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- From: mworden@public.compusult.nf.ca (Mark Worden)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
- Subject: Re: **Internet Crime - Charles Force & his business "Coark"
- Date: 25 Feb 1996 00:28:55 GMT
- Organization: Compusult Limited - Public Access Unix
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- Chris Fleeger (cfleeger@freenet2.scri.fsu.edu) wrote:
-
- : I've been ripped off by Charles Force and his "Coark" business.
-
- Well, Mr. Force called me within the past three months looking to buy
- some of my Amiga software (I posted the list on the Net). I read off the
- games I was selling, and he seemed interested in basically everything I
- was selling. He told me he would probably pay me at least $20-$30 for
- *each* program, which would have been great for me. He asked me to ship
- them all to him, and he would install each one on his system to try it
- out, then send me back the ones he didn't want and send me payment via
- some sort of wire transfer (I'm not familiar with these). Of course,
- this sounded good to me, but then I told him I'd send him only a few at a
- time, and he could pay me, then I'd send him more. He seemed to agree
- with this, but he really wanted me to send him Civilization (a game I was
- selling) in the first bunch, since he was really interested in it. I
- agreed, and then a voice (like an operator) came over the line and said
- something about "...one minute remaining for this call..." so he quickly
- told me he'd call me back with an address to which I could send the
- games.
-
- I never heard from him again.
-
- While expecting him to call me back, I inquired over the Net about this
- guy. Someone told me that Mr. Force had also contacted him, and that he
- gave Mr. Force his credit card number (I DON'T know why...). When the
- VISA statement came in, there were all kinds of telephone charges (might
- have been in the hundreds or even thousands of dollars) on it. The
- person disputed it, and didn't have to pay it, and I think the matter is
- still being investigated.
-
- The only info I have on this guy is an e-mail address (coark2@delphi.com)
- and a telephone number (518-448-6022).
-
- If this guy is the crook he is appearing to be, I hope he gets caught.
-
- If anyone else can share some info on him, good or bad or trivial, please
- let us know.
-
- --
- / Mark Worden mworden@public.compusult.nf.ca \
- | St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Member of TEAM AMIGA |
- | "The smallest good deed is greater than the best good intention." |
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