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kit.c.knight

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This seller accepted $370.00 for 4 Elgaria multicarinata on Sept. 4, 2018. The seller submitted a message claiming the lizards were not doing well. I asked the seller to try and rehabilitate the lizards and in two weeks let me know if the lizards were healthy enough to ship -or- refund my money. Since that message, the seller has not contacted me. The seller goes by two names; David Ramos on this website and by Daniel Gonzalez via PayPal. His email is [email protected].
We did have a successful transaction for 3 Elgaria kingii one year ago. I'm not sure if this seller is a true scammer or if he/she died or went to jail. Either way, I'm out $370.00. I am trying to dispute this with PayPal. I will report if successful.
Sincerely,
-Kit Knight
 
Because Daniel/David saw that particular thread and responded. I thought for sure we were going to resolve the issue. He/she never said why there are two names, either. Because I have not heard from this person in over a month, I have no choice now but to report this seller as a bad guy. Bummer.
-Kit
 
kit.c.knight said:
This seller accepted $370.00 for 4 Elgaria multicarinata on Sept. 4, 2018. The seller submitted a message claiming the lizards were not doing well. I asked the seller to try and rehabilitate the lizards and in two weeks let me know if the lizards were healthy enough to ship -or- refund my money. Since that message, the seller has not contacted me. The seller goes by two names; David Ramos on this website and by Daniel Gonzalez via PayPal. His email is [email protected].
We did have a successful transaction for 3 Elgaria kingii one year ago. I'm not sure if this seller is a true scammer or if he/she died or went to jail. Either way, I'm out $370.00. I am trying to dispute this with PayPal. I will report if successful.
Sincerely,
-Kit Knight
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Why is this post so vague? The seller accepted 370, from who? The seller "submitred" a message, to who? Shipping date? Disclosure of admittance to sick animals? Two weeks rehabilitation, lol, to satisfy your acceptance of shipping? Woweee! Please post any and all correspondence you have regarding this deal.
 
From your original post of 8-28-18 (again)
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=666668

"Story: Seller with 4 Elgaria multicarnata photos. He wanted $65 each plus $60 flat rate shipping. I paid via PayPal within hours of the post, with extra just in case shipping was more ($370 total). Seller asked if I could "confirm receipt" before lizards were shipped to release the funds. I refused, within hours seller refunded PayPal money.
Conclusion: likely a scammer."

Did you, or did you not get your $370.00 refund for those lizards, Kit? A simple yes or no will do. Thank you.

The flags are already waving for seller's dual names, just answer refund question, please.
 
Thank you, Kit. I was just trying to understand why you had previously stated the seller issued a refund, but then you posted this new warning.

I'm sorry you did not receive your money back. Obviously Herphobbyist91 aka David Ramos / Daniel Gonzalez / denzellll91 @gmail.com is one to be avoided.
 
kit.c.knight said:
David Ramos on this website and by Daniel Gonzalez via PayPal. His email is [email protected].
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This issue about 'David' vs. 'Daniel' was previously brought up in a prior 2016 BOI report. 'David' said the following regarding 'Daniel'...
 

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Anyone see any red flags based on the kinds of animals being offered for sale?
Issues if you lived in Arizona vs. California?
 

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OK here's my story. My friend saw he post an ads about selling Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis with the price of 60 each, and he said he can did 400 shipped for all 6. BTW the name was Minh Nguyen, with that Daniel's email address as payment, so who knows which one is real name or they can be a squad. So I paid at 25th Sep and he told me he can did the shipping "next Monday", when that Monday got passed he told me 80 degree temperature was not good for shipping so another NEXT MONDAY. I said fine so I missed the good time to apply refund through PayPal. When the second Monday was there, he told me the package got returned and he wanted to do refund. AND that's all , no more next move. I tried to apply refund in PayPal but the system said the period was too long to apply so I got failed. Email address is [email protected].
 
Robinz said:
My friend saw he post an ads about selling Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis with the price of 60 each, and he said he can did 400 shipped for all 6. BTW the name was Minh Nguyen, with that Daniel's email address as payment,
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Found it. We already dealt with this account for stolen pictures, false location, etc. IP is not from Utah, but rather comes from the same area as "Daniel" in California. It was banned.
[email protected]
 

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Same PayPal email in both:
kit.c.knight said:
by Daniel Gonzalez via PayPal. His email is denzel[email protected].
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Robinz said:
Email address is denzel[email protected].
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Daniel Adam Gonzalez is a computer graphic designer (see resume above).
He created a previous fake account here offering design services:
Account: ArtisticAlias
Fake Name: Denzel Adam
[email protected]

The PayPal email and the fake account both match 'Denzel'.
All IPs for all accounts come back to northern California (Modesto, Sacramento, San Fransisco area).

Around 10 accounts thus far can be tied back to Daniel.

It appears Daniel is an avid hiker. It appears he is repeatedly trying to sell native California species and changes his location via fake accounts in an attempt to do this.
 

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Great work Robert
Sounds like another artist to avoid.
so sad our hobby is becoming more and more infected with this disease.

I feel truly sorry for those who are now out of money from this as no matter what anybody here says it is near impossible to recover relatively small amounts of money through interstate transactions.

Yinpeng

I know you say time limit for Paypal has expired ( I thought it was 60 days but maybe not?).
However, how did you fund that? If by credit card you may have recourse through your credit card company, worth a try if so.
 

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Well, no one can say that he isn't dedicated to his craft. Imagine if he put so much energy into legitimizing himself and running a reputable operation instead of dedicating himself to scamming through a continuous stream of fake accounts. What a waste of ambition.
 
Yinpeng, how long ago did your transaction occur? Did you transfer money through PayPal using a credit card or a bank debit card with a credit card logo? If you did you can go back through your credit card and file a dispute. I have seen this Gonzalez character at some of the reptile shows in the area, and in doing a thorough search the only Daniel a Gonzalez that I can find in Northern California lives at home with his mommy and daddy in Modesto and I have the address and information for he and his parents along with phone numbers if it is appropriate for me to post? In addition to that I would hope that people will start filing a complaint with the Local District Attorney's office when people pull scams. I have had a couple of incidences and I took an hour and filled out every Complaint Form for every agency with jurisdiction and found that I would get my money back swiftly. These bad apples need to go.
 
I wonder if this bad guy has actually completed any sales in violation of the Lacey Act, or just taken peoples' money and never sent the animals?
 
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