to label Jason a "bad guy" when it sounds like he was WELL INFORMED of the situation. It's easy for Kevin to say "it's over now" when JASON now has a bad guy thread/Label on him that Kevin started and will probably REFUSE to retract said "bad guy" label. (I know Kevin cannot delete this thread, but he could at least make a statement in this thread to refute his initial attitude towards Jason)...other than "it's over now"...that is unless he still feels Jason is a "bad Guy" and doesn't intend to do business with Jason again (remember Kevin, YOU came HERE to "warn" us about Jason). So will you be doing business with Jason in the future Kevin? If so, then you would be doing business with someone YOU YOURSELF have labeled a BAD GUY.
 
I am really not sure why Kevin would need to post a copy of that money order? I dont even know why he was repeatedly asked for "proof" of his transaction before it was disputed? I could imagine if Jason came in and said he was lying, but he came in and told us what happened which was never disputed by anyone...
Wes,
As far as an investigation, why would Kevin have to wait? I personally would also sign paperwork and assist authorities in anyway necessary in this case, but would I want to wait over 10 months? No! Would I want to hear stories about getting paid next Friday when I get my check, to then just be avoided? Is that being "well-informed" Wes? I dont think you get the fact that Jason recieved animals and it is his responsibility to pay for them regardless. As far as Kevin doing business with Jason or what he now thinks, you can either read his first post completely, or let me pull a quote from it for you... "So if Jason Lewenza calls you and tries to buy animals, make sure you get paid first in full. "
Leezard,
Maybe aliens came and targeted Kevins bank account for a war that is taking place just west of Jupiter! :rolleyes: Funny the stories you can come up with to try and figure out why Kevin would want money for healty Crested Geckos he shipped to Canada ten months prior... Maybe a chupa-cabra ate his atm card and all of his family leaving him broke and with no-one to go to?:D
 
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