Friday, September 09, 2005

Spammer Christopher Smith arrested as he came back to the U.S.

Diversification Helps Spammer Make Fortune

“… He was just 25 when the feds in May shut down his flagship company, Xpress Pharmacy Direct, and seized $1.8 million in luxury cars, two homes and $1.3 million in cash held by Smith and associates.

But even then, prosecutors say, he refused to give up.

They say he tried to relaunch his online pharmacy from an offshore haven—the Dominican Republic—intending to build his business back up to $4.1 million in sales by its second month, right where it was before.

Brian McWilliams, author of “Spam Kings,” said young people like Smith aren’t unusual in the fast-buck world of spammers.

“A lot of them are guys who haven’t had success anywhere else in life but they find this easy money to be made in the spam trade,” he said. “They don’t want to give it up.”

Authorities were waiting when Smith flew back to Minneapolis in late June.

Smith remains free on bail as he awaits another hearing Thursday on contempt-of-court charges for which prosecutors are seeking six months in jail. He also faces a grand jury investigation of his e-mail businesses, which could lead to more charges and potentially longer sentences. ...”

Why did he come back????  Christoper Smith just learned the lesson of his life:

“… As Davis freed Smith on bail, he put him on home monitoring and ordered him to surrender his passports. ...”

As this case shows once again, just because someone makes a lot of money doesn’t mean that he’s smart.  Smart criminals keep their money and assets “diversified” in many different accounts, owned by various entities that can’t be connected to them and off-shore.  I sound like I’m one of them, but that’s just what you learn when you follow the lawsuits.

And, I can’t say that I noticed getting less spam.

Monday, August 29, 2005

My e-mail to Optima attorneys Pistone & Wolder re. the audio recording of “John Stephens”

My e-mail to the Optima attorneys:

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I understand that Pistone & Wolder represents notorious junk faxers and scammers OPTIMA and ALI SHAW.

At http://fight-back.us/forum/index.php?showtopic=705 I posted a couple excerpts from audio recorded when I was transferred after calling the number on the junk fax.

I suspect that the person who identified himself as “John Stephens” is really Ali Shaw.  Please let me know if I’m wrong, and if so, how I can contact Mr. Stephens.

I haven’t filed suit yet and of course you may also submit a settlement offer.

Thanks,

Christine Baker

Sunday, August 14, 2005

National Way Healthcare radio ad claims the $135 program reduces a $1,800 bill to $100

I would IMMEDIATELY sign up if there was a chance that it is true. 

However, in my dealings with National Way, fka Health One, I learned that they’re nothing but a bunch of liars.

I posted the ad with these ridiculous representations

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Discovery: Health One denies sending the faxes - Mike McVay has IQ below 40?

The Health One Response to my Request for Admissions

This is very interesting.  Mike McVay, Health One - now National Way Healthcare, denies that they sent or caused to have sent the faxes, but admits having approved me.

The tooth fairy sent me the fax application which they subsequently approved?

Mr. McVay denies that Health One did business in Arizona in 2004, admits they approved me, and does not know whether the approved application contained my Arizona address.

How dimwitted can he be?  The application is part of my initial disclosures, all posted at CreditCourt.  These criminals don’t stop at anything, they’ll have “I’m an IDIOT” tattooed on their forehead if they think it might get them a dismissal.

And, I still don’t have an answer or any response to the complaint.  And I don’t have the responses to the interrogatories and requests for production.

Thursday, August 04, 2005

MortgageXpress—MXPR—protecting the junk faxers and now listed at PennyStock-Fraud.info

MortgageXpress—MXPR is now listed at PennyStock-Fraud.info and I posted our correspondence at Fight Back!!!

Most likely, Minh really didn’t know about the faxes, but her boss knows exactly what’s going on.

My mail today:

I didn’t receive a response, does that mean MortgageXpress only responds to lawsuits? 

I will be publicizing that MortgageXpress protects the junk faxers and is most likely involved with the junk faxing, the SEC should investigate, junk fax recipients should sue MortgageXpress, as should shareholders who lost their investments when (not if) MortgageXpress goes bankrupt.

Also, MortgageXpress is now listed at PennyStock-Fraud.info

If there’s anything wrong with my conclusions, feel free to let me know.

Christine

Friday, July 29, 2005

L_2_H aka Leads_2_Health aka L2H Inc. Kingston, Jamaica

A reader sent me a couple links regarding L2H, posted at Fight Back: L_2_H aka Leads_2_Health aka L2H Inc. Kingston, Jamaica, and aka Health Match, a division of L_2_H A B.V.I. LTD

Health Match?  Never heard that before.  Why do I think that it may not be true that they are a BVI or in Jamaica?  Well, it could be true, but I guess it makes no difference.  No matter who they are, nobody is going to stop the faxes or make them pay up.

If anyone actually gets to them, they’ll just change their name.

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

7/19/05 MortgageXpress stock tout—MXPR - “the MicroCap report”

Another mortgage company stock tout.  I sent them an email asking who ordered the junk faxes and posted the fax at Fight Back:

7/19/05 MortgageXpress stock tout—MXPR, “the MicroCap report”

Monday, July 18, 2005

The liars at Association Healthcare Management

At Texas AG sued Mike & Kristopher Rabie, Family Health and Family Care/NAPP aka Association Health ... Steven posted today:

“The suit against them has been resolved here in Texas. I have been monitoring the suits filed against these Discount Card companies, especially here in Texas where I reside. These companies however are doing legitimate work around the country. Due to the bad apples in the industry, honest companies such as Family Health and Family Care, who deliver on their promises, are being prosecuted. If I was in charge of an “Alternative to Insurance” company, despite probably doing no wrong, I would watch my back.”

Of course I suspected that this was someone associated with those con artists, but I thought I’d ask for some documentation about the suit being “resolved.” Interestingly, the e-mail with my comment notification bounced:

... User unknown

So I checked his IP:

http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/whois.ch?ip=64.219.68.66+

Location: United States [City: Houston, Texas]

NOTE: More information appears to be available at NET-64-219-68-64-1.

SBC Internet Services - Southwest SBIS-3BL (NET-64-216-0-0-1)
64.216.0.0 - 64.219.255.255
Association Healthcare Management, Inc SBC06421906806426050202143446 (NET-64-219-68-64-1)
64.219.68.64 - 64.219.68.127

This lying BASTARD (and as stupid as it gets) might well be one of the Rabies.

Now you’ve got absolute proof that they’re CROOKS.

FYI, I’m 99% sure that these are the same scumbags that I’m suing, they’re all related.

Monday, July 11, 2005

National Way Healthcare Association radio ads - is this the finale?

I thought I wasn’t hearing right.  I dialed the 800-613-9304 and after many rings, someone claiming to be the answering service informed me that all the sales reps are busy taking calls.  Hmmmmm .... is this the final sales push?

From Attorney General Abbott Sues Two Fraudulent Houston Health Discount Card Companies

“Consumers in Texas who wish to file complaints against the companies can contact the Office of the Attorney General at 1-800-252-8011. Out-of-state consumers can call 512-463-2100 or file complaints online at http://www.oag.state.tx.us”

National Way Healthcare Association (fka Nationwide Benefits - Health One) called to solicit

This is pretty strange.  I still haven’t received the long promised motion to dismiss from their attorney Kenneth Moyer.  Sure was surprised to get their message today.

They gave me the new website http://www.select129.com/ - another private registration.  Since there is no useful info on their site, I called again and finally talked to supervisor Nathan.

It was a very long call.  It’s now $199/month and open enrollment ends this week.  Does that mean they’re finally going out of business?

Nathan finally gave me the # for National Way Healthcare Association to get more information:

Mike McVay 832-615-1012

So I did a Google search for 832-615-1012 To my surprise, the only links are to my own sites.  And there’s ALL KINDS of good stuff!  This was before I had the fax blog.

According to a comment, Health One = USA Family Medcare = 10333 Harwin in Houston and Mike McVay is the CFO.  I can’t understand why the TX AG hasn’t named ALL of them in his suit, must be time to try to get in touch with his people, this is confusing the hell out of me.

Excerpt from my old blog posting - a comment with the 4/19/04 BBB info:

MORE...

Thursday, June 30, 2005

Nationwide Benefits name change to National Way Health Care Association

According to the TX Secretary of State at 512-463-5555, Nationwide Benefits Association recently changed the name to National Way Health Care Association

More info on names and registered agents

My 6/24/05 Health One Initial Disclosures and Discovery Requests

I had Health One, Inc. served around 4/5/05 and a few weeks ago Kenneth Moyer, the attorney for Keith Hyatt, contacted me to let me know that he represents Health One.  He informed me that he was going to file a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, that’s how junk faxer and lead generator Hyatt and his company Infasource got off (until I file in California.)

Moyer hoped that the faxes were sent to my WA #.  As I went through the file, I noticed that Health One had APPROVED me for my application with my ARIZONA address.  That should take care of personal jurisdiction.

So I sent my initial disclosures and my discovery requests last week.  It’s easier the 2nd time, but since my questions are NOT canned, it does take a lot of time to try to make sure it all makes sense.

I went all out and included a CD with a couple of VMs and a long call with Paul at Health One.  He had the nerve to tell me that I had to sacrifice $189 for the nonrefundable application and first month’s premium to find out what exactly the benefits are and he continually referred to “INSURANCE.”

The plan I applied for is NOT insurance.

I got very upset as I went through the phone calls and my file with the “approved” application - it’s such a fraud!

So I included AZ consumer fraud and USC Title 18 Frauds and Swindles and Wire Fraud claims. 

In case you’re new here, I don’t have a CLUE what I’m doing.  I figure I’ll amend my complaint if they respond to my discovery requests.  I don’t know how to MAKE them respond to my complaint, whether I should file for a default judgment and what the deadline for that is.

Of course I can always refile against them if they get dismissed for some technicality such as failing to file a timely request for a default judgment.

I still want to scan and post my exhibits with my Initial Disclosures, maybe next week.  In the meantime, my initial disclosures and discovery requests are at CreditCourt and the faxes, research and other info is at the Health One Forum at Fight Back!!!

I see lots of complaints about the ongoing junk faxes, although I haven’t received any more faxes.

It would be very helpful if you could post any junk faxes you received after they have been served on 4/5/05 at Fight Back!!! or send the faxes to me at 571-222-1000.  I’d like to document that they are WILLFULLY junk faxing.

I also wouldn’t be surprised at all if they went out of business, they’re already delinquent on their taxes and AGs across the country are investigating these scammers.

Hopefully I’ll soon find the time to send my complaint to the AZ AG for investigation.

My CBSK (American Home Loans) discovery requests

I posted my requests at CreditCourt—those are my first discovery requests and I think I screwed up because AZ doesn’t allow any sub questions in the interrogatories.  It’s not a big deal though - but don’t just copy what I do.

Watch what happens and read YOUR rules.  I think in some states they have only 30 days.  I worked off samples from another state, didn’t come up with that legalese myself.

I haven’t posted the CBSK Answer and Inititial Disclosures yet, it’s a lot of scanning and I run out of time—been very busy lately.

Mandatory court arbitration is scheduled for late August. 

The arbitrator requested that the CBSK attorney extend professional courtesy assisting with some joint filing prior to the hearing - as everybody knows, I don’t have a CLUE what to do and hope that the publication of my legal ventures helps other pro se litigants.

Updates, my DRE complaint, the faxes and communications are posted at CBSK (American Home Loans) at Fight Back!!!

CBSK had offered to settle the 4 junk faxes for $500 and they obviously expect to do well in arbitration—Kingman isn’t exactly the consumer rights capitol of the nation. 

I’m looking forward to see how CBSK responds to the discovery requests, should hear from them within a couple of weeks.

As I read the AZ rules, the arbitration order IS binding unless I want to risk paying the CBSK legal fees if I don’t get at least 10% more in court.  So unless the award is really low, I’ll just file in Cal against Infasource, Hyatt, Molnar and whoever else is responsible for the 4 junk faxes for whatever I didn’t get from CBSK.

Infasource and Hyatt got dismissed because I don’t have personal jurisdiction in AZ as they don’t do business in AZ and faxed to my WA fax #.  CBSK originates loans in AZ, so they didn’t put up a fight and at issue is the dollar amount.

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

5/9/09: Notice of Judgment against Twister Networks—TWTN and CEO Bruce Thomsen

5/9/09: Notice of Judgment against TWTN and Bruce Thomsen

I doubt they’ll pay, they might just appeal.

Thursday, May 19, 2005

5/19/05 FCC Travelcomm citation for uncolicited faxes and header violations

The FCC Citation

“Travelcomm Industries, Inc. Travelcomm Industries, Inc.
a.k.a. Travel Comm, Inc. a.k.a. Travel Comm, Inc.
a.k.a. Canadian Travel a.k.a. Canadian Travel
a.k.a. Patriot Travel a.k.a. Patriot Travel
5895 Carrier Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819
5850 Lakehurst Drive, Suite 150-30
Orlando, Florida 32819
Attention: Rigoberto Sotolongo ...”

How many MILLIONS of faxes did they send?

They were served in January, ignored my complaint.