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Clovis Libert said:
FJS INTERNATIONAL

I guess i'm not the only once here
I've tryed to purchase a zeiss standard prime lens set, paid in June 21, that was never delivered. (confirmed by post office)
In novembre Fred is still refusing to refund and ask me to wait for a insurance claim. Told me his company doesn't have such money in bank to refund... (we are talking about 13k ish)
I've never been contacted by the insurance company.
Now, Fred hang up on me on the phone.
Doesnt answer emails anymore.
This is a very bad situation, i though it was a legit broker.
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We saw this post now because an old friend of us told us about it. We want to say the following: In this case client is from France and seller was in Sweden. The lenses were shiped on timely manner from Sweden to France using the postal service. To long a period passed and there was no delivery. FJS Int made numerous inquires on a regular basis to find out why the set was not delivered on time. Seller did his best contacting Swedish post service but could get satisfactory answers. When it finally seemed that he package was lost FJS Int. informed client that since we were covered by shipment insurance, we would ask the insurance company to reimburst us for the lenses. Then the client said that FJS Int should send money now and wait for reimburstment from insurance company. During the few days of going back and forth with the insurance and getting the all the necesary documentation, Swedish postal anounced that the lenses were finally located. They were returned to original owner and he shipped the lenses using a courier company and not a postal service. It was an innocent mistake of the seller to save money and at the end the buyer received his lenses very quickly. Finally the buyer complained but got his lenses and did not loose any money at all.
 
I encourage everyone to really do extensive research when doing large ticket purchases on any forum. my advice just buy a plane ticket for 2-300$ and do the transaction in person. I bought cooke lenses off here for $30,000 and i just flew to LA for 2 days and did the transaction. Had a nice mini vacay with the wife. Its the only safe way.
 
Bailey Sims is back under the username Jay Friesen https://www.reduser.net/member/23739-jay-friesen. I have already filed the FBI report. Im not sure If jay knows his account has been hacked yet, because his posts go way back.

Edit. I found the Real Jay Friesen. He said he hasnt used the account in a while and just to kill it. If a mod could dm me that would be great.
 
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"David Jarrell" -WARNING!
This scammer, likely sitting in the Caribbean or North Korea, is going by the name David Jarrell. He acts like he's in LA or NY, with a 646 NY area code, but then says he's in Florida when it comes down to the details and will want to know the shipping/total costs to some town in Fl. Classic scammer move. He wanted my lens. I accidentally erased his number but remember that area code.
 
I listed two Tokina Cinema Vista primes on eBay and ShareGrid for sale back in October of 2023. Someone by the name "Melissa Millsap" sent me a DM from a mobile #17402144681, soon after the ShareGrid post though their site. And here's that request:

"Melissa Millsap: Hello we really need this Can you pls send me a text at 607-674-0077? will prefer a quick chat before proceeding to purchase.
Thank you :)"

Hmmmm..... two different phone numbers!

Me: Go ahead. What are your questions?

Anyways, I texted them and it took a whole different and a bizarre route.

All of a sudden a man calls me and says his wife Melissa is not available and he'll continue to go through with the transaction. I specifically told him to go through the ShareGrid portal to do the transaction since it is safer for both parties. He wouldn't have it. He said that he didn't want to pay taxes on two pre-owned lenses. I mentioned to him that I will NOT ship the merchandise before my bank clears everything and funds are securely in my account. Also, I will further wait 24 hours before shipping both items.

He wanted my name and address so that he could overnight me a cashier's check from his bank. I was kinda suspicious since, this guy doesn't know me from Jack, and he is willing to overnight me a certified check from his bank, with NO guarantees whatsoever. I did give him our office address. Next morning, there was a overnight package from UPS originating from Jacksonville, Florida. The check was NOT a certified document issued by his bank. Instead, it was a corporate check from a printing company in Ohio and, it was for $10,015.00. $565.00 over the sale price of $9500.00 for the 35mm & 85mm lens set. His bank that his corporation has an account with was a credit union! And for those of who are not familiar, credit unions are meant for individuals and NOT for businesses, unless they are specifically setup for farmers and their co-operatives. Red flags, right? Wait, this is getting more bizarre. I called the man and said I cannot accept this check as it is NOT a certified or a cashier's check, and it was $565.00 over the asking price. Then he says, the extra amount is for next day delivery of them lenses, and just deposit the check through the ATM and there wouldn't be a hold placed by my bank. I said that I can not do that and he finally says "OK, go deposit it and don't blame me if they put a hold."

I took the check to the bank and the teller says, this company had misspelled your name and we can not accept the check. (My mistake for not checking spellings that he had printed). I called him and mentioned about this, and he was not happy. I referred him to the text that I sent with my correct name, etc. I even told the man that, I'm willing to dock his overnight fees if need be. I asked for his address so that I could mail his check with the misspelled name. He says, "No just tear it up and throw away the old check." Hmmmm..... Anyways, he sent me a second check on the following day.

This time, its another corporate check and its from a different real estate management company from New York, NY. I contacted the man and he says this another company he owns. :unsure: I took the check to my credit union and requested the teller to place a hold as long as you folks desire. He smiled and punched-in the details. A few minutes after, he excuses, leaves his seat, and reappears with the branch manager. Our family lives a few blocks away from this credit union branch and been members for over 25 years, and most of the staff, executives and the branch managers are our friends and interacts with us in first name basis. Soon the branch manager Cindy walks in and ask me to join her in her office. She inquired about the transaction and I told her everything and showed her text messages that this dude had sent me. She was skeptical as I was. However, they accepted the check for deposit. I told her that I would NOT withdraw ANY fund pertaining to this deposit until the bank is fully satisfied of the security and availability of funds transfer from his bank. A couple of days later I see $2500.00 available to withdraw on my account. I called the bank and told them to remove that amount until the check clears. They didn't do that and I just didn't touch any of that money either.

All this time, I keep getting calls, text messages from this person stating his bank has cleared the check, yada,yada, yada. and I kept telling him that I'm NOT going to release or ship these two lenses until his company check clears the bank plus another 24 hours, just to be on the safe side. Three days after that he calls me with a sorry-ass story about that he had arranged a courier driver to pickup the two lenses, and since this transaction is getting delayed, his courier driver is insisting $250.00 to honor the contract. He wanted me to send $250.00 via Apple Pay or a gift card to his courier. Funny man, eh? I told this dummy that, I had no contract with his courier and it is NOT my fault that the bank placed a hold on "HIS" company check. Furthermore, I told him that had he sent me a real certified check from a "real" account, none of these nonsense would have happened. He was not a happy camper. He was threatening to stop payment and withdraw form the deal. I said go ahead, and that I was more than happy to do so, as well.

Ten days later, I get a call from the fraud department of our credit union about the check and wanted to know what ensured during the past ten days, with this transaction. I referred them to our bank manager and they called back with an apology. They advised me to log a complain with the FBI (the credit union provided a link) to assist them to apprehend, prosecute offenders, and prevent others getting scammed.

Just to let you folks know, this person who called himself "David" something, had either an African or a Caribbean accent. Some times his calls had a terrible echo. I hung up on him many times due to this, and he calls right back with no echo.



As you see in this instance, the saying "Thieves don't have morals and shame in getting them exposed in their own lies," this fool calls me on the 10th day. I told him that his check was no good and he was trying to scam me, etc. He started to raise his voice, and I hung up and blocked his number.
 
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This one is a scam

SOLD: Raptor

Sold
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Alex Hirzel
claims business partner is Ramee Sims - who has some profiles online which have proved to be fake
Also appeared on FB Marketplace in Australia as Jason Von Drayco
Uses the same photos on a V-Raptor and accessories

Made a camera service booking with CVP in London promising to deliver V-Raptor there.
 
I was scammed by Brandon Torres on a tripod I bought from him. He's a producer now in TX but he used to "shoot", I did receive the tripod but it was in really bad need of a service. He denied that he caused the damage etc and blamed it on shipping. When I took the tripod in for repair the service techs said there was no way this was caused by shipping. I tried to file several claims to get my money back through venmo purchase protection but all claims were denied. I've been on reduser now for quite some time and have always dealt honestly with everyone I've interacted with so it's a shame that some producer in tx would do this. I also recommend that no one use Venmo Purchase Protection as they are terrible.
 

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matthew rodgers​

DJ Bowen, Bowen visuals.

They have created a vast social media network with the firm name Bowen visuals / Rameek Sims.

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I lost 50k to him for his sale on Alexa 35 which obviously never existed. I dont know if i can ever recover from this.

I also cant believe the extent he has gone to create authencity. I spoke to the original DP "Calum knight " whose identity he has stolen.

He has multiple accounts on this forum which is almost 5 to 10 years old and is spying on each and everyone of you. So please dont trust even older acocunts with less interaction ! Please be careful! Its much bigger than you think.

Admins please do something about these accounts. This forum has turned into a breeding ground for scamsters.

I will also be posting some shocking revelations made by the scamster very soon.

Dear scamster " I know you are reading this, I know i am not getting my money back. The least I can do is protect others from losing their money. "
 

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Adrian Sims said:
Suspected Scammer: Ram Charan

Hey everyone, I need to call out some concerning behavior. Ram Charan seems to be going around accusing legit members of scamming, including me and Matthew Rodgers, with zero proof. He ruined my For Sale post for my Alexa Mini LF just because Matt commented on the price, calling it a good deal. I’ve also noticed he’s done the same thing on other For Sale posts, accusing sellers of being scammers just because Matt commented on their ads too. This is not okay and feels like a tactic to make himself look legit while tearing down others. I can vouch for Matt—he’s not a scammer, and I have mutual friends with him who can confirm that. Mods, this kind of baseless accusation is hurting the community, and I think it’s time to step in
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I just raised my suspicion. Actually if you could see the previous post, I have mentioned in detail of how I lost $50,000. I have abundant evidence to show whos the victim here. I have official complaints with the UK action fraud, Ombudsman serivces and my idemnity with natwest to recall my funds. But sadly none of them have been of any help. Also, the previous scammer "Rameek sims" confessed that he had multiple accounts on this forum. Will attach my screenshot of my coversation with him. I was just suspicious of your account and how Matthew rodgers keeps bumping up posts with the exact same comment "too cheap" or " throw away price" just like the way he did on the scammers post.

Actually if you are a genuine seller, you could have just proven your identity and i would have withdrawn my comments. Its always safe to report suspicion then become a victim of a scam.

Also, If you feel like i am a scammer, I am ready to prove my autenticity with a plethora of references before we actually do business.

PS: I have no intention of letting that scammer go. I intend on finding him someday no matter what it takes.
 

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Ram Charan - Scammer. He will PM you to try and have you ship out the camera without receiving the funds and will go as far as hacking and faking convos. There is no moderation on Reduser. I'm pretty sure I will not be the last to write about him on this scam thread. It's been going on for 2 months. Not sure why he is still attacking me. He failed.

This is false. You fabricated an entire story. It's upsetting how you will go to the most extreme to make yourself look innocent. You are obsessed with me for whatever reason. Because I did not ship my Alexa 35 to you while you are able to keep your money. You never lost 50,000. The money was returned to your bank. You wanted me to ship out first without receiving the full payment. You are a scammer. You Pm people on this forum to try and get them to ship out while you quickly try to pull the funds back or make a fake chargeback with your bank.

For anyone do not use PayPal or even a wire transfer when doing business with Ram Charan. We lost money and time dealing with this scammer. If anyone want to verify PM me and I'll Facetime you. If anyone know me in Europe or US please chime in. He already accused other Cinematographers of scamming. I wouldn't be surprised if he accuses David Mullen.
 
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Wow. Im just flabbergasted!! How are you still active on this forum? My god! Your insta is fake, your office address in allendale close is fake, your name is fake. How can you even accuse me of being a scammer? I have all the transaction proofs to your natwest account. I have the fake FEDEX shipment that you had created which never got shipped and all the whatsapp chats between us and how do you plan on explaining the screenshot that i had posted.?

I'm a film producer / DP based in south india and you can contact any of the top vendors in my country and enquire about me.

Can someone from the admin please raise an invesitgation into this.? It boils my blood to know that the scammer is still active on this forum with the same ID and is now accusing me of being a scammer.
 
Hello everyone, I just joined this forum because I am a fresh vicim of a FB marketplace in which the SCAMMER seller is called Jordan Derryl Sims.

I lost $ 5,200 this week and my lawyer said there will be slim chance to recover the funds.

I spotted Rameek Sims changed his name to Jordan Sims back in July 2024 as filed in one of the UK company's filings of Bowen Visuals (not sure it is a fake company in UK or anywhere in the world... or in Asai)

After reading the herein list, I now aware the scammer network is a deep-state dark network prevailing for years....

I will keep on to dig deep to find out the real face of "Jordan" or "Rameek" or "DJ Bowen".......or under any fake names etc. Or they are all fake identities....

Please be aware of this scammer before it is too late . Thanks.
 
Hello everyone, I just joined this forum because I am a fresh vicim of a FB marketplace in which the SCAMMER seller is called Ruiz Hooper.

I lost $ 5,200 this week and my lawyer said there will be slim chance to recover the funds.

I spotted Ruiz Hooper changed his name to Ryan Hooper back in July 2024 as filed in one of the UK company's filings of Reel Films (not sure it is a fake company in UK or anywhere in the world... or in Asai)

After reading the herein list, I now aware the scammer network is a deep-state dark network prevailing for years....

I will keep on to dig deep to find out the real face of "Ruiz" or "Ryan" or "Tony Bradley".......or under any fake names etc. Or they are all fake identities....

Please be aware of this scammer before it is too late . Thanks.
 
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Hello everyone, I just joined this forum because I am a fresh vicim of a FB marketplace in which the SCAMMER seller is called Scott Schneider‎.

I lost $ 5,200 this week and my lawyer said there will be slim chance to recover the funds.

I spotted Scott Schneider‎ changed his name to Timothy Schneider back in July 2024 as filed in one of the UK company's filings of Beast Films (not sure it is a fake company in UK or anywhere in the world... or in Asai)

After reading the herein list, I now aware the scammer network is a deep-state dark network prevailing for years....

I will keep on to dig deep to find out the real face of "Scott" or "Timothy" or "Marcus".......or under any fake names etc. Or they are all fake identities....

Please be aware of this scammer before it is too late . Thanks.
 
Hello everyone, I just joined this forum because I am a fresh vicim of a FB marketplace in which the SCAMMER seller is called Rick Augustus.

I lost $ 5,200 this week and my lawyer said there will be slim chance to recover the funds.

I spotted Rick Augustus changed his name to Timothy Schneider back in July 2024 as filed in one of the UK company's filings of Reel Films (not sure it is a fake company in UK or anywhere in the world... or in Asai)

After reading the herein list, I now aware the scammer network is a deep-state dark network prevailing for years....

I will keep on to dig deep to find out the real face of "Rick", "Scott", "Jordan" or "Timothy" or "Marcus....... or under any fake names etc. Or they are all fake identities....

Please be aware of this scammer before it is too late . Thanks.
 
David Jarrel

Hello everyone, I just joined this forum because I am a fresh vicim of a FB marketplace in which the SCAMMER seller is called David Jarrel.

I lost $ 5,200 this week and my lawyer said there will be slim chance to recover the funds.

I spotted David Jarrel changed his name to Ruiz Hooper back in July 2024 as filed in one of the UK company's filings of Beast Films (not sure it is a fake company in UK or anywhere in the world... or in Asai)

After reading the herein list, I now aware the scammer network is a deep-state dark network prevailing for years....

I will keep on to dig deep to find out the real face of "David", "Rick", "Jordan" or "Timothy" or "Marcus....... or under any fake names etc. Or they are all fake identities....

Please be aware of this scammer before it is too late . Thanks.
 
Hello everyone, I just joined this forum because I am a fresh vicim of a FB marketplace in which the SCAMMER seller is called Brandon Torres.

I lost $ 5,200 this week and my lawyer said there will be slim chance to recover the funds.

I spotted Brandon Torres changed his name to David Jarrel back in July 2024 as filed in one of the UK company's filings of Reel Films (not sure it is a fake company in UK or anywhere in the world... or in Asai)

After reading the herein list, I now aware the scammer network is a deep-state dark network prevailing for years....

I will keep on to dig deep to find out the real face of "Brandon", "David", "Jordan" or "Rick" or "Marcus....... or under any fake names etc. Or they are all fake identities....

Please be aware of this scammer before it is too late . Thanks.
 
Hello everyone, I just joined this forum because I am a fresh vicim of a FB marketplace in which the SCAMMER seller is called Ruiz Hooper.

I lost $ 5,200 this week and my lawyer said there will be slim chance to recover the funds.

I spotted Ruiz Hooper changed his name to Ryan Hooper back in July 2024 as filed in one of the UK company's filings of Reel Films (not sure it is a fake company in UK or anywhere in the world... or in Asai)

After reading the herein list, I now aware the scammer network is a deep-state dark network prevailing for years....

I will keep on to dig deep to find out the real face of "Ruiz" or "Ryan" or "Tony Bradley".......or under any fake names etc. Or they are all fake identities....

Please be aware of this scammer before it is too late . Thanks.
 
Hello everyone, I just joined this forum because I am a fresh vicim of a FB marketplace in which the SCAMMER seller is called Jordan Derryl Sims.

I lost $ 5,200 this week and my lawyer said there will be slim chance to recover the funds.

I spotted Rameek Sims changed his name to Jordan Sims back in July 2024 as filed in one of the UK company's filings of Bowen Visuals (not sure it is a fake company in UK or anywhere in the world... or in Asai)

After reading the herein list, I now aware the scammer network is a deep-state dark network prevailing for years....

I will keep on to dig deep to find out the real face of "Jordan" or "Rameek" or "DJ Bowen".......or under any fake names etc. Or they are all fake identities....

Please be aware of this scammer before it is too late . Thanks.
 
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