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Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:32 pm

How many people saw this ad up a while ago?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=333488
well this guy was very quick to respond to my emails but after he got my check and cash it he was no where to be found. i've been emailing him almost daily, every way i could but no response. So what should i do? it's been almost two weeks!

Other names/emails:
Jake Lake - [email protected]
[email protected] - Rodolfo/Rudy Lagunas
[email protected]
[email protected]
Flat4Speed - [email protected]

Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:51 pm

Ricky f wrote: How many people saw this ad up a while ago?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=333488
well this guy was very quick to respond to my emails but after he got my check and cash it he was no where to be found. i've been emailing him almost daily, every way i could but no response. So what should i do? it's been almost two weeks!

Not much to do other than let others know. Keep after him with emails.

It's a bit suspicious that none of the photos of that steering wheel were of the actual part he was selling. They were all brochure/advertising photos.

Some of the other things he is selling seem a bit suspicious too. For example, the ash tray pictured is in far poorer shape than his description.

Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:43 am

thanks george, i have alot of ideas to on how to atleast trick this guy. since i see he doesn't really use the forums, i'm pretty sure he doesn't read them. so if some of you can do me a favor and email him with a fake interest on one of his products, so i atleast i know he is avoiding only my emails. just to see if he responds. thanks

Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:48 am

Have you tried calling him?

Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:04 am

Hey Ricky - that guy burned a lot of people. there was a big thing in here a while back. If you can, go to www.aircoolers.org he used to be on there posting. He sells shit at the local shows out here.

Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:05 am

That idiot is still around? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22623&highlight=lagunas Forget the phone calls........you have been ripped-off. :evil:

Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:06 am

Damn Bob you were fast here I was too

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22623&highlight=lagunas

Sun Aug 13, 2006 11:08 am

Skim wrote: Damn Bob you were fast here I was too

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22623&highlight=lagunas

Glad you can keep up with an "old" man Skim. :D

Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:04 pm

wow! i wish that feedback link would have taken me to that forum now it's too late. Makes me want to go take a vacation in Texas and go power ranger on his ass!

John Walsh take this slimeball off the streets

Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:01 pm

His old id was banned so this new one is now too.

Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:09 pm

thanks for all the help, i just filled out a few complaint forms and sent him my final e-mail which i rather not post here. so him and his mommy better find somewhere else to live quick!

Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:24 am

This guy is a crook!!! My situation isn't as bad as others. I was puchasing the Maltese Cross Belt Buckle for mounting purposes. I'm only out $14.00 but it still pisses me off. He will be in a load of deep S#!t when he gets a knock at his door from the federal authorities. I have registered the complaints with the postal system for mail fraud and I was informed to give him on final warning for record purposes before I file a complaint with the FBI for internet fraud.

Good luck to all to get this crook off the streets.

Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:27 pm

that sux...
I wish I would have seen this thread sooner. He just ripped me off for $25.00.
Not a lot, but I would like to kick his a$$ for it.

Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:40 pm

You won't get much help from the postal system. They are too busy with national security issues to worry about you. Call the IRS and turn him in for internet fraud and not reporting sales income. You will have triggered an audit and that should piss him off anyway. The IRS is very interested on unreported income. :wink: Tell him first and see if he backs down. I did it and it worked for me. :wink: Rudy does not want to mess with the Feds.

Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:45 pm

good idea, thanks!

Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:32 pm

who wants to jump on the samba bandwagon to texas and beat his ass! i feel a Rudy Haters Club forming

Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:18 pm

Ricky f wrote: who wants to jump on the samba bandwagon to texas and beat his ass! i feel a Rudy Haters Club forming

Count me in :twisted:

Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:41 pm

here are a couple sites that may be of interest:

http://www.fraud.org/

http://www.internetfraud.usdoj.gov/

Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:17 pm

damn been a while,thanks for the help with my rear safari.will need to go about getten rudy in a way more personal way then. that took me 7 months to get my rear safari from him. i got like 52 printed pages on him most are from the aircoolers web site (where i was banned from)my bad! but there are a few there that can hook u up at that site

rear safari 265.00
fees paid 49.53
certif.letters 12.00
checks to texan vw super heros $$$,00

my window in my bus on a hot day PRICELESS!!!!!
I GOT OLD ADRESSES AND #,S ????

Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:35 pm

this fucker just got me, but I've got a fed agent friend in San Antonio on his ass, so he really should ship my stuff and return an email very fast, or the next show he'll be standing for a long time, only got me for these, 24 bones, but it's the point. when I find him, I'll pass on all the local of his ass.. who this jake lake fuck, a friend that will say, oh I didn't know he was using my email address to post shit, fuck that bitch too.

From: Jake Lake <[email protected]>
To: Me
Subject: Re: TheSamba.com Ad - VW quality pedal pads for T1,2,3
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:09:04 -0700 (PDT)

NO PAYPAL...sorry...If you are interested, I may have one set I will part with. Cost with S/H is $24. Let me know and I will give you name and place to send payment to.

Rodolfo Lagunas
San Antonio, TX 78250

It's 2 a bummers 1 that 0 we can't 8 put 2 a crooks 9 phone 4 number 5 on 4 these 4 post.. why should we give a crap about the rights of a fucking rip off, eh?