Charles Nguyen (nguyenc_07@yahoo.com) is a SCAM ARTIST

[lawlitssoo1n]

Originally Posted by The Topspin Man

hey bend008x

i have filed a crime report to the san jose police department

i have also filed a report to ic3 (which deals with fbi and other organisations to track down and hunt these cyber scammers)

thanks for your help guys =)

that ic3 thing does not even work! trust me i've tried it

so anything happen with that police claim? how about u just calling them. when i go through claims with paypal i just call its A LOT faster

[mrmo1115]

dam that must suck really bad..... you should have checked his background before dealing w/ him.

[Azzurri]

Originally Posted by fluffy Beaver

I don't see why the need to criticize the OP. Not everyone makes a warning transaction like you.

LOL..well said Beav, well said.

[sharpilistik]

Originally Posted by tenzinrocks

You know what? I think for safety, we should be able to pay on TW and TW recieves the racquets and then sends it to the buyer and cash to the seller and the same for trades so TW is the middle man for the highest safety

Haha... This is the sad future of online transactions between buyer and seller.

Tennis warehouse as an escrow service? What a nightmare.

[MichaelChang]

I just spent over 1 hour and finished reading this whole thread.
As it seems there is no material conclusion of whether the scammers have been caught/punished or not. Does the OP get the rackets back?

[EPaps]

Originally Posted by mrmo1115

dam that must suck really bad..... you should have checked his background before dealing w/ him.

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=239715

[Azzurri]

^^ha ha ha BURNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bruno hau]

FYI - new number however.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/spo/995658447.html

6 kfactor 6.1 tour and supersix limited federer bag - $130
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Reply to: sale-995658447@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2009-01-16, 1:58PM PST



I selling my 6 wilson Kfactor K6.1 Tour, this is the racket that Roger Federer is using, the condition of these racket vary from 7.5/10 to 9/10 all 3/8 gripsize, and is is sturng with high end string, there no frame damage or crack,

I asking 130 each if you buy more it cheaper. i also included a limited ed federer bag free if you buy all 6 racket.
Babolat Head Wilson Prince Yonex Gamma Tennis Racket Ball
i can be reached by phone at 408-807-7402, but it better if you email me or text me first.

[Fearsome Forehand]

Good eye, Bruno.

How did as you confirm it was him?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/spo/994836471.html

Well known SCAMMER Charlie sounds kind of desperate for cash. Claims to be quitting tennis. Good Riddance, Chuck.

I wonder how many of these rackets are stolen

Also, who takes pics of a racket covered with head tape? Bet it is all scraped up underneath.
What a jerk.

Take your pick.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/s...&neighborhood=

Looks like one of the ads is for the Microgel Extremes he was supposed to send to the OP, Topspin Man.

Hey Trevor, why don't you arrange to trade with Charlie. ;o)

[vndesu]

i also noticed his racquets on sale on craigs list also.
another thing is i talked to him on aim many months ago and then ever since the bad ref i havent seen him on.
but as of a few weeks hes been on aim.

his aim sn is Atakusai

[Princegod]

Dogs for sale at same phone #

http://www.dogs4sale.net/topic539537.html
http://www.dogs4sale.net/topic539535.html

Here is the phone # when entered into Google.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=408-807-7402

[Fearsome Forehand]

Originally Posted by caprivi

This e * b * a * y item sure looks like it has his signature:

250390856964

Perhaps, it is Charlie, but Nguyen, for the Vietnamese, is like Smith or Jones for Anglos. And there are about a million Viets in California.

Union City is a bit of a drive from Charles' stomping grounds, San Jose. Probably another Nguyen. Charlies seems to prefer SF Craigslist to fleabay.

[AKB]

What was the conclusion to this?

[skraggle]

Originally Posted by tenzinrocks

You know what? I think for safety, we should be able to pay on TW and TW recieves the racquets and then sends it to the buyer and cash to the seller and the same for trades so TW is the middle man for the highest safety

Seriously?

[zidane339]

Originally Posted by skraggle

Seriously?

The logistics and money that would take would not be worth it all.

[beernutz]

Kind of sad that scumbags like this get to live in ~$1,000,000 homes: http://www.zillow.com/homes/map/3246...,-CA-95135_rb/
Hopefully his parents kicked him out and disowned him over the negative attention he's directed toward them.

[some6uy008]

Originally Posted by beernutz

Kind of sad that scumbags like this get to live in ~$1,000,000 homes: http://www.zillow.com/homes/map/3246...,-CA-95135_rb/
Hopefully his parents kicked him out and disowned him over the negative attention he's directed toward them.

Unless his parents taught him everything he knows

[subaru3169]

any resolution?? i can see he's on aim

[nhat8121]

this is total bs...if I live near there, I'd go to the house and tell his parents the story, get the sticks and send them back to topspin man.

[The Topspin Man]

hey guys

thanks for all the support

for those of you who asked what the outcome was,

it was simply nothing.

there was nothing that i could do, i contacted police in australia and they said they couldnt really do anything

and through that, i didnt bother to contact the cops in u.s cause i presume they would have done nothing anyway

so basically, i got scammed - and there was nothing that i do

and i guess through this experience, it has left me with a sour taste in my mouth given that a lot of ppl say that i should only trade with people who have good feedback etc - well charles had good feedback

i guess sometimes its luck of the draw - dealing with people you dont know, especially international

and so many times i have wanted to buy stuff from tennis talk but just this experience has rendered me paralyzed

nothing that i can really do

anybody living near him, like to pop him a visit? =P