eBay Fraud Caught

MacRumors · Dec 12, 2002, 12:55 PM

Dec 1st, keltorsori posted about an unfortunate incident in which he was victim to a $3000 fraud. He posted his plea here and to other messagesboards.

With some help from the Mac internet community, it looks like the person has been caught. You can read the entire story here.

Backtothemac · Dec 12, 2002, 01:11 PM

Sweet! It reminds me of the guy who caught a thief by using Timbuktu to find his sister's iMac.

Way to go man!

unfaded · Dec 12, 2002, 01:45 PM

This story has finally made me register here on MacRumors, despite having been a lurker for years (at least it's felt like years).

All I can say is the coolest part of the story is the guy who took 23 pictures of the fraudster's house for the man. That blew me away.

I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! *group hug for mac users everywhere*

DreaminDirector · Dec 12, 2002, 01:49 PM

I know we all love our macs, and this just goes to show that we are the craziest, yet most passionate people about this little company we call Apple.

Congradulations keltorsori!

OSeXy! · Dec 12, 2002, 02:03 PM

"I know in my heart that Mr. Christmas is really a PC guy.... I was not going to give up. That night I dreamed of Mr. Christmas and a baseball bat, some duct tape, and roofing nails."

LOL Brilliant story. Hope you recover some of what you lost!

Hemingray · Dec 12, 2002, 02:15 PM

That is absolutely awesome. It just goes to show how if you keep at something, you will almost always get results! That must have been so tiring, but SO worth it.

I can't wait to see this guy's mug shot.

Apple users unite!

Skandranon · Dec 12, 2002, 02:15 PM

Because it's a fantastic one. I've been beaming all day since reading about it. I was so stoked to hear that someone went so far as to send him maps of the neighborhood, did recon on the house and its vehicles... man, it feels so damn GOOD to be a Mac user!

Bravo, gang. Everyone gets a healthy pat on the back for this one.

Skandranon · Dec 12, 2002, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hemingray
I can't wait to see this guy's mug shot.

TRUE. That guy is done in this country. Mac Public Enemy #1. He better stay in the slammer until he undergoes a complete change of appearance, (I'm sure the fellow inmates will take care of that) because he'll have a nation of Mac users looking to key his car and T.P. his front lawn.

"You f*ck with me, you f*ck with the best."

ThorPrime · Dec 12, 2002, 02:21 PM

This has to be the bigest group effort from an online community I've ever heard of. Catching a career conman for stealing powermacs from people you don't know in real life.

mac me proud to be a part of the mac community

dethl · Dec 12, 2002, 02:46 PM

Noone steals our Macs....and lives!

PretendPCuser · Dec 12, 2002, 02:50 PM

[quote]Originally posted by Skandranon
[b]

because he'll have a nation of Mac users looking to key his car and T.P. his front lawn.

That would be used TP, right?

medea · Dec 12, 2002, 02:58 PM

Hey way to go man, you should be very proud of yourself and Im sure that you will get your mac back, or else you have every right to sue him, you didnt give up and you found him so why quit now? sue that mofo.

thedude · Dec 12, 2002, 03:01 PM

See! This is what separates mac users from the rest of the world. It isn't about a computer, it isn't about an OS, it's about a culture. That is something that Wintel folks will never understand.

If I had a PeeCee ripped off, my buddies would just say, "just go to Fry's and build another one for $50".

I have always been and always will be a mac user. This story just reminds me of why I started using macs in the first place.
Mr. Christmas should have avoided stealing macs, cuz

"mi mac es tu mac."

I'm going to forward this story to all my friends. Maybe we can get marketshare to 6%!!!

vniow · Dec 12, 2002, 03:03 PM

Mr. Anderson · Dec 12, 2002, 03:07 PM

Ha! This is fantastic, congrats all around for everyone involved in getting the guy.

Whohoo!!!

Where's the pic?

D

ShaolinMiddleFinger · Dec 12, 2002, 03:19 PM

Congratulations! I honestly thought you'd never get this far. I'm very glad I was wrong. This shows to me that there are some really great people on these boards.

Apple lives forever as long as we are a community that helps their own.

Billy_ca · Dec 12, 2002, 03:30 PM

Wow. What an incredible story. Makes my day.

Megaquad · Dec 12, 2002, 03:41 PM

oohh congratulations!
This story touched me so much I started to cry

*wipes out tears*

8thDegreeSavage · Dec 12, 2002, 03:44 PM

WOW that story made my day man.....though a baseballbat and four kids from Southern Ontario would have been just as effective. And possibly a little more sweet.

Glad to hear others who have been wronged are getting theres too.....

The thief must have been making BANK! damn.

springscansing · Dec 12, 2002, 03:50 PM

Awesome! wahoo!

I felt so bad when I first heard about it that I almost bought you a new Ti!

Almost... hehe.

edenwaith · Dec 12, 2002, 03:57 PM

So when does the movie of this story come out? Being an eternal college/university student myself, I understand the pressures of school, but then top it all off with some extra BS in life to truly make life complicated. Cheers to everyone who caught videopro55!

On an odd note, I checked out videopro55's eBay feedback, and there is a ranking of 0. No positives, no negative, nothing. It seems like someone would have placed some commentary and such.

e-coli · Dec 12, 2002, 03:58 PM

NICE!!!!!

This man is destined to be a forensic scientist.

Megaquad · Dec 12, 2002, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by springscansing
Awesome! wahoo!

I felt so bad when I first heard about it that I almost bought you a new Ti!

Almost... hehe.

Hey you can buy me a new Ti!

etoiles · Dec 12, 2002, 04:32 PM

You should send that story to Apple, better than their current switch ads: once you get a mac, you'll never let go...

(they should replace your mac if it doesn't come back)

great story !

cr2sh · Dec 12, 2002, 04:50 PM

Reminds me of the saying : "If he pulls a knife, you pull a gun - if he puts one of yours in the hospital, you put one of his in the morgue; that's the Chicago way." Mac-users, god we're hardcore.

This is almost as good of news as I'M DONE WITH FINALS!!! AHHH!!!!

edit:
the site is getting bad hits, if someone can cut and paste the story into this thread it'd be great! or host it on a mirror...

Dec 12, 2002, 01:11 PM	#2
Backtothemac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana	Sweet! It reminds me of the guy who caught a thief by using Timbuktu to find his sister's iMac. Way to go man! __________________ MacBook 2.4GHZ 3GB Ram 320GB HD

Dec 12, 2002, 01:45 PM	#3
unfaded macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle, WA	This story has finally made me register here on MacRumors, despite having been a lurker for years (at least it's felt like years). All I can say is the coolest part of the story is the guy who took 23 pictures of the fraudster's house for the man. That blew me away. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! group hug for mac users everywhere __________________ Carpe Diem, Jer Mendonsa

Dec 12, 2002, 01:49 PM	#4
DreaminDirector macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Emeryville, CA	Passion... I know we all love our macs, and this just goes to show that we are the craziest, yet most passionate people about this little company we call Apple. Congradulations keltorsori! __________________ "There's always something waiting at the end of the road. If you're not willing to see what it is, you probably shouldn't be out there in the first place."

Dec 12, 2002, 02:15 PM	#7
Skandranon macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: North Carolina	Hope you've copyrighted this story, bud... Because it's a fantastic one. I've been beaming all day since reading about it. I was so stoked to hear that someone went so far as to send him maps of the neighborhood, did recon on the house and its vehicles... man, it feels so damn GOOD to be a Mac user! Bravo, gang. Everyone gets a healthy pat on the back for this one.

Dec 12, 2002, 02:21 PM	#9
ThorPrime macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2001	wow This has to be the bigest group effort from an online community I've ever heard of. Catching a career conman for stealing powermacs from people you don't know in real life. mac me proud to be a part of the mac community

Dec 12, 2002, 12:55 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	eBay Fraud Caught Dec 1st, keltorsori posted about an unfortunate incident in which he was victim to a $3000 fraud. He posted his plea here and to other messagesboards. With some help from the Mac internet community, it looks like the person has been caught. You can read the entire story here.

Dec 12, 2002, 02:03 PM	#5
OSeXy! macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London (or virtually here)	"I know in my heart that Mr. Christmas is really a PC guy.... I was not going to give up. That night I dreamed of Mr. Christmas and a baseball bat, some duct tape, and roofing nails." LOL Brilliant story. Hope you recover some of what you lost!

Dec 12, 2002, 02:15 PM	#6
Hemingray macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ha ha haaa!	That is absolutely awesome. It just goes to show how if you keep at something, you will almost always get results! That must have been so tiring, but SO worth it. I can't wait to see this guy's mug shot. Apple users unite!

Dec 12, 2002, 02:46 PM	#10
dethl macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Cruces, NM	Booya! Noone steals our Macs....and lives! __________________ My Mac: 300Mhz B&W PM G3, Flashed Radeon 7000, 1GB RAM

Dec 12, 2002, 02:50 PM	#11
PretendPCuser macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Northern, NJ	[quote]Originally posted by Skandranon [b] because he'll have a nation of Mac users looking to key his car and T.P. his front lawn. That would be used TP, right? __________________ Hello!! Windows is spyware! The voice of reason has spoken.

Dec 12, 2002, 02:58 PM	#12
medea macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Madison, Wi	Hey way to go man, you should be very proud of yourself and Im sure that you will get your mac back, or else you have every right to sue him, you didnt give up and you found him so why quit now? sue that mofo. __________________ Winner Of The '04 Animated Avatar Contest Misanthrope's Creed: One's company, two's a crowd. Solipsist's Creed: Zero's company, one's a crowd.

Dec 12, 2002, 03:01 PM	#13
thedude macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2001	Mac Culture in a nutshell See! This is what separates mac users from the rest of the world. It isn't about a computer, it isn't about an OS, it's about a culture. That is something that Wintel folks will never understand. If I had a PeeCee ripped off, my buddies would just say, "just go to Fry's and build another one for $50". I have always been and always will be a mac user. This story just reminds me of why I started using macs in the first place. Mr. Christmas should have avoided stealing macs, cuz "mi mac es tu mac." I'm going to forward this story to all my friends. Maybe we can get marketshare to 6%!!!

Dec 12, 2002, 03:03 PM	#14
vniow macrumors 603 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: I accidentally my whole location.	http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...?postid=170612 http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...?postid=170612 http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...?postid=170612 http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...?postid=170612 http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...?postid=170612 http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...?postid=170612 http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...?postid=170612 http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...?postid=170612 http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...?postid=170612 http://forums.macrumors.com/attachme...?postid=170612

Dec 12, 2002, 03:07 PM	#15
Mr. Anderson Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in VA	Ha! This is fantastic, congrats all around for everyone involved in getting the guy. Whohoo!!! Where's the pic? D __________________ "Klaatu varada nikto!"

Dec 12, 2002, 03:19 PM	#16
ShaolinMiddleFinger macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2001	Congratulations! I honestly thought you'd never get this far. I'm very glad I was wrong. This shows to me that there are some really great people on these boards. Apple lives forever as long as we are a community that helps their own.

Dec 12, 2002, 03:30 PM	#17
Billy_ca macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2002	Wow. What an incredible story. Makes my day.

Dec 12, 2002, 03:41 PM	#18
Megaquad macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2001	oohh congratulations! This story touched me so much I started to cry wipes out tears

Dec 12, 2002, 03:44 PM	#19
8thDegreeSavage macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	WOW that story made my day man.....though a baseballbat and four kids from Southern Ontario would have been just as effective. And possibly a little more sweet. Glad to hear others who have been wronged are getting theres too..... The thief must have been making BANK! damn. __________________ What the bloodclot is the damned error now.

Dec 12, 2002, 03:50 PM	#20
springscansing Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New York	Awesome! wahoo! I felt so bad when I first heard about it that I almost bought you a new Ti! Almost... hehe.

Dec 12, 2002, 03:57 PM	#21
edenwaith macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2001	Movie version? So when does the movie of this story come out? Being an eternal college/university student myself, I understand the pressures of school, but then top it all off with some extra BS in life to truly make life complicated. Cheers to everyone who caught videopro55! On an odd note, I checked out videopro55's eBay feedback, and there is a ranking of 0. No positives, no negative, nothing. It seems like someone would have placed some commentary and such.

Dec 12, 2002, 03:58 PM	#22
e-coli macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brooklyn	NICE!!!!! This man is destined to be a forensic scientist.

Dec 12, 2002, 04:32 PM	#24
etoiles macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Where the air is crisp	You should send that story to Apple, better than their current switch ads: once you get a mac, you'll never let go... (they should replace your mac if it doesn't come back) great story !

Dec 12, 2002, 04:50 PM	#25
cr2sh macrumors 68020 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Reminds me of the saying : "If he pulls a knife, you pull a gun - if he puts one of yours in the hospital, you put one of his in the morgue; that's the Chicago way." Mac-users, god we're hardcore. This is almost as good of news as I'M DONE WITH FINALS!!! AHHH!!!! edit: the site is getting bad hits, if someone can cut and paste the story into this thread it'd be great! or host it on a mirror... __________________ Search before you post: MRoogle

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