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Bad Guy Gastro3003 aka Dr. Robert Brunner -- Scam Artist, Forger, Beware!

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I made a deal with this man back in May of 2016.

His ZocDoc profile is provided here:
https://www.zocdoc.com/doctor/robert-brunner-md-69095

The deal was for my male radiated tortoise, for a total price of $5k.

Robert paid $3700 and promised an additional $1300 to be paid within a month. He reneged on our deal and went to great lengths to lie and provide forged documents from the Parrots of the World veterinary clinic.

Shortly after receiving the tortoise, Robert began claiming the tortoise was sick, wasn't eating, and even provided a (forged) a vet bill. A week later, he claimed the tortoise had died. All forged documents, including the death certificate he provided me are attached to this thread.

Needless to say, I never received the $1300 I was owed in the deal. Several months later, I received a text message from a fellow Fauna user, KYTuan, who text messaged me inquiring the history of the tortoise he had received in a trade from Robert (screenshot attached).

The tortoise never died, is in perfectly good health, and Robert lied, forged, and cheated me all along the way. I would be extremely cautious dealing with this scam artist in the future -- be forewarned.
 

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I offered Robert Brunner a full refund multiple times. However, each time, he refused, and kept making excuses.

What is the bit about the wedding ring?


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The original deal was he was going to give me his wedding ring as collateral for the $1300 he owed on the deal. In the end, he gave me a worthless faux-gold ring and completely reneged on the deal. Screenshot attached.
 

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That seems really weird though, why would he trade a wedding ring for a tortoise?


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Read the entire thread.

The original deal was for $5k for the tortoise. Robert paid $3700 along with his wedding ring as collateral and promised an additional $1300. After receiving the $1300 balance, I would then give him back his ring -- needless to say, this never happened.
 
This guy is a fraud
Tortoise died
Was sick to begin with

Took to vet

He got over 3k

He has my wedding band!!

I am taking him to small claims
 
This guy is a fraud
Tortoise died
Was sick to begin with

Took to vet

He got over 3k

He has my wedding band!!

I am taking him to small claims

You're still claiming the tortoise is dead despite the fact it is now in KYTuan's possession -- perfectly healthy? Lol KYTuan actually reached out to me in order to inquire some additional information concerning the tortoise: hatch date, lineage, etc. It's a small world, Robert.
 
not the one that died!!!
YOU ARE THE FRAUD...Faking Texts
And posting my picture and info is Illegal

You will be getting small claims papers this week

And if you do anything to my wedding band ----You will pay alot more than its worth in court
 
not the one that died!!!
YOU ARE THE FRAUD...Faking Texts
And posting my picture and info is Illegal

You will be getting small claims papers this week

And if you do anything to my wedding band ----You will pay alot more than its worth in court

Robert, you're digging yourself into a deeper and deeper hole. Here is the text from KYTuan with a photo of my tortoise he took (attached to this post).

Here is my original tortoise I sold to you that you claimed had died: http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=572748

Anyone reading this thread can clearly see that it is the identical animal, you liar!!

Here's a link to Dr. Brunner's medical practice: http://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/chaim-anfang-md-149f7962-56a5-451a-ae89-31a9322a154f-overview

If I were one of his patients, I would run!!! This man forged medical documents from Parrots of the World veterinary clinic claiming my tortoise was dead!
 

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Robert, you're digging yourself into a deeper and deeper hole. Here is the text from KYTuan with a photo of my tortoise he took (attached to this post).

Here is my original tortoise I sold to you that you claimed had died: http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=572748

Anyone reading this thread can clearly see that it is the identical animal, you liar!!

Here's a link to Dr. Brunner's medical practice: http://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/chaim-anfang-md-149f7962-56a5-451a-ae89-31a9322a154f-overview

If I were one of his patients, I would run!!! This man forged medical documents from Parrots of the World veterinary clinic claiming my tortoise was dead!


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