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Off Topic forum / I'm Back & I'm Sorry.

« on: December 27, 2006, 01:41:06 pm »

Welcome back.

I hope things work out for you here.

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For Sale / Wanted / Fs/ft: Ipaq 2795

« on: June 07, 2006, 08:47:35 am »

The Ipaq has been sold.

Thanks to those that replied.

TL

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For Sale / Wanted / Fs/ft: Ipaq 2795

« on: June 01, 2006, 08:06:25 pm »

This was listed earlier, but I had put in the wrong model number.

I have an Ipaq 2795 FS/FT.

Includes:

The Ipaq,
Cradle,
Extra AC adapter,
Krusell horizontal Slip case.

All are in excellent condition.  The Ipaq has no obvious flaws that I can see.  Everything looks and works perfectly.

Will sell for $200 or trade for a clamshell style Zaurus, Sony PSP, Sony NX or UX PDA, Verizon compatible smart phone, color HPC, or anything interesting.

If you're interested, please email to tlacour@sadler.com

Tony

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For Sale / Wanted / Scott Melrose Ripped Me Off!

« on: March 30, 2006, 11:48:50 am »

Mr. Melrose and I have settled this issue to my satisfaction. Hopefully we can all move along from here.

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For Sale / Wanted / Scott Melrose Ripped Me Off!

« on: March 29, 2006, 09:10:57 am »

First off I want to set the record straight. I was not contacted by the authorities, but I did return Tlacour's property back to him.

lareya, what had happened is that I had some financial problems at the time, and I did not follow up with you, for that I am sorry.

Also, what Tlacour has not stated is that I have had to get some leagal help on my side for the outright harrassment on Tlacour's part. That is how the missing property was recovered. Not to mention he had to hack the Ipaq for my personal information which he is holding over my head, which seems a bit too much like blackmail.

I feel that this should be over and put behind us, but no. Tlacour apparently has a grudge against me, and has made it clear to smear me, my friends, and my family if it suits him.

Now that I have said my peace, I hope this clears the air a bit.
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1 question:

How did his information get onto the Ipaq, if he just “recovered” it?  Remember, there are several system back-ups that start 2 days after he received it from me in late January.  You can restore the ipaq to those times and see what was on it then.  I have done this and for each of these back-ups all of his information is there.

Oh well.  No matter what evidence is put out there he will keep putting out lies and trying to save face.

I guess I don’t want to seem as though he has “put me in my place” by his reply, but I really don’t have anything further to say about this topic.  I think the evidence speaks for itself.

Tony

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For Sale / Wanted / Scott Melrose Ripped Me Off!

« on: March 27, 2006, 02:25:52 pm »

Well,

The saga of Mr. Melrose ends (at least as far as I am concerned).  

I had decided a few weeks ago to let the authorities handle this issue.  It was taking up too much of my time.  I turned over all of my information to the FBI’s Internet Crimes division (http://www.ic3.gov/).  I was contacted a few weeks later by them confirming information and telling me that it was being forwarded to the appropriate local authorities that had jurisdiction.  A few days after that I get an email out of the blue from Mr. Melrose:
   â€œI have been out of the loop for some time for a reason, I do have some good news - Your PDA has been recovered. It took the past month working with some friends of mine trying to track down the culprit who did this to both you and me. Which he was directly confronted, and when faced to turn over the items he stole from you using my address and my good name
or be brought up on several charges. He did turn everything over, but I
need a list from you what you shipped out. Also, what do you want done
with thiese items, do you want them back or what? My cashflow is
currently low, I have been on unemployment so I don't think I can ship
this stuff to you for at least another week. Please let me know what
you want to do.

Thanks,
Scott Melrose”

After some back and forth emails, I realized he wanted to return the Ipaq because he was facing charges.  I can only assume that some police agency contacted him and that got him into action.  This last Friday I actually received the Ipaq as well as a few extra accessories that I had not originally sent.

Mr. Melrose still maintains that this was all the result of a nefarious cyber criminal who stole his ID and perpetrated all of this.

But wait!  The plot thins….

Shortly after receiving the Ipaq I was able to restore it even though Mr. Melrose had tried to perform a hard reset.

Low and behold, the Ipaq restored to all of Mr. Melrose’s information.  Not only all calendar (Yep works at Blockbuster), contacts (him with his banking and credit card info, his whole family, as well as many others), but also several documents which tie him to this PDA.
I could not resist confronting him on this.  He claimed that while inspecting the Ipaq he must have inadvertently sync’d his information on it.  Pretty dumb thing to do, but I could almost believe it, except there was loads of information that would not be sync’d.  Software with his name and email used in the registration, Documents that would not be sync’d unless you intentionally copied them to the device, and several backup’s in the file store from as far back as 1/22/2006.  Several items with date stamps that were spaced out over the last few months.  Oddly enough, the first backup with Mr. Melrose’s personal info on it is 2 days after he would have received it from me.

In the end, I got back my PDA along with a few extra items and hopefully Mr. Melrose will think twice before he rips some else off.

Lesson for all:  Don’t lie down and take it when someone rips you off.  Stand up for yourself and be aggressive in seeking justice.

Tony

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For Sale / Wanted / Want To Trade Zaurus For My Treo 650 Gsm

« on: February 20, 2006, 10:39:08 am »

Ok listen. 

I've tried to stay out of this whole thing simply because I'm not one to shut out discussions, but I do not like the fact that tlacour is suggesting to go visit Cyberdoc1971.  There are proper steps to take when a crime has been committed against you and these are not them.  Suggesting that someone goes and visits him at his work is just plain wrong and we won't be having that on these forums.

You guys want to deal with this, do it without the support of these forums.  I'm all for catching scammers, but this can turn very wrong very quickly and I will not have the OESF forums a part of it.  Any further discussions about visiting him will have the thread locked and the accounts suspended.

This is your warning.  Sorry to be a dick, but that's how it is.
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You are right.  I often let my personal enthusiasm override my better judgment.

I was joking when I suggested that people go to his work.  I thought that was obvious, but looking back at the thread, I can see where it can misconstrued.

I DO NOT suggest that anyone approach or try to contact Mr. Melrose.  It is clear to me that he is a person of poor personal ethics and lacks moral character.  Someone like that is capable of anything.

I am handling this through appropriate channels and he will or will not get his just rewards by the hands of the criminal justice system.

My real intent in posting this ongoing saga here and on other forums that I am aware he has stalked, is to get it out in the open so that the users here can protect themselves from him and other predators like him.

Tony

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For Sale / Wanted / Scott Melrose Ripped Me Off!

« on: February 19, 2006, 12:27:29 pm »

I live in Eastern North Carolina myself.  There's not but so much that I can do as I'm disabled and currently confined to a wheelchair.  But if there is ANYTHING that anyone can think of that I might can help with please let me know. I'm more than glad to chip in and help out.-NeuroShock
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NeuroShock,

Thanks for the support.  If you have followed the various threads, you know the details.  I would never ask someone to put themselves out and definitly not to confront someone of this moral character.  There really is no telling what he is capable of.
One of the real questions is weither or not this guy works at the Blockbuster video in Mebane NC.  If you got a wild hair to take a ride to this store and ask for Scott Melrose.  Then tell me if this is the guy:

found here:

[a href=\"http://profiles.yahoo.com/cyberdoc1971]http://profiles.yahoo.com/cyberdoc1971[/url]

He still maintains that there is someone else doing this and that guy works at Blockbuster.

I had been calling the store which was causing him problems at his "real" job.  I actually haven't been messing with him lately because of the FBI investigation.  It looks like that will take months, so I am thinking I will start back calling him at work tomorrow.  That really seemed to bug him.  

Blockbuster
1018 Mebane Oaks Rd.
Mebane, NC 27302
(919) 304-0484


Tony

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For Sale / Wanted / Want To Trade Zaurus For My Treo 650 Gsm

« on: February 19, 2006, 12:11:00 pm »

The funny thing is, Mr. Melrose claims that he is a victim of ID theft.  He says that he never has worked at the Blockbuster video in question.  That is the person who stole from me.  I spoke to him at this store on a couple of occasions.  He claims that someone stole his ID, got a job in his name, and has hacked into his email, paypal, bank, and at least 3 different pda forums.

I have a picture of Mr. Melrose.  If you live near Mebane NC and can go to this Blockbuster.  Ask for Scott Melrose and take his picture.

It astounds me that Mr. Melrose has been victimized so much by this hacker, yet will not drive 10mi from his house to see the guy face to face and confront him.

He had agreed in email to reimburse me but after a couple of passed deadlines and further broken promices, sill nothing and he now is again claiming he is a victim.

I am still going to the east coast in a few weeks and am definitely looking this guy up.
NeuroShock, if you live near by, and are up for a road trip, you are welcome to come along.  What the heck, why don't we get a group together and make a pilgramige to the Mebane Blockbuster.

Tony

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For Sale / Wanted / Scott Melrose Ripped Me Off!

« on: February 13, 2006, 05:00:49 pm »

Mr. Melrose agreed to reimburse me for my loss in email, after heat put on him.   He agreed to send me $400 payment if I stopped trying to contact Blockbuster's management.  

Well...The deadline for Mr. Melrose's reimbursement payment came and went.  He then stated that he would have the money only after he sold another device (Treo 650 GSM) and to give him a couple of more days.  I gave him a couple more days.... and once again a deadline came and went.  I had also told him I would take any comparable PDA as compensation.  I could always trade/sell it myself.  Still: No Payment, no Ipaq, and no Nothing.

I then filed a complaint with the FBI’s internet crime division (  http://www.ic3.gov/  ).

I also filed a complaint with Blockbusters corporate offices.  I have been in touch with the district manager for his area.  I had become concerned that either the local manager of this store wouldn't or couldn't address this.  I am to discuss this with them later in the week.

Officially, Blockbuster has nothing to do with this trade, but this guy is using his work phone number to make deals.  He also has access to the personal information of anyone who has ever signed up for a Blockbuster membership.  I personally don't feel comfortable having someone like that with access to that much information.  

I've gotten emails from 5 different people who each had individual sales go bad with Mr. Melrose.  Always something gets lost in the mail, or gets damaged, or is sent to the wrong place and then can't be found.  In each case the person dealing with Scott Melrose is out an electronics device or the money to buy one and he claims that he is also a victim in each case.  All together, between the forums where I posted this warning and the emails, I have come across 9 people who have either gotten stung by Scott Melrose, or backed out at the last moment due to some warning sign.  They each thought it was an isolated incident and chalked it up to bad luck.  Once they read the posts on this and other forums, they realized that a predator who stalks the forums looking for victims had had them.  I know it sounds melodramatic, but I have spoken with quite a few site administrators for PDA related forums who all have Cyberdoc1971 as members with little or no posts, but active PM activity.  Google “cyberdoc1971” and you will see several memberships in these sites with almost no public activity.  He has now rejoined at least two of these sites under a different ID.  

One of the FBI agents has emailed me to verify some facts.  I am sure it will take months to see any real progress, but once it gets rolling, I don't doubt that Mr. Melrose will face some serious charges.

Also, I am still planning a trip in April to the East Coast on other business.  I am taking a few extra days to look into this personally.

I'll keep you posted if any new developments turn up.

Tony

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For Sale / Wanted / Want To Trade Zaurus For My Treo 650 Gsm

« on: January 31, 2006, 04:51:30 pm »

I just want him to think twice before he tries it again.

Sadly he won't but people like that will not stop me being as I am. It is a sad fact of this world that such people exist. I got ripped in pretty much the same way for $1000 a few years ago with a laptop. My wife is always giving me stick because I will send money or goods to anyone on a trust basis. I occasionally get ripped off but to me it's worth it because I would hate to live in a world where no one trusted anyone else.

To me, if someone needs so badly to behave like that then I sympathise with them and wonder what hardships they have endured to cause them to turn into such a person, their need for the item / money is obviously far greater than mine. I am sure that we (the human race) are not like that by nature or at least that is what I choose to believe.

Hmmm, just read that, think I'll take up preaching.
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Amen!  

I hear the same from my wife.  I also want to believe the best of people.  That's why it really ticks me off when someone actively steals on the forums.  I think there is a certain level of trust we generate by being a part of these communities.  

Now I'm preaching.    

We should start a church.  Just don't expect me to sing or be in charge of the collections.  I don't even trust myself that much.    

Tony

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For Sale / Wanted / Want To Trade Zaurus For My Treo 650 Gsm

« on: January 31, 2006, 04:15:41 pm »

Okay, I have to add that I almost had dealings with this guy cyperberdoc.  He told me he would purchase my cl860 for $500 and S/H.  He said that he didn't have a credit card or had a paypal account. I had asked him to use paypal.  So he said that he would make two payments and send it with western union.  I said okay, cuz I have been young and poor myself before.  So then I asked him to let me know when he sent the western union check.  It never arrived.  I asked him to please then check the tracking number, and he said that since it was christmas, it might take a while cuz he was busy.  Okay.....Well, now I guess he doesn't want it anymore, cuz he has not "talked" to me anymore.  It is okay, cuz I never sent out my beloved Z to him.  I just think he either needs to get his act together and get organized, or not play with people like that.    I have hesitated to say anything before...  but now reading up on this forum with other people having problems with him - I guess I feel compelled to tell my story.

Lareya
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I appreciate you coming forward.  I can understand not wanting to put a black mark on someone's name without good reason, but I think we owe it to anyone else who may be lured into a deal.  I personally searched Cyberdoc1971 before I agreed to trade.  I did see the post where someone else questioned his methods, but, like you, felt I could give him a chance.  Also, he has several posts on another forum which for me established him as a fellow PDA geek.    I don't like to think one of use true PDA geeks would intentionally steal from each other.

Unfortunatly, I got burned.  On a positive note, I can afford it.  For me PDA's are mostly a hobby.  I do use them for work, but it is really only a convenience.  I'll save up over the next couple of weeks and buy a new one.  It would really be a shame if a young collage student had all of their money tied up in one of these trades and got ripped off.

IpaqHQ.com has a forum (I think pinned) in their classified section which people can post if someone has burned them.  I think this is a great idea for all such forums.  It gives everyone an oppertunity to warn others of crooks.

Unlucky for Mr. Melrose, this time he came across someone who will not let him off the hook.  I will not let him go until he has paid for this theft.  (No I am not threatening violence).  I just want him to think twice before he tries it again.

Tony

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For Sale / Wanted / Want To Trade Zaurus For My Treo 650 Gsm

« on: January 31, 2006, 03:12:47 pm »

Dude!

You just about gave me a heart attack!

 

I just logged on and thought that Cyberdoc1971 had posted this again after I had just warned everyone and he is supposed to by sending me payment for the Ipaq he stole from me this Friday.

Tony

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For Sale / Wanted / Scott Melrose Ripped Me Off!

« on: January 31, 2006, 11:47:08 am »

 
I entered into a trade agreement with cyberdoc1971 ( Scott Melrose ) to trade my Ipaq 2755 for his Zaurus c3100. We were shipping simultaniously. I sent the Ipaq and what did I get. A box with a cheap wifi pc card and the cd.

I called him and he said that there must have been a mix up at the shipping company. He apperently brought in a loose PDA, manuals, and accessories, poured them out on the desk of a Mom and Pop shipping store and said to ship them off. Somehow, not only did the Zaurus not make it into the box, but a pc card that isn't even compatible was shipped instead.

After numourous ignored emails and several non-returned messages over several days I assumed he was scamming me. I have contacted his local DA's office to press charges, but alas, it looks like I am out a great PDA.

This was done through this forum.

After not hearing from him for several days I finally tracked him down at another Palm oriented forum.  Here is a link to the discussion that followed.

It is a great read.    

http://www.1src.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105113

Since that thread was locked, he has agreed by email to send me payment when he gets paid this Friday.

We will see.  

Beware of Scott Melrose from Graham, N.C.
email: cyberdoc1971@yahoo.com
or cyberdoc1971@netscape.com
or cyberdoc1971@MSN.com,
etc.

Don't trust him!

Tony

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For Sale / Wanted / Ipaq 2755 To Trade For Clamshell Zaurus

« on: January 16, 2006, 03:34:07 pm »

Thanks to all who replied.

The Ipaq has been traded and is on it's way to it's new home.  Assuming all goes well, I should get my new C-3100 in the next few days.

Thanks again all,

Tony