This stinks.. I just wish I could go over to his house. He is such a dirtbag. You should just call and call like Duro said. This was done when some other kid pulled something like this. Might as well let all of his faimily know about it. I am sure someone on this forum has the means to dig up all his personal info somehow.
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SCAMMER ALERT!! KEITH JANOWICZ, aka FingerBlade scammed me in a trade.
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You're not thinking like a lawyer. Pick a dollar amount well in excess of the relevant state limit for Small Claims (e.g. $10k) then file suit. If he shows up by himself then have your way with him. If not, it'll likely get dropped BUT the legal fees will be in excess of the $600 he stole from you (e.g. even the crappiest lawyer will cost more then $300/hr.)
ADDENDUM: you can pursue this in Federal court btw so no need to go "long distance".
He has a history of doing similar scams.
He did it with two forum members at the same time.
You are both long time members with a good reputation on the forum, he just came to do his scam.
Couldn't this be seen as a probable cause or something?
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If I am reading this right and understanding this correctly......appears all these laws and legislation, police and postal inspectors can do nothing and all this costly massive system does absolutely no good. What a sad mess this is.
At this point if it were me this dirtbag screwed.....id go civil court and regardless of cost id spend the money just to make him have to go out of his way and create as many headaches as possible. At the same time id be trying to find who his employer is so I could call his boss and let them know what kind of employee they have and how personal sins always carry into the workplace eventually. As well as the letting family know....although odds are apple didn't fall far from the tree, so they may not care?
All that aside....this dirtbag has been lucky. Sooner or later he'll cross the wrong person and end up wishing he hadn't. Its not a matter of if, its when.
At this point if it were me this dirtbag screwed.....id go civil court and regardless of cost id spend the money just to make him have to go out of his way and create as many headaches as possible. At the same time id be trying to find who his employer is so I could call his boss and let them know what kind of employee they have and how personal sins always carry into the workplace eventually. As well as the letting family know....although odds are apple didn't fall far from the tree, so they may not care?
All that aside....this dirtbag has been lucky. Sooner or later he'll cross the wrong person and end up wishing he hadn't. Its not a matter of if, its when.
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How do you know the system does absolutely no good? Let it happen, don't give up ahead of time. The worse the thief's record, the better our chances of putting him away, or recovering the items or money. If we don't try, we lose for sure.
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maybe a knife collector here who is very savvy with a computer could send him an e mail that he opens-- an in the e mail is a nasty electronic suprise? not a bad thought i think-- there needs to be a penalty for criminal fraud-- espcially when committed on this forum.
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That's also a crime. Just because many people get away with such things doesn't mean it's okay or legal. Two wrongs... you know.
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Exactly. It is a very bad thought. And Bladeforums rules specifically forbid suggesting or committing illegal acts.
Just came across this thread, and had a few suggestions to Flymon and Mike. Would it be possible to go to the post office that your package was sent through and the package that Keith sent would have been routed through and find out the weight of your package and then the weight of the package Keith sent to you? If there is a big enough discrepancy, that could be a way to show to authorities that he did not send you your knife. Just a thought that I had, hope that it helps!
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Yeah, Lowell is a pretty rough area. When I was in NH in high school I was looking for a used car, any of the ones in Lowell my parents refused to take me to look at
That's absurd though, what he did. Cut and clear definition of a scumbag.
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Unfortunately Lowell is full of sleazebags.... It's a big city full of drugs and crime. I had to go to Lowell last month on business for my company, and I have to go again next week, and I'm not looking forward to it. I'm 1 1/2 hrs from Lowell thank goodness..... Where I live right on the edge of Cape Cod is a totally different world, and class of people.
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This is a good enough of an idea that I think it's worth looking into.
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This guy is selling (or was I guess) a Strider SMF: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1039647-Striker-and-benchmade-for-sale
It seems really fishy and what's even more fishy is the guy who bought it and when they both signed up...
Is it possible that this is the same guy?
Probably a month ago, I emailed him about the BM Barrage and super lowballed him offering $60. A few weeks later, he said sure, and I told him to send me his PP info, but he never did. I figure, if he was gonna scam me, PP would protect me.
It seems really fishy and what's even more fishy is the guy who bought it and when they both signed up...
Is it possible that this is the same guy?
Probably a month ago, I emailed him about the BM Barrage and super lowballed him offering $60. A few weeks later, he said sure, and I told him to send me his PP info, but he never did. I figure, if he was gonna scam me, PP would protect me.
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Googled "Keith Janowicz"
He is apparently 30 years old.
He is apparently 30 years old.