This seller is a liar and a cheat. Don't trade with him unless you want to be SCAMMED

I'm still taking it real easy and giving SmurfALMIGHTY the full benefit of the doubt on this one. Even though it's been over three weeks since I sent him $210, well, all I got left is hope, heh. I have faith that if he can't deliver the codes any longer he'll at least refund our payments. Again, I'm running on faith here.
 
Good grief, another possible scammer. Sorry to hear about everyone's losses, hope he returns the cash or sends the codes. Good luck folks and if he doesn't end up sending the codes, call his local police.
 
He did hook me up with a good 12mo code in place of one of the 4000pt codes so he still owes me one code/$30. I don't know what's up but I just don't get the impression he's straight out trying to scam anyone... I could be wrong.
 
This is why I make it a point to avoid people who strictly want money orders, too easy to pull this crap. Paypal for all its faults at least tells me they got the money and have scammed me within days instead of the weeks some of you have been waiting. Hopes this gets resolved for the better
 
[quote name='goomba478']I have to say too I am a little nervous as well. I sent him $300 for 10 codes and one bonus points card. I got around 9 codes and three of them didn't work, and he hasn't responded to any of my recent messages either :( I'm not sure what's going on. I feel like I'm out $120 now.... let me know if you guys hear anything.

He kept re-assuring me that this would all blow over quickly, but I haven't heard anything in a week now and there's no way he didn't get my USPS Money Order by now :([/QUOTE]

$300 cash all at once? You got balls...
 
[quote name='goomba478']Please Smurf, if you can read these messages (and I believe you can), just send out our codes and put this in the past. You'll save yourself a lot of trouble. We trusted you, don't cheat us.[/QUOTE]Being in Trading Time Out keeps you out of the Trading Forum. He can't read anything being posted in here, though he can certainly respond to PM's. He's choosing not to, which is never a good sign.

[quote name='gar3']I'm still taking it real easy and giving SmurfALMIGHTY the full benefit of the doubt on this one. Even though it's been over three weeks since I sent him $210, well, all I got left is hope, heh. I have faith that if he can't deliver the codes any longer he'll at least refund our payments. Again, I'm running on faith here.[/QUOTE]Faith won't get you your money back.
 
I can trade Red Faction Guerrilla and 10$ CC for a 4000 and 1600 card. Actually nevermind, didn't read the opinions of other people about yourself.
 
For whatever it's worth, I bought two 4000 point cards a month or two ago from him (sending cash via USPS Priority Mail), and everything worked out fine. He actually sent me the codes first, after which I mailed off payment.
 
Well, it sucks to see these recent developments. I did buy one of the 4k cards from him a while back and had no problems. Why suckaz gots to turn to the dark side?
 
Maybe he is still good for it but has had some sort of crisis or osmething and cant do trade right now? Give him the a little slack if many people had good transactions before..
 
[quote name='flameofdoom666']Maybe he is still good for it but has had some sort of crisis or osmething and cant do trade right now? Give him the a little slack if many people had good transactions before..[/QUOTE]He could easily respond to PM's, AIM IM's or emails. He's not doing that from what people are saying.
 
Just to let you guys know, I just received a code from Smurf for the first time in a while. I can't verify it yet (have to go home to do so) but it IS potentially a good sign. Maybe we just have to give him the benefit of the doubt. I realize he posts his PM's by phone (iPhone specifically) but a little explanation would be good.

I will let you know if the code is a valid one :)
 
yes, goomba please keep us updated. was it a points or subscription code? feeling a little better i guess. i have an iphone myself, and it is a hassle, as cag loads slow on our phones, but still business is business. we should at least be informed of his status.
 
360 l33t sauce, I just verified it and the code WAS valid :) It's one of the 12+1 Xbox Live cards. So he still owes me 3 of those and one points codes, but I'm slightly more positively minded now. I am crossing my fingers!
 
i just a lengthy conversation with him. for what it's worth, chat transcript below.

Megaera
8:14
hello
would you please update me on the live cards situation? you have received my money, please let me know when i will have my 2 codes
if you are out of codes, please send the money back
8:55OmgSmurfALMIGHTY became active
Megaera
10:42
hello?

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:43
Yessum/
?
Megaera
10:43
hey dude
whats the story with the live codes?

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:43
What story
Megaera
10:43
i sent you cash, havent received the two codes

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:43
Lol
I just got your money today
Verify it by tracking if you'd like
Megaera
10:44
theres quite an uproar on the forums over it, ive just been wanting to touch base, no response

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:44
I responded i've just ignored people who haven't done business with me and are just joining the uproar

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:44
i've already talked to the people who i owe codes
Megaera
10:44
the silence just freaked me out a bit

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:45
and have already sent the majority of them out
Goomba just cleaned me out of like 9 codes
and the fact that my thread has been open all this time people are still sending me money for codes I don't have putting me on the spot
making me seem like the bad guy

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:46
I told the moderator on 4 seperate occasions to at least close my thread or edit it at the least if he's not going to lift my ban from trading
People can think what they want it's fine
I know who I owe codes they aren't left out in the dark
i've sold thousands of dollars worth of codes and i'm not about to ruin my rep over like 6 codes I owe people

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:47
So the whole theory of me running off with peoples money can go out the window
Sorry about 200-300 dollars isn't worth it to me
Goomba knows i'm good for it considering he's gotten at least 30-40 codes from me

Megaera
10:48
when do you think you'll restock?

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:48
Whenever I get stock I can send you them and like I told everyone else if you want a 12+1 month instead I can manage that

Megaera
10:48
nah, i dont use live. just need the points to buy a few games

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:49
Well im throwing out the option like I did everyone else
I owe leet sauce, goomba, and taskmaster another code
Everyone else I don't know who the fuck they even are lol

Megaera
10:50
if its going to be a long time for the points, need you to send the cash back. i contacted you before sending the cash to make sure you were in fact still selling them, there wasn't any mention of a delay. its not a big deal, but id rather go ahead and buy thm for a few bucks more and have them now if theres going to be a big wait

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:50
shouldn't be much of a wait
and the real reason theres a delay because I had a few scammers jipp me out of a bunch of codes
I sold a large batch
he claimed the majority didn't work
even though i verified them all prior
so instead of making a hassle and arguing I gave it to them
replacements that is
I planned on getting a new batch the following day so it wasn't a big deal
then the batch wasn't as big as I expected
so it put me under

Megaera
10:51
gotcha. we lookin at days? weeks?

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:52
a week at most for the most part
might have 1 4k or something
have to lookl
look


Megaera
10:52
cool

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:53
don't think I do
spoke too soon
i have to organize my list
I should have a 1 or 2 if anything
I usually mark people down and the problem with that is if they back out and dont tell me then im stuck with codes that are marked as sold
so I stopped doing that lately lol
So I can go through that list
see what wasn't sold and I can get back to you

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:56
I'm aware of who I owe codes people are just jumping on the he's a scammer band wagon

Megaera
10:58
its wrong, but it's easy enough to do, sending $ through mail is a bit nervewracking. communicating a bit more might help ease that
thats whats freaking me out

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:58
if I was going to scam someone it would be for a lot more lol
it's not worth $60 bucks
80+ transactions on cag alone including 10-15 bulk orders?
lol
Just doesn't add up

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
10:59
I just hit a dead spot with this ban that needs to be resolved so I can finally tell everyone to stop sending me cash
Then theres idiots who send me cash
but don't tell me who the hell they're
not even tracking
so it's like ahh?

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
11:01
IMO if I was a mean person i would just pocket it all
Because they failed to listen to strickly told instructions which i note 2-3 times before they even send cash
Just leave a note lol
all i ask
Pure stupidity

Megaera
11:03
heh
right on. alright well i gotta crash, please send the codes when they come in, if they arent in by next friday, id appreciate an update just so i know whats up
thanks, later

OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
11:04
k
 
thanks megaera, so another week of waiting or so. glad i'm not getting scammed. so he's trying to get a new batch of codes. it's a believable scenario.. but if we knew that earlier we wouldn't have been left in the dark to worry.
 
[quote name='360 l33t sauce']thanks megaera, so another week of waiting or so. glad i'm not getting scammed. so he's trying to get a new batch of codes. it's a believable scenario.. but if we knew that earlier we wouldn't have been left in the dark to worry.[/QUOTE]

maybe im being naive, but i think he'll sort it out. He would benefit a lot from being more communicative and organized.
 
Well it seems like everyone's getting all optimistic now... so I guess I'll hold out a little bit of hope. I sent him $60 for two 4000 point codes a few days before the trading ban appeared (with delivery confirmation and a note with instructions as to what I wanted and my CAG name so as to be able to receive the points) and I haven't heard or received anything from him.
 
I've been fairly optimistic the whole time. Like Smurf said in that chat log, I have ordered a lot of codes from him (not quite 30-40 lol, but more like 20 or so). I'm glad he's good at keeping records too :) I know from running my GFC business that it gets really insane when you have a lot of people ordering from you and sending random cash without notes. Definitely a tough thing. Glad he's working it out though. Hang in there Smurf, I can't wait for you to get your trading ban lifted. Thanks for the posts megaera!
 
smurf seriously needs to communicate more/better. The chat log above was from 8/6. In that conversation he told me he should have codes in a week, and i asked him to contact me if it would be longer, which he agreed to. As of 8/16, no contact, no response to instant messages over this weekend.
 
OmgSmurfALMIGHTY
11:01
IMO if I was a mean person i would just pocket it all
Because they failed to listen to strickly told instructions which i note 2-3 times before they even send cash
Just leave a note lol
all i ask
Pure stupidity


In other words, he would take off with the money, if he could get away with it. Smurf has no balls, I would never do business with someone who talks like a thug. I guess you guys know that now. Your going to be headed where you belong Smurfbitch.
 
i dont get the impression he is going to follow through. he mysteriously goes idle every time i try to contact him now on AIM. how do we contact the moderators at the forum who are investigating this guy's issues?
 
so who else here is still missing items from smurfALMIGHTY aka Danny Stern?

I'd like to compile a full list of those having difficulties to send to him for response, and also to make available to postal inspectors and forum mods in the event he does not follow through. willing to give the guy the benefit of the doubt as he doesnt seem to be a very organized seller, but if he continues to fail to do such simple things as reply with status, I dont think we have much option but to assume that he has defrauded us.
 
it's been almost a month since i have last talked to him via pm. my payment was sent out about or over a month ago before investigation started. if he doesn't respond, i'm filing a report within the next few days.
 
Like I said, this is why I wouldn't do business with someone who talks like a moron/thug. For instance, "$30 4000 Point Codes IS BACK!" I think you guys should've known by reading that, lmao. ..."As well as 12+1"

Well I hope you guys get your money back. Hey Smurf, your going to be somebody's bitch! Do the right thing man for real.
 
[quote name='JohnDoeHoe']Like I said, this is why I wouldn't do business with someone who talks like a moron/thug. For instance, "$30 4000 Point Codes IS BACK!" I think you guys should've known by reading that, lmao. ..."As well as 12+1"

Well I hope you guys get your money back. Hey Smurf, your going to be somebody's bitch! Do the right thing man for real.[/QUOTE]
All this input from someone with no trader transactions on Cag. I'd recommend people take your advice and not trade with you as well for being a person "who talks like a moron/thug." Good luck everyone. I did a trade early on and he had to ship first so it went well.
 
It really doesn't matter how someone talks like. They can use internet shorthands for all I care but as long as you're as straight as an arrow with your business I have no problem.

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Ic3.gov is pretty neat. They give you a complaint ID that you can even go back to and update if you get more information.
 
[quote name='DaddyBoJangles']still no new information on this eh? Shrike or one of the other mods can't update us?[/QUOTE]He's been pretty much MIA, on here and on AIM. I think you can draw your own conclusions on what he's up to now.
 
Since I'm unlikely to see anything after filing for mail fraud and an IC3.gov complaint, I laid down some negative feedback. Not that it matters much to a person who has pretty much turned tail and ran. From what I've been hearing, SmurfAlmighty here appears to be annoyed that you'd even contact him to find out what's going on with your money or your product.
 
As a nice update, I bought several codes from this guy back when he wasn't having trouble. I only cashed a handful and had records of others I was waiting to use. Looks like he sold some of the codes that were unused to others and I'm out 5 codes. Gooba--- good luck.

I went to use them this week for the new games (after my total was dropped) and... nothing.

Wouldn't you know it... I find this thread. Go figure.
 
[quote name='MrNEWZ']As a nice update, I bought several codes from this guy back when he wasn't having trouble. I only cashed a handful and had records of others I was waiting to use. Looks like he sold some of the codes that were unused to others and I'm out 5 codes. Gooba--- good luck.

I went to use them this week for the new games (after my total was dropped) and... nothing.

Wouldn't you know it... I find this thread. Go figure.[/QUOTE]

They worked good for me. I just need to find someone to buy 4000 points from. And I'm not paying any more than $35 after only paying $30 to Smurf.
 
[quote name='aServantOfGod']They worked good for me. I just need to find someone to buy 4000 points from. And I'm not paying any more than $35 after only paying $30 to Smurf.[/QUOTE]

I bought the codes a little over a month ago. Many worked. I didn't cash them all out, but they have all been cleared. I verified with my MS history, now to find if I can research who actually used the codes.
 
To continue the update--- the seller has signed on regularly to Xbox Live and is actively ignorning questions.

Is anyone else contacting local law enforcement?
 
[quote name='averox']Since I'm unlikely to see anything after filing for mail fraud and an IC3.gov complaint, I laid down some negative feedback. Not that it matters much to a person who has pretty much turned tail and ran. From what I've been hearing, SmurfAlmighty here appears to be annoyed that you'd even contact him to find out what's going on with your money or your product.[/QUOTE]

annoyed?... wow. just wow.
 
Hey is there anyway you will take Fable II off my hands , for my Microsoft Points . :applause: . It has the game manual , case , and obviously the disc . It very little noticeable scratches . I could send it to you , if you wanna see the quality . I would rate at 4/5 Stars.
 
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