Beware of W3DGB

[nova1010]

BE AWARE of Ken Wetzel W3DGB he ripped me off for my Alinco DJ-X2000T,on july 12th/05 I sent Ken my Alinco as a trade for his BC796d he received the alinco on July 18th/05 it is now August 11th and no word from Ken,no BC796d or no reurning of my emails,I have all information of tracking number I sent him and all eamails saved....I contacted the Frackville police again today (570)874-3860 and talked to an officer and told him my situation,apperently he knows Ken Wetzel and said ,he saw Ken yesterday,also I contacted some local ham opperators in the Frackville area and one fellow told me he has talked to a ham named Ken that drives bus,I contacted the bus station and confirmed that Ken Wetzel did infact work there,so it looks like I've been ripped off by a bus driving ham opperator,anyone in the PA area willing to help me out on the return of My stolen Alinco DJ-X2000T,I am willing to Pay a reward of $100 US.thanks

 

[KR4BD]

I would do a little more exploring before going "public" with something like this. While you MAY have been ripped off, you might consider that his package enroute to you was lost or diverted in the mail.

I will NOT send anything to Canada anymore because of prior problems with merchandise getting lost. Customs can sometimes be a pain, too, on packages sent from the U.S. to Canada. Unknown to you, your radio might be sitting in some customs office waiting for fees to be paid...I have run into that, too.

Sometimes, everything goes fine, but at other times it can be a nightmare. A few years ago, my former employer had two packages to sent to Manitoba disappear within the same month. Each was valued at over $2,500. Canadian officials were of no help. The packages were sent via REGISTERED mail from Kentucky. They were later tracked to Canadian Postal Officials and Canadian Customs by the U.S. Post Office. At that point, it became a "dead-end" street. Insurance limits to Canada for Registered Mail (unless recently changed) were very limited, so we took a rather large "hit" and decided not to mail anything of value to Canada after that.

E-mail does not always work. If you have not already done this, I would try to directly contact the party in Pennsylvania via (certified) mail or phone to see if anything can be determined at this point. It has been less than a month and perhaps he has been on vacation or has been ill... I would wait just a bit longer before releasing the bulldogs...

Just my opinion on this... I do hope it all works out for you.

 

[scanjunkie]

Tom...check out the "scammed" thread. It explains it all. Shawn is justified in his going public!!

Take care!!

 

[jpm]

Tom...check out the "scammed" thread. It explains it all. Shawn is justified in his going public!!

I could see going public but why get his place of empoyment involved in something not associated with his job. You should of just let it at the local coppers level. LOW!!!

 

[koleary]

I think that Shawn is very mad at this point and I would probably be also. The best thing is to let the Local Police do their job and they should come to some resolution.

Hope everything turns out good and keep us posted on what happens.

Kevin

 

[koleary]

Shawn

If the local police will not help you, call the FBI. Since the transaction happen through the mail, this is a federal crime. Just a though but I had a situation and the FBI did get involved in it because it happen through the mail.

Keep us posted. Not all PA members are like Ken.

 

[HillbillyUHF]

Tom...check out the "scammed" thread. It explains it all. Shawn is justified in his going public!!

Take care!!

TOTALY JUSTIFIED.....................
Ken Wetzle is jest one real rotten EGG!
Nuff Said!
Hillbilly

 

[nova1010]

Well guys still nothing from Mr.Wetzel,no emails no scanner,nothing ,I called my local police department and have an appointment on Wednesday to file a mail fraud claim,koleary suggested I contact the FBI because mail fraud is a federal offence,can I do that?there is a local ham in Kens area that says he has spoken to Ken a few times and he'll see whats up,I called Kens today and this time I got a busy signal,at least I know someone was there,and BTW Tom(KR4BD) I've tried every way posible to contact Mr.Wetzel,Ive even sent him a hand writen letter and still no responce,hopfully Ken will send my Alinco DJ-X2000T back or the BC796d he promised as a trade,if not well then the you know whats going to hit the fan,come this Wednesday I begin to file email fraud against Mr.Ken Wezel,and if posible get the FBI involved,what ever it takes,I work very hard for the things I enjoy and dont intend on being ripped off by the likes of Ken Wetzel,thanks to all who has helped,you guys are a great bunch thanks,and I'keep you all posted as to what happens.

 

[hai_akeeba]

Mail fraud would most likely be handled by the U.S. Postals Inspectors Office, not the FBI. Check with your local postmaster

 

[nova1010]

Well folks,I finally received an email from Ken Wetzel tonight(after 5 weeks),saying he is sending my radio back to me,He also provided a tracking number which turns out to be lagitamite,and I should receive my radio by Thursday, August 18,We'll see what happens.I'll will keep you posted as to what happens Guys,Thanks

 

[nova1010]

Alinco DJ-X2000T

Well today I received my Alinco DJ-X2000T back,cost me $48 for import charges,plus the $30 it cost me to ship it,and user manual is missing,but hey Im just glad to get it back,it works good,still looking brand new and just glad things turned out they way they did,could have been worse,but I wasnt goning to give up that easy,and of course I'd like to say THANKS to ALL who has helped me in this matter,anytime I can help any of you out just say the word.

 

[nova1010]

opps

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