SCAM ALERT!! Melvinpelayo please respond!

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i agree^.

anyway, i filed w/ the FBI Internet Fraud division. anyone who sent him money should too. it couldn't hurt and they'd probably pursue it more aggressively if more people filed.
 
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I've unbanned him so that he can respond. The timing on this was unfortunate as I was unable to monitor the board very closely this weekend.

I really don't appreciate all the threats and name calling, especially those trying to get around the language filter. I've deleted a lot of posts from this thread that served no purpose.

I would also ask that each person that has sent him money to post here what they ordered and the specifics of the transaction. That will allow him to address each issue specifically.

I would also suggest that this thread be left free of extraneous threats, "you go girl" and other types of posts so this serious matter can be cleared up.

If he truly wants to make good we'll give him a chance. If he is as bad as it seems then we'll permanently ban him and those that have been wronged can take it up with the proper authorities.
 
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I paid him $91 for a Medicom Che (Rebel Ape) figure. $70 for the figure and $21 for shipping.
 
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I paid him US $370/- (inclusive of shipping) for the PF Rebel Hero Exclusive Han Solo on 29 June 2006. Supposed to be shipped within a week.
 
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Nice to see Melvin has taken this opportunity to address our concerns and clear the air...
 
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sunohc said:
put MELVIN SCAM ALERT as the title, he prob doesn't know...


Theres no way in helll that "Melvin" doesn't know this thread is about him!
 
It really is pretty ridiculous by this point... everyone who has been scammed has made multiple attempts to contact him through PM's and various email accounts. Still not a single reply... I've even tried to contact him since being unbanned and still nadda.
 
I hope all of you have done more than wait for Melvin. Get the authorities involved ASAP. Just my opinion.
 
Wor-Gar said:
How do we know he's not back on the boards under a different name?

:confused:
IP address would still be the same. When Dave bans him again it would be the IP address that gets banned (I believe thats how it works anyway).
 
well i posted this awhile back either in this thread or the one down in the Trade section but i'll post it again.

there is incontrovertible evidence that Melvin has scammed us. this was posted down in the Trade section thread by S-Ramos. a highly respected trader at One Sixth Warrior.
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7-20-2006, 05:55 PM #63
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Well sorry too say that ive been taken by this guy as well, and have filed a claim via paypal.

Heres the paypal info he gave me, maybe we should all list the info he gave us so we have more info for paypal.

Name:
Andrew Soliman
Email:
[email protected]
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now that is the email address that he was given to buy figures and send money directly to Melvin for the purchases.

that is also the SAME email addy that Melvin gave me to buy a custom Anakin directly from the artist Vancei. that is the same email addy that i've been using to talk w/ "Vancei" for almost a month now. "Vancei" who always gave me constant updates and answered my emails within 24 hours,...until people started to ask about where the figures were that they bought from Melvin. now "Vancei" hasn't responded to any of my emails.

so unless Vancei moved in w/ Melvin and is using the same email address as Melvin to conduct business then they are the SAME person using that email. oh wait.
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05-27-2006, 09:52 PM #203
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This is the Ultimate Anakin Skywalker.

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After almost a year of looking I finally got in touch with the maker (thanks to Kojun and Arnie Kim) and he is now making it. It's going to take 3 weeks to make and its going to be awesome! The price? Not peanuts...
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it seems it took him a long time to even find Vancei (riiiiight) so i REALLY doubt they share the same email address (wish to gawd i'd checked this ******* a hole's past posts before this all came to light).

anyway, there's proof that he and the "Vancei" that i was dealing w/ are the same person, so if he stole from me in that somewhat complex scam, do u really think you're still gonna recieve any figures u bought from him? that was your run-of-the-mill scam.

FILE W/ PAYPAL AND/OR YOUR CREDIT CARD COMAPNIES NOW!! if u haven't already done so. and file w/ the FBI Internet Fraud division too.
 
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anyone know his address?

the paypal payment should show his address.

get zipcode and call in the district attorney there and press the charges.

not too hard and i'm sure if you went on
www.statueforum.com you get some local people to track him down.
I heard they took down some scammers before :rolleyes:

so, yeah.

one thing for sure, I TALKED with the korean figure artists, they don't know what the **** this kid is talking about.

i'm sure the guy who made troy (OSW MEMBER) can also justify that he has not sold one to melvin.

so get a refund from him in 7 days, or he goes down with a local authority
 
Daniel (sunohc) how do u know so much about this if i may ask? i mean i know u go to Statue forum (which i didn't post there about his scams because he seems to be mostly 1/6, plus it's kinda hard to list stuff for sale there) and OSW but u know he was saying he'd bought a Pitt/Troy custom too?

and which artists did u talk to? i know u know Arnie. just curious since ur kinda new here and this is where it's been talked about the most.

oh and he supposedly lives in Australia. we have his address so i guess we could try and contact authorities there.
 
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