Cross Exotics
New member
On May 22, 2014 I saw this post for a female trick, http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...ighlight=trick which was posted by the user "Roman". I made contact via pm's while offering my phone number for easy communication. No calls were made at this point, but an agreement was made by myself and "Roman" for the $400.00 for the female Trick. Payment was sent to "Arturo Strong" via PayPal ( [email protected] ), and the Trick female was shipped via FedEx overnight. Once I received the package I was alarmed. The FedEx staff member wanted to retain the package due to no label indicating a reptile was preset, no insulation for the box and the snake was just shoved in the box with newspaper and the name was "Arturo Bautista". I pulled her out and she was alive. Moments later after getting home I discovered she had mites. I contacted "Roman" via pm and advised him on her condition and to ensure to package others properly. Days later I received a series of Fauna pm's from "Roman" stating he is has not received his money, and PayPal is requesting that he send it back to me and send it to his other account. Pops up in my mind now and I'm leary of a scammer. I made contact with "Roman" and he states he couldn't get his money due to it not being linked to his cooperate account, and there would also be a 21 day delay for the account to be verified for the funds to clear. He then suggested I send the money to his "boss's" account due to this issue. I agree, but request an invoice for the this to show a trail in the change of PayPal accounts and names being used for this transaction. I contacted PayPal and advised them of the changes being made, and the situation due to "Roman / Arturo Bautista / Arturo Strong" refunding the money and asking to send it to another PayPal account ( [email protected] ). PayPal stated that as long as the invoice reflects the history or the item purchased I am covered and there is a paper trail to go by. Notes were also taken by the PayPal representative for reference. I made contact with "[email protected]" by the listed number provided for that account. an individual named "Benjamin" answered the phone, and we spoke regarding the transaction and invoice he sent for "1-unit" instead of a description of the Trick female. Benjamin continued to state he was concerned using his account for this transaction since he has nothing to do with the purchase. However, since "Arturo Strong" was his landlord, he proceeded to use his PayPal account. I requested another invoice indicating the purchase was for a Trick female ball python from "Arturo Strong / Arturo Bautista". I began getting spammed Fauna pm's from Roman stating he felt scammed due to not receiving his money yet. I explained to him that due to his refund, there was a delay in the transfer of funds between banks and PayPal. The invoice was sent and I remitted payment again on 04-28-14 for $400.00 as agreed once the monies cleared the bank transfer process (delayed due to my unwanted refund to me). The money cleared my PayPal indicating a full payment to "[email protected]" was made as requested on 04-29-14. I received a Fauna pm acknowledging he received the PayPal funds, and he would let me know if there were any issues with withdrawing them. I sent him a Fauna pm informing him that he was to not refund or requesting any money and to refrain from further communication with me due to his actions and comments via pm's and handling of the PayPal accounts. Nothing happened for days until I received a letter in the mail from the Better Business Bureau indicating a claim was filed against me by "Arturo Roman Strong" stating he had not received his money for the Trick female and is requesting a refund as settlement. So throughout this process, Daniel Strong / Arturo Strong / Arturo Bautista / Roman / Benjamin Marrow attempted to have me send money via certified postal money order. I want everyone to be aware of this guy and his various names and accounts being used to scam people. He tries to pressure and lie his way to have money refunded and sent to other accounts so that he can claim to not have received them. Fauna pm's, PayPal screen shots and other evidence is available and I may post it as well for further clarification.
PS Sorry for the long read, but it's very important to look out for one another against people like this "Roman"
PS Sorry for the long read, but it's very important to look out for one another against people like this "Roman"
