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Yay, I busted an internet cheat today
Yay, I busted an internet cheat today.
The slimy ********* was using New Zealand’s version of ebay to sell a load of dodgy Chinese imported products with false documentation and not what had been advertised. As soon as I emailed back for a return and refund, he accepted the return but no refund. The online auction place wouldn’t tell me his details. But I tracked him down by tricking the courier company into giving me his street address. I then got the company’s trading name and looked up who he was on the companies register (isn’t the internet a wonderful thing). Then I reported him to our Commerce Commission for false advertising. Just after 9:00 this morning I went around to the company and walked in on a meeting demanding to see this character. They all looked a bit concerned and one asked me if I was a “private investigator or something like that”. I said “yes” as I was something like that I guess at that very moment. I was rather empowering as the 10 or so of them were really ****ing themselves. I said I had questions to ask this character on behalf of the Commerce Commission – which was true to a point, and they better start co-operating as they were all guilty by association. Two guys got up and asked me to leave but I think they got the idea I was going to wop them if the didn’t sit down and shut up. I told them I’d come back later and find this guy and find out who of them had been telling me lies. Haha they watched me through the blinds as I “interviewed” the businesses over the road An hour later the guy refunded my money and sent an apologetic email. Then the Commerce Commission phoned and said he was too small fry to bother chasing. Ha, who cares and I had lots of fun following one clue to the next, plus it was fun frightening these dodgy dealers. I just love a happy ending. |
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One for the good guys Bill!
Time to start a debt collection business methinks!
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Did the product look like this? (from the "Random Pictures" thread, just could not resist).
  All kidding aside, good one Bill!
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Good to see it happen. Have done things like this in the past and really enjoy busting idiots like this.
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Thanks guys. It did feel good.
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Good job man, wish i coulda rode shotgun with ya. We coulda played good cop bad cop.
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05-06-2009, 12:49 PM
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LOL, I think everyone has a bit of bully in us and it's kinda fun to let that part of our personalities cut loose once in a while. I enjoyed the hunt.
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Damn man, great job!
I tell people in these situations that I'm a Federal Officer, which is true as I'm an Army officer, but they think differently like I'm DEA or something and comply. |
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There was one who was eating some cake. I turned around and gave her an affectionate smile and said that cake looks nice. They must have thought I was a real psycho.
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That's sweet!
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Thanks guys. I've been having such a good time. The day before yesterday some next door neighbours of a rental property didn't heed my polite warning about leaving rotting bags of rubbish next to my fence. So I knocked on their door and when they opened it I yelled at them while I threw the three half open bags of rubbish into their house. When he tried to close the door I hurled it open sending him flying too. I gave him 24 hours to get a trash can which he did do.
Sadly my GF's cat is dying so I'm taking my frustrations out on the bad guys. |
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