Re: Beware of Joe Capraro!
 

All great "observations"!!!

I might add that the 'letters from Jeepers' should NOT be threatening in
ANY way or the tide may turn against that particular Jeeper.

Robert Bills wrote:
>>Maybe our
>>resident attorney Robert, may offer a free opinion.
>
>
> No opinions, just some observations:
>
> 1. It won't hurt to contact the USPS mail fraud unit and file a complaint, it
> may not go anywhere, but it might. You might also try sending a letter with
> copies of e-mails and the cancelled check to the seller's local DA and the
> Better Business Bureau there.
>
> 2. In California, the small claims statutes provide for service by certified
> mail on out-of-state residents. Perhaps your state has a similar law. If so,
> then it should be relatively easy to get a small claims judgment against the
> "seller."
>
> 3. It is possible to obtain a "sister state judgment" of your small claims
> judgment in the seller's home state. All that is usually required are a couple
> of pre-printed forms. Then you can send the marshal in the seller's home town
> to his business to tap the till for the money. All the costs/fees for doing
> this are added to the judgment.
>
> 4. As I understand the situation, seller advertises header for sale, buyer
> responds and sends check after exchange of email, seller cashes check but
> doesn't ship headers, seller makes multiple promises to ship header but header
> never arrives, buyer makes multiple complaints, seller stops answering phone.
> It appears that seller either had no intention to perform at beginning of
> transaction or sometime after check cashed, which would constitute fraud.
>
> 5. A common term for the seller's misconduct is "wire fraud" and includes
> telephone, fax, email and the USPS.
>
> 6. Soliciting other jeepers to write letters to the seller demanding that he
> refund the $175 or ship the headers might be a powerful tool. What's his name
> and address again?
>
>
> Robert Bills
> KG6LMV
> Orange County CA
>
> http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
> http://www.RobertBills.com


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