Beware of Joe Capraro!

Hi Jeepers, I responded to a for sale posting on this newsgroup last December. Sent Joe Capraro $175 for his old Borla header. He cashed the check and promised to send it immediately. To make a very long story short - he apparently has no intention of sending the header or returning my money. This is in spite of several promises. He claimed illness and bad luck and I have given him more than enough time.

He is now one of the owners of a business called: Mom's Apple Pie

281 Main Falmouth, MA 02540

While he is there, he will not even talk to me on the phone. The people who answer the phone: (508-540-8572) ask who is calling and when I tell them my name, he is always busy. This has happened at least 15 times in the last 3 months and again today.

If anyone lives near Falmouth and could just ask him why he ripped off a fellow jeeper, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Al Green

90YJ, 4.2 w/MOPAR FI OME lift, 1"body & motor lift 31X10.5 BF Goodrich AT KOs Tom Wood Tail Shaft Conversion Canyon City tire rack Warn 9500i winch 3.73 Detroit rear & TrueTrac front lots of armor underneath
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Arold "Al" Green
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Three words; Sue His Ass.

small claims court. Sue for the amount of the check and court costs.

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Elflan

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L.W.(ßill)

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L.W.(ßill)

Probably turn it over to a collections agency in the thiefs home town and let them deal with it.

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DougW

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Thomas Waldron

How did Joe get the money? Granted maybe Arold sent it overnight via UPS or FedEx but if he didn't then he was defrauded by mail. Just because Joe said his headers were for sale here doesn't exclude the fact that the USPS was used for fraudulent reasons. I doubt you or I could say if Joe had intended to rip people off here or not.

Now I know in your case you think you should just let the thief get away with ripping someone off and I don't agree with that. To me a deal is a deal and if one person rips off another there should be consequences for their actions.... Its not the money, its the principle and you let people get away with fraud by only taking the amount of money lost is not good business in my book.

-- Taylor

'89 Audi 200 '01 Audi A6 2.7T '98 Jeep Cherokee Sport

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Just Taylor

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L.W.(ßill)

Exactly. We don't know the full story, maybe Joe will stop by and tell his side....

Either way true or not, for me once again its the principle and if Arold is tell the truth then he should take action and not allow somebody to rip him off. Or maybe he file a claim with B.Hughes Insurance since their easy going "life is good" ease the pain of humanity clause? :)

-- Taylor

'89 Audi 200 '01 Audi A6 2.7T '98 Jeep Cherokee Sport

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Just Taylor

Unfortunately, Bill is correct. Although small claims court may, and probably will rule in your favor, collecting your money is another matter.

Collecting $175 from a deadbeat will be almost impossible. If he doesn't want to pay the judgment, there is very little you can do, except pay a lawyer BIG BUCKS to TRY to collect for you.

Tom

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mabar

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L.W.(ßill)

__ Arold "Al" Green

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Arold "Al" Green

No, actually, I think Thomas is right. The ebay scammer (I think his name was Jay Nelson...) that was selling computer products on ebay and not delivering anything was basically nailed by the USPS for mail fraud if I remember correctly. If the USPS is your delivery system for your product and you keep the money and don't deliver, it's mail fraud. I think it has to happen three times to become a felony, though. TJim

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TJim

Looks like Joe's pretty busy holding his film festival next week. Check out

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You may be able to smear his name with his buddies

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Steve Foley

Something like this happened to me once before, but I had paid the scumbag with a credit card and I got my money refunded once I complained to the credit card company. I felt bad that he hadn't actually committed any crime that I could have him prosecuted for.

Make copies of your cancelled check, all correspondence with this guy, and your written explanation of what has happened, and send them to your United States District Attorney's Office. (If you live in Massachusetts, contact the Massachusetts District Attorney with jurisdiction over Falmouth.) That should get things moving in the right direction.

Earle

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Earle Horton

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Thomas Waldron

I'm a loan officer who also collects his own debt....atty too expensive, dist atty isn't a bad idea, small claims would be hard because you actually have to serve him papers...outta state is real hard....could be done with certified mail if the judge accepts that. The dist atty is a pretty good idea. I've done that before here in Tulsa, OK. Real simple process although I did have to pay a fee...but was refunded back when the funds were collected. Try'in to get the USPS involved sounds pretty good too! My advise call it a learning experience AND KEEP CALLING lol that will atleast bug the sh*t outta him! Your not a lender so most if not all laws are void. If he disappears....for a small fee there are guys who can track him down and all his new ph #'s. I wouldn't worry about harrasment...most scum like him are too broke to fight back. Best of luck to ya! Being ripped off sucks bad!

Brian

88 Wrangler
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L.W.(ßill)

If he sent the cheque by the post, then it would be mail fraud. In any case, a would venture that a complaint to the postmaster general would inspire some action.

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A.H. MacIntosh aka USERNAME

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