Like many other people on this site, I have been scammed. This is what happened. I have been buying phones from a guy I met on craigslist Vancouver for 3 times already. Each time he is able to supple me with 3 to 10 phones (whether it’s blackberry or iphones). It’s always we meet in person and I hand over the cash while he hands over the phones. As usual, he called me on Sunday Night and said he got another shipment of 12 iphones coming in on Tues (Mar.31 09), but this time he requires me to pay him $450 x 12phones in advance as a deposit on Mar 30. To reassure me, he said he’ll give me 2 pieces of ID ( SIN and WASHINGTON driver’s license). I said I will think about it and the max. I can pay (if terms are agreed on) was $3000. After 5 mins, he txted me and say “He trusts me and tell me to pay him $3000).” I said I’ll think about it, and he just went ahead and paid his friend (if there is such person) Later when I called him saying that this is too suspicious, he claims that he already PAID his friend and that there is no way to breach the contract. After much thinking, I decided to pay him $3000 for deposit.
Mar 30 09: I went to the Royal bank with him, watched him deposited the cheque of $3000 into his Royal Bank account. Gave me 2 pieces of ID (the birthday year on his Washington ID dont’ even match the bank account info, which he claims that there’s a mistake in translation). After we left the bank, he sent me a message saying I can pick up the phones after 7pm on Mar 31.
Mar 31 09: He txted me saying his friend’s plane (the one bringing the phones) from edmonton got cancelled and that his friend will take the next plane that will arrive at Vancouver by April 1, latest
April 1 09: no responding to ANY calls. basically vanished into the thin air.
His name is Vahram Dughestani
Date of Birth 20 Oct 1988
Address: Apt 206-283 Davie street Vancouver B.C. V6B 5T6
Phone #: 778-997-0602
Can anyone offer any advice as to how to claim back my $3000?
Note: Please be aware when you’re buying stuff from a source you are no familiar with.
This post was submitted by jj.
April 16th, 2009 at 11:46 am
You must be mentally incompetent.
April 16th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
also a victim but my amount is much smaller than yours. let me know if you have any details on him.
April 17th, 2009 at 12:53 am
A fool and his money are soon parted.
April 21st, 2009 at 12:13 am
Heads up, he’s got a record with the RCMP.
hope he goes to jail!!
July 12th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
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This is the newest #, I dealt with him recently. Didn’t buy anything though.
September 6th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
he owes me 13k.
give me a response and i’ll sit him down with you and well get our money back. I know him personally, he changes his numbers often as he owes me a large amount of money, hes a dumbass fatfuck yes?
anyways , if you would like to figure out how to get your money back, i can get a hold of him but it will take some time. his davie address is correct tho i think.
anyways. reply and well get together and get him
September 21st, 2009 at 3:25 pm
reply to SS
you got a email where i can respond to? let’s talk more in the emails.
September 21st, 2009 at 3:28 pm
reply to SK
thanks for your information, i really appreciate it
September 30th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
today i am filing a police report about him, ive jsut recently been scammed by him i dont know if we all get together, we can make a better case against him to make sure he doesnt do this to anyone else again. I went to highschool have known this guy so years and never imagined he would fuck me over, when i tried to help him.
A friend of mine told me to look him up on the inet to see if anything came up and there is pages of this stuff about how hes scammed people. Like i said ive known him for years and he knows my family and if he will do this stuff to a friend he doesnt care who he is hurting, hes screwed me royaly and I have been in tears for the last 2 days becuase i dont have the money to pay back, anyways lovin_me_@hotmail.com if there is any other questions of if anyones got a plan of action.
October 2nd, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Next court appearance for Vahram Dughestani is 16-OCT-2009 11:00 AM 100
IGP. Anyone wishing to get their money back, this is your chance
http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/court-lists/criminal/lists/Vancouver_Provincial_Court-Completed_Provincial_Court_List.pdf
October 8th, 2009 at 4:15 am
the same thing happend to me with fake cheques anyone have a recent phone number i got a bunch of fakes, i knew him to but i cant find him or his “dads company” anywhere please help im out 3000$$
October 8th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
you should all be happy to know he is in jail now, and will not be coming out for atleast a year. his going to do his time for the crime he committed. today is a great day
October 13th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
that a lie… i saw him the other day on davie street by the donair place.
don’t give up yet people… he’s scum….
October 21st, 2009 at 1:48 pm
He also as a great habit of going to car dealers and test driving cars — leaving fake deposit cheques and suggesting his financing is pre-approved at the TD Bank in West Vancouver. He will then take the car on a test drive and never return.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Vahram’s nickname is Bear and he’s not in jail. He’s in court practically every other day, just go to http://bit.ly/HFzmp and search using his last name. Vahram’s picture can be seen through this link, http://bit.ly/3XGUSa . Its been alleged that he is affiliated with the United Nations Gang.
November 10th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
dont worry there will be some not so nice people visiting him very soon, this guy lives in paranoia, get ur money quick before he goes missing or moves away from town