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OOOH, look at this

Here is his profile, he is a police officer as well. Maybe could help.


Sensei Raymond Andrew is the director of the Nihon Goshin Aikido Academy. Sensei Andrew was born on July 4th 1959 in Buffalo, NY. The son of a police officer, Sensei Andrew became involved in martial arts at the age of 13. In September of 1976, Sensei Andrew joined the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17, shortly after enlisting Sensei Andrew graduated at the top of his class in communications and was then transferred over sea’s to Okinawa, Japan. While there he was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division Reconnasaince Battalion an elite special unit of the Marine Corp, during this time he studied Karate-do at a local Dojo. After his enlistment Sensei Andrew joined the Erie County Sheriffs Dept as a police officer currently assigned to Buffalo City Court. In 2003 he received his black belt and to this date he continues his training.
 
Eh, and why would someone named "Raymond Andrew" have a business called, "Chris's Reptiles"?
 
scalesnstuff said:
Here is his profile, he is a police officer as well. Maybe could help.


Sensei Raymond Andrew is the director of the Nihon Goshin Aikido Academy. Sensei Andrew was born on July 4th 1959 in Buffalo, NY. The son of a police officer, Sensei Andrew became involved in martial arts at the age of 13. In September of 1976, Sensei Andrew joined the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17, shortly after enlisting Sensei Andrew graduated at the top of his class in communications and was then transferred over sea’s to Okinawa, Japan. While there he was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division Reconnasaince Battalion an elite special unit of the Marine Corp, during this time he studied Karate-do at a local Dojo. After his enlistment Sensei Andrew joined the Erie County Sheriffs Dept as a police officer currently assigned to Buffalo City Court. In 2003 he received his black belt and to this date he continues his training.
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Bert, I am confused!! How did we go from looking into Chris's reptiles to looking into Raymond Andrew? Just because of the email address on the website?
 
That email is probably for the person that designed the site and not the owner.
 
email

Well, I personally would not put someone else's email addy on my site for a contact. Could be bad buisiness. You want to make sure that you know what is going on. Could be for the paypal thing, or to sell martial arts items.
 
Ah, but if the person who has the business knows the name and info of the holder of the shaggy email address..........that could be helpful.
 
Bill & Amy said:
Bert, I am confused!! How did we go from looking into Chris's reptiles to looking into Raymond Andrew? Just because of the email address on the website?
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The only thing I could find was this one site with that email addy. If it is someone that designed the web site it should show somewhere else. If he paid a web designer to do this why not spend the extra few dollars to buy a site instead of use a free one.
 
I have to agree that all indicators, limited as they are, point to the "shaggi" email address only referring to the website work. As for the "website work", what is there to take credit for? Is anyone going to look at this "site" and say "Hey, I need that guy to do my work !". Its laughable, and unfortunately, seems to fit the profile.
 
I am just advocating caution, there is a hundred different reasons for that email to be there. As of yet we don't know the reason and we are already looking in this gentleman's background and posting his info. I have seen websites with email for site problems that go to the site builder instead of the owner, when it says this (For website related e-mail's) behind the email I tend to think it is for that reason. Just my 2 cents. :)
 
Lots of people set up websites in a mishmashed way. I also saw that karate site - and it definitely looks like Chris (shaggi10) designed it and does not own the site. Could have been a friend who knows a bit about web design who threw it together for his buddy, or a customer from the karate place "traded" web design for a discount... I do not think the owner of the business on that website has anything to do with TSE.
 
scalesnstuff said:
The only thing I could find was this one site with that email addy. If it is someone that designed the web site it should show somewhere else. If he paid a web designer to do this why not spend the extra few dollars to buy a site instead of use a free one.
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Who knows, but computer illiterate people sometimes don't know any better. :rofl:
 
I posted his info

for the plain and simple fact that he is a sherrif with the Buffalo courthouse. Considering of the possible scam with TSE and this individual being a law enforcement officer could help. His profile is public, found it on google. Fact of the matter is here is the info that I could find for the email addy. There is a number that can be called. With Mr. Andrews being a sherriff, I am sure he would not have a problem giving some insight into this.
 
I called the number

but got an answering machine. I was thinking though instead of a bunch of people calling to find out what is going on, why not let one person take responsibility.
 
Hey guys,

I only posted the little info from PayPal to show that this person had a verified status with PayPal in good standing. I didn't think it necessary to post the last name of this person. He also has a bit more active ebay account with 100 percent positive feedback.

The name on the accounts is Christopher Rizzo.

. My "conclusion" from the PayPal info would be quite different from yours, in that it lends support to this being Chris, possibly from his pre-TSE days, and would explain the use of a similar-sounding name.
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I would hardly call having the first name Chris and selling three boas out of Buffalo a huge similarity.
 
Dennis Hultman said:
I would hardly call having the first name Chris and selling three boas out of Buffalo a huge similarity.
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But Chris is such an uncommon name and Buffalo is such a small place.... :raspberry
 
Chris's Reptiles

I appreciate what your doing and oddly enough I have just gotten another email asking if I was the same person. Im glad you shed some light on the sitation for me because I had no Idea of the Chris Johnson person but since hes apparenlty from Buffalo I can understand why people would question me. It is unfortunate that the TSE person is doing what hes doing. Maybe you say my email address on the website I made for my dojo, not sure as only you know that. Again thank you for helping.

Sincerly ,
Chris

This is from Chris. Not Chris Johnson
 
This cyber-sluething and trying to connect the dots to a conspiracy larger than the scam that obviously exists are interesting to read, but in the long run really do little to further the case against Chris, if anything, they deflect attention from where it has been, and should be, focused. That of course is on the gentleman we KNOW is involved.

You know, the more I read and the more I think about the scope of the operation here, the more amazed I become by the genius and tenacity of Chris. I look back now at his belligerence in the face of others who had shady business practices and his establishment of his persona on the boards as someone not to be messed with to be masterful manipulation of his public image. To pull the wool over the collective eyes of a community as large has the fauna crew, to keep it alive for so long, to have people so convinced on who he was that even when the facts started to emerge people rushed to his aid, wow. It just exhausts me thinking about the thought processes he must have been following and utilizing on a daily basis to maintain the charade for as long as he did.

Give the devil his due, a great scammer, a great actor, a great schemer... but... ultimately his own vanity and cockiness got the better of him and the walls came tumbling down. It will be very interesting to see what the future holds, and if ever it gets to a court to see Chris take the stand.... I picture Jack in A Few Good Men and Chris red-faced and self righteous on the stand screaming " You can't handle the truth"

We can Chris, can you?
 
I would advise extreme caution...

I have followed this thread closely and can't WAIT to see Chris get his comeuppance. He will, it's just a matter of time.

When I read the part about Chris's Reptiles on ks I paid close attention and I must admit that my initial response was one consisting of thinking it was probably him. It seemed too great a coincidence. But as facts and data were uncovered it began to appear as if it was and is, a different Chris.

Now here's where I advise caution: I think that investigating this Chris's Reptiles was important and entirely essential and completely justified. BUT... it should have probably been done privately and to the side so as to not embarass or exploit any "innocent bystanders" and just as importantly, not to make anyone on here seem foolish when it doesn't pan out. I can just imagine Chris reading all this and laughing his @$$ off as everyone goes hogcrazy over a wild goose chase.

My suggestion: I would suggest that if and when new leads that are a little questionable pop up that the main bulk of the sleuths here meet privately, perhaps in I.M. and investigate it in the shadows and then, once it is proven to be relevant or applicable and pertaining to Chris Johnson, THEN bring the info here. Otherwise it may embarass good folks and make an already too long thread even needlessly longer.

By the way, if anyone has ever paid Chris with a United States Postal Money Order, and was defrauded or not sent what they paid for, he can be charged immediately with severe federal postal fraud charges.

And lastly, I can't believe I read that someone gave "props" to Chris for being such a super scammer. He is pure scum beneath contempt and his ego should certainly not be stroked for "doing such a great job" taking advantage of good, trusting people. Scamming trusting folks is easy. Running an honest business is hard and worthy of praise. Just my thoughts. Not trying to start a word war between any other members.

Tawni Beauchemin
 
Cory, we see things through different glasses.

You know, the more I read and the more I think about the scope of the operation here, the more amazed I become by the genius and tenacity of Chris.
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Genius? Are the folks at CRE in the genius category for their ability to sell fake hets too, if that is what Chris has done? Otherwise, the only "illusion" Chris created was using the cold Buffalo weather as an excuse to not be able to ship for 5-6 months, and once the weather warmed up, his "genius" fell apart. Betraying trust for 6 months, and then having the whole house come down at once, does not lend itself to a degree in rocket-science. Something tells me that Chris isn't feeling too bright right now either.
 
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