AlexCA
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The police report will be filed tomorrow. Of course, I’m not going to leave this as it is.
Possible scam or serious issues with radioparts.com (International Radio LLC)
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I have two separate orders placed with them right now as well as a friend that I recommended place an order with them back in December of 24 for some items and we are both still waiting for shipment of out items. We have been getting concerned that we have screwed out of the money we paid them. Every time I call to check the status of my orders the lady that answers the phone tells me they are on back order and she seems real short with me on the phone. I can’t figure out why as I am very nice to her but the nice side of me is over now. I live in Iowa but am about ready to head there and pay a visit and it will not be a pleasant one. I’ve hunted people down before that have stolen from me and have great deal of fun doing it. It appears as though my next bounty hunt is about to begin, and so far I have won every hunt I’ve been on and WILL win again. Nobody steals from me and gets away with it. If there is one thing in this world I hate more than anything else it is thievery!!!
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I went down the rabbit hole on O'Malley in the court system and found he recently sued another guy for intellectual property theft, claiming this other party took advantage of the death of another employee to steal a computer and passwords. I could not find anymore details than that. It sounds like the scam continues.
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As a Brit I am surprised you dont have similar systems to us? It seems a straightforward dispute. I suspect here, an order of that amount would be treated as a business dispute as its not typical consumer activity. Here, we would use the government system, find out their financial status, and then take legal action if they actually have the ability to pay. If they are skint, probably pointless. If they are a limited company, trading while insolvent is an offence, and that is where the police might take action. Not understanding the US system, is the problem them being in a different state? Clearly they are still selling, using personal accounts, and it isnt just you? I hope you find a solution, but if he has no money to pay you, and nothing that could be seized you may be stuck. Our court system here sends in baillifs, but if there is nothing of value, it rarely ends well.
AlexCA
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Even if Bryan had his website and email (the radioparts.com domain) stolen, he could still respond on Facebook or from his personal Gmail address. However, he does not do that.
AlexCA
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Well, Bryan closed his Facebook profile after I messaged him privately and tagged him in the post.
This is yet another confirmation that he is indeed the one behind this whole scam.
After the PayPal situation, this is one more indirect piece of evidence.
This is yet another confirmation that he is indeed the one behind this whole scam.
After the PayPal situation, this is one more indirect piece of evidence.
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I filed everything with the BBB a long time ago, but the business (radioparts.com) hasn’t responded to them for 20 days either. Everything indicates that the owner has gone completely rogue and plans to keep enjoying life, strolling around the beach in that fancy hat he wore on his Facebook photos. They say my case should be published publicly soon.
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I used to live in Lauderhill. I live in Kendall now. If you give me their address I can drive up there tomorrow and see what's at the address.
Ignore the BBB. It is a voluntary coalition of businesses who pay for a BBB rating and the accused business can elect to ignore any decision that the accused does not like. They have no investigatory or enforcement authority.
Some businesses are trustworthy and others are willing to steal your money.
Some businesses are trustworthy and others are willing to steal your money.
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His lawsuit may be a diversion from the fact that as the owner of the business he is legally responsible for what is going on. The fact that they are still taking orders is disturbing.
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See my post:
Possible scam or serious issues with radioparts.com (International Radio LLC)
I’m starting this topic here after talking with a moderator (N9JIG) who pointed me to the right section for this kind of report. Thanks for that, by the way. Hi everyone. My name is Alex, I’m from Canada and the US. I’ve been into radios for almost 20 years - collector, hobbyist, monitoring...
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These claims could be handled in small claims court. There would need to be some research, first to determine the venue of where the lawsuit takes place. The place of business and the owners residence are in two different court jurisdictions. Alternatly the victims address could be the jurisdiction. These are legal questions to determine. Then there is the difficulty in collecting even on this pretty simple lawsuit. How does one get O'Malley to pay up? You cannot attach to his real estate if he is homesteaded (The very reason so many grifters have Florida as a primary residence). So you will have to research what other real estate or tangible property is owned. Not an impossible task, but this is what lawyers do routinely. Lets say he owns a boat or a new expensive car. Those could be attached. Does the business own equipment? Was it apparent as tangible property? Go for it. It would be easy if this were say a construction company as one could sneak into the construction site and get VIN's off of BobCats and Kubota front loaders and you would have $150K of stuff to attach a lien. If he decides to utter the words 'bankruptcy" you go to the back of the line.
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It's still up, you were probably blocked.
AlexCA
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Great, now we know he blocked only me. That means he received all the messages on Facebook and by email, and that he’s the one behind this scam. I’m heading to the PD to file a report.
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See my post:
Possible scam or serious issues with radioparts.com (International Radio LLC)
I’m starting this topic here after talking with a moderator (N9JIG) who pointed me to the right section for this kind of report. Thanks for that, by the way. Hi everyone. My name is Alex, I’m from Canada and the US. I’ve been into radios for almost 20 years - collector, hobbyist, monitoring...forums.radioreference.com
There is nothing there at that address 4015 NE 6th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. Sorry.
paulears
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He seems to have no FB posts and no about info now. Its up, but empty. Good luck with recovery..
I see it looks like his wife or "was" his wife must be Melissa O'Malley from looking at her Facebook. I seen she commented on pretty much the only photo on his profile page and went to her page to investigate. I see her most recent profile picture is of just her whereas the most of the previous profile pictures had Bryan in them. I wonder if they divorced or something? 
That is just purely speculation though and perhaps that didn't happen. Perhaps they thought it'd be best for her to not have him in her more recent photos to keep her from possibly getting bothered from people upset with Bryan. But if there was a divorce that could explain some of what's going on. She may have took his money and ran. That little detail I noticed just kind of intrigues me a little bit I guess.
That is just purely speculation though and perhaps that didn't happen. Perhaps they thought it'd be best for her to not have him in her more recent photos to keep her from possibly getting bothered from people upset with Bryan. But if there was a divorce that could explain some of what's going on. She may have took his money and ran. That little detail I noticed just kind of intrigues me a little bit I guess.FiberTechNE
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Registered here just to contribute my two cents to this thread which someone else pointed out to me.
I placed an order with them a year ago (around $500 worth of parts). I was told it was backordered and didn't think much of it as I know this happens regularly with parts from MSI. But as time went on, they kept giving me the runaround saying to wait a bit longer and it should be in the next month, etc. I finally placed an order for the same exact parts with another vendor and got them quickly which led me to figure out I had probably been ripped off.
I haven't contacted my bank yet but assume I'm probably much too late for a chargeback. I'm just thankful I didn't lose more than I did and hopeful that others will find this thread and steer clear of this shady business.
At this point they have stopped responding to me by e-mail. For what it's worth if any buyers want to try to contact him by certified mail or serve him with legal process, his name is associated with at least two properties: one in Palm Beach and one in one in Albertson, NY (which is listed as the mailing address for the property in Palm Beach). I'm not sure if it's allowed to post the full addresses here but if it is I will happily do so.
I placed an order with them a year ago (around $500 worth of parts). I was told it was backordered and didn't think much of it as I know this happens regularly with parts from MSI. But as time went on, they kept giving me the runaround saying to wait a bit longer and it should be in the next month, etc. I finally placed an order for the same exact parts with another vendor and got them quickly which led me to figure out I had probably been ripped off.
I haven't contacted my bank yet but assume I'm probably much too late for a chargeback. I'm just thankful I didn't lose more than I did and hopeful that others will find this thread and steer clear of this shady business.
At this point they have stopped responding to me by e-mail. For what it's worth if any buyers want to try to contact him by certified mail or serve him with legal process, his name is associated with at least two properties: one in Palm Beach and one in one in Albertson, NY (which is listed as the mailing address for the property in Palm Beach). I'm not sure if it's allowed to post the full addresses here but if it is I will happily do so.
I just looked at hers He is all over it..I see it looks like his wife or "was" his wife must be Melissa O'Malley from looking at her Facebook. I seen she commented on pretty much the only photo on his profile page and went to her page to investigate. I see her most recent profile picture is of just her whereas the most of the previous profile pictures had Bryan in them. I wonder if they divorced or something?
My career of 40 years was as a commercial credit manager. Our clients were large national and multinational construction related firms usually running balances in mid to upper seven figures. However, this is kind of a classic business case scenario.
While this is only a wild guess, I've seen the situation you described evolve perhaps several hundred times. The scenario has all the earmarks of a business failure, suppliers cutting them off from credit usually due to non payment, and stripping them of their affiliation. As employees get swamped with complaints their responses dwindle, become nonsensical, until finally they no longer respond. Eventually they leave, but clients seldom are aware unless someone actually picks up the phone and talks to you. As far as Zendesk is concerned that is only a customer service portal to provide management with tools to track customer service. If management has abandoned the business, for whatever reasons, there is no one who cares what the Zendesk data is saying, or Zendesk has cut them off too. Only speculation.
This is a sad situation, but unfortunately a very common one in all industries where suppliers provide largely unsecured credit lines to their retail outlet clients to make sales easier and products readily available to the pubic.
While this is only a wild guess, I've seen the situation you described evolve perhaps several hundred times. The scenario has all the earmarks of a business failure, suppliers cutting them off from credit usually due to non payment, and stripping them of their affiliation. As employees get swamped with complaints their responses dwindle, become nonsensical, until finally they no longer respond. Eventually they leave, but clients seldom are aware unless someone actually picks up the phone and talks to you. As far as Zendesk is concerned that is only a customer service portal to provide management with tools to track customer service. If management has abandoned the business, for whatever reasons, there is no one who cares what the Zendesk data is saying, or Zendesk has cut them off too. Only speculation.
This is a sad situation, but unfortunately a very common one in all industries where suppliers provide largely unsecured credit lines to their retail outlet clients to make sales easier and products readily available to the pubic.
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