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Bad Guy Robert Smithe Aka Serpentaria Scammer

Vithaxton

Vithaxton

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A couple of days ago on reticulated python classifieds a new user appeared with no friends, posts, or anything and started trying to sell retics. It seemed a little bit sketchy and the deals were sketchy as well. It didn't take long for big breeders to catch on and realize this was a scammer. The snakes that were photographed have been recognized by a few other people as other breeders animals. I'm contacting the breeders to confirm it 100% and make sure. Apparently he's gone by other names and scammed people before. In the comments BOB CLARK commented "stay away from him." as well as other big breeders. I can't really upload pictures on here all that great for proof so ill go ahead and send some of the screenshots I took to a couple breeders who can post all the proof for me here! You can also simply search his name on reticulated pythons classified and it will show up on Facebook.
 
And Serpentaria did ask me to state my full name and my experience with reptiles. My full name is Victoria Ellen Thaxton and I have been keeping reptiles for a few years now and exotics since I was 5. I am also the owner of Morphbankpythons where we have over 16,000 followers and customers. If Serpentaria is telling the truth and all of those big breeders are lying and all of the pictures of the animals are in fact his even though people have recognized them else where then I will officially apologize and eat my words. I'm not here to be mean or troll I simply don't want anyone getting ripped off.
 
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Saying something like "my buddy says you are a thief" is a third party quotation. There is no ownership to the accusation being made. Not allowed here. Let you buddy come in here and say it, otherwise it needs to remain unsaid.

Scratch the quote I said about Bob clark because I just read we can't post quotes so ill try to upload a screen shot of it instead! If an admin could scratch that so I don't get in trouble that would be awesome! Thanks!
 
Vithaxton said:
1. Apparently he's gone by other names
2. simply search his name on reticulated pythons classified and it will show up on Facebook.
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1. What other names have been used?
2. Can you please provide a link to an 'exact' example/location?

Thanks
 
His real name is Joseph Califoux. And he deleted the posts and was kicked from the group so I can’t post anything but the screenshots. I have Tapatalk and can post photos of everything there but I don’t know if it works.
 
All of those snakes belong to Sunglow Serpents as well so there’s some easy proof without screenshots.
 
Actually sunglow sepents was one of the only people who have produced those snakes is what someone was trying to tell me. Sorry for the confusion I have a lot of people messaging me about this. We have started a board of inquiry on Facebook where everyone is posting as well. In the meantime I’ll speak with an admin about uploading the pictures.
 
Oh so you said that "those snakes BELONG to sunglow serpents snakes", implying I posted pics of someone else's snakes? Now you're saying sunglow only produced them. So if I'm not posting pics of snakes someone else owns, what is your problem? And who are you? Again, what do YOU personally know of anything, not THIRD PARTY commentary like you've been making?
 
So where exactly is ANY EXAMPLE OR PROOF OF ANY TRANSACTION YOUVE EVER DONE with me, or whoever else you're saying I am? Because as it seems, there is ZERO first person interaction you can post about, only supposed third person, which is absolutely prohibited here.
 
Robert Walker said:
Robert, do you any relation at all to a Joseph Califoux?
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If he does, the correct spelling would be Joseph Chalifoux.

Also I pulled this screen shot from the FBI inquiry thread.
 

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Actually sunglow sepents was one of the only people who have produced those snakes is what someone was trying to tell me. Sorry for the confusion I have a lot of people messaging me about this. We have started a board of inquiry on Facebook where everyone is posting as well. In the meantime I’ll speak with an admin about uploading the pictures.
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Please note that the term "Board of Inquiry®" when used in the context of
IC 035. US 100 101 102. G & S: computer services, namely, providing an online internet service featuring commercial information, namely, comments in the nature of ratings, reviews and recommendations about buyers and sellers involved in purchases, trades and transfers of animals and related products made over the internet, posted by purchasers and sellers for commercial, hobby, and personal purposes. FIRST USE: 20001204. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20001204
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is a federally registered trademark and subject to the legal protections against illegal usage of the term afforded by that registration.
 
WebSlave said:
Please note that the term "Board of Inquiry®" when used in the context of


is a federally registered trademark and subject to the legal protections against illegal usage of the term afforded by that registration.
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Sorry I 100% meant Feedback and Inquiry! My bad!
 
Serpentaria said:
So where exactly is ANY EXAMPLE OR PROOF OF ANY TRANSACTION YOUVE EVER DONE with me, or whoever else you're saying I am? Because as it seems, there is ZERO first person interaction you can post about, only supposed third person, which is absolutely prohibited here.
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While having a transaction with a person they are posting about is a plus, it is not a requirement for posting in the BOI. This is also a place to alert potential buyers of a possible scammer. Your reaction to this post, indicates, to me at least that you are hiding something.
 
Serpentaria said:
So if I'm not posting pics of snakes someone else owns, what is your problem?
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Do you, or do you not have those actual snakes pictured, available for sale? Someone posted an inquiry, regarding availability in one of your ads today. I sent you an email two days ago, with no response.

Kathy
 
Insomniac101 said:
Do you, or do you not have those actual snakes pictured, available for sale? Someone posted an inquiry, regarding availability in one of your ads today. I sent you an email two days ago, with no response.

Kathy
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Ok, here you go mod. Now when are you going to deactivate this crazed liar "Vithaxon"? I have ZERO idea who tis person is and I have no idea why they are attacking me. If these were "sunglow's" snakes, then I guess I wouldn't be able to take these pictures like this.

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Serpentaria said:
Ok, here you go mod. Now when are you going to deactivate this crazed liar "Vithaxon"? I have ZERO idea who tis person is and I have no idea why they are attacking me. If these were "sunglow's" snakes, then I guess I wouldn't be able to take these pictures like this.

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That proves that those are 100% your animals! I’ll tell everyone else on Facebook and show pics! Do you have any proof that your not Joseph Califoux? Many administrators kicked you out of various groups claiming that that is in fact who you were. That could set the record straight for them as well! Thanks! :)
 
Vithaxton said:
I'm contacting the breeders to confirm it 100% and make sure..
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Victoria, this was in your first post. Why did you not go ahead and make those contacts first to make sure of your facts before making a bad guy post?
 
I did and then later a few people said they couldn’t provide a side by side pics because the old posts had been taken down. The admins that booted him from multiple groups told me his real name was Joseph Califoux and he had scammed many people before which is why they kicked him out of multiple groups and Robert Smith was just his fake profile so he could attempt to sell animals under a better looking reputation. Another breeder that had been screwed over by Joseph Califoux said he worded his statements with his favorite word “defamation” as he had in the pat with him. The breeder did say they produced some of the snakes and sold them to Joseph Califoux.
 
Vithaxton said:
The admins that booted him from multiple groups told me his real name was Joseph Califoux and he had scammed many people before which is why they kicked him out of multiple groups and Robert Smith was just his fake profile so he could attempt to sell animals under a better looking reputation.
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Can you please provide screen shots with those admin emails?

I tried to link your new 'Bad Guy' thread with this one, for some reason the attempt was not successful.
 
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