Quickasyoucan Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 (edited) National breaking news Man charged over puppy fraud POLICE have charged a Gold Coast man who allegedly scammed $100,000 out of potential buyers for pure-bred British bulldog pups. Police allege the man ripped off dozens of customers, none of whom ever saw the pups they ordered online or got refunds for deposits of thousands of dollars. The 41-year-old from Pacific Pines was arrested on Wednesday after an investigation by Coomera detectives into complaints from around Australia and overseas. The man is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on September 28 on numerous fraud offences and a dangerous drug charge. It's believed the fraud charges cite a total of more than $100,000. Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/natio...1#ixzz0yFuEdeBn ETA: I believe this person has been the subject of previous threads here. Edited September 1, 2010 by Quickasyoucan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I hope there's plenty of civil suits that give folk their money back too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 I guess we can talk about him now, given he's been charged, he's unlikely to be threatening to sue anyone, any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojath Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Ha! Suck eggs! I hope he doesn't get off too easily. People like him reflect poorly on registered breeders everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxx'sBuddy Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 (edited) they havent mention his name any where but i did find this: http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/0...court-news.html COOMERA detectives have arrested a 41-year-old Pacific Pines man after an ongoing investigation into several complaints of fraud involving the alleged sale of pure breed British bulldogs. The man is facing a number of fraud offences and a possession of a dangerous drug charge. He is expected to appear at the Southport Magistrates Court on September 28. Anyone with any further information which could assist police should contact their local police station or Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au Edited September 1, 2010 by Jaxx'sBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.M Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 (edited) there was one online paper naming names and DOL gets a mention as well, is it ok to post a linky? I don't want to get anyone in trouble ETA see linky below Edited September 1, 2010 by JRM75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundyburger Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/dog-bre...6-1225912827545 This one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickasyoucan Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 See he owes his landlord $25,000 too. and a dangerous drug charge (not sure what that means exactly thought it was normally possession of a controlled substance). Shame that DOL is mentioned the way it is, to me it almost implies they were the only source of the online advertising, but maybe that's my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casowner Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 "umm what just bit me on the ass?" "oh it is just Karma, where have you been I've been expecting you!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Baggins Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Herald Sun Link. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/...x-1225907453477 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottychick Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Link isn't working for me. I dont know what everyones talkiing about LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D & D Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Link isn't working for me. I dont know what everyones talkiing about LOL Try this one, he features in DNA too. http://www.dognewsaustralia.com.au/ May need to scroll down a bit. There was many a thread on him (and his wife). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercharged Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 "umm what just bit me on the ass?" "oh it is just Karma, where have you been I've been expecting you!" OHHHHHH YEAHHHHHH! Love it! Thank god he finally was caught out, lets just hope all involved get their share... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxx'sBuddy Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 "umm what just bit me on the ass?" "oh it is just Karma, where have you been I've been expecting you!" OHHHHHH YEAHHHHHH! Love it! Thank god he finally was caught out, lets just hope all involved get their share... lets hope all who were scammed report it to the police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casowner Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Honest question - if he owes $x in rent etc what are the chances of the duped people getting any compensation from him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottychick Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Got it thanks! I think I recall reading some of those threads. I note that a British Bulldog breeder in dogzonline's breed pages associates themselves with him. I was a bit surprised to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxx'sBuddy Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Honest question - if he owes $x in rent etc what are the chances of the duped people getting any compensation from him? not much i think. that is another reason they should all go to the police. even if they dont get their money back he will get a harsher punishment if he has scammed more people. at the moment i read they think there is 30 people affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugUrPup Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 This guy tried to scam me ages ago. So glad he's been caught!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mish13 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Glad he has been caught, but I have to say the puppies they showed on the TV tonight were so cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarakay Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Well well they have finally caught this person lets hope everyone gets some kind of compensation.Have meet some people that he scammed in person and they weren't about to let this DOG lie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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