Complaint Review: Tim Smith - Mission Viejo California
- Tim Smith 26586 Via Cuervo Mission Viejo, California U.S.A.
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Tim Smith SCAM Artist and LOSER in Mission Viejo Mission Viejo California
*Consumer Suggestion: HELP
*General Comment: Erik is not telling the truth
*General Comment: don't believe Erik dana point about tim smith
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In November of 2000 I lost my job, and was living across the street from Tim Smith in Mission Viejo, CA. In a moment of grief over the loss of my job of 4 years I spoke to Tim Smith about the situation while he was outside playing catch with his young son in the street... (All American guy right?)
Foolishly (at the time I was 23, owned a home and several dogs...) I let him know that I had enough money to last (a large sum in fact...)
The next day he drove by and asked if I knew anyone who had $20,000.00 to invest in a "GREAT DEAL". I said not but it continued from there...
He kept telling me about these "deals" where he had a friend that bought high tech merchandise right of the ships from Japan and China at rock bottom prices and then resold them for 6 times the costs... He said I could get in on this deal for 20,000.... I was intrigued! A new way to make money! He told me I could trust him, after all "I was his neighbor.... what could he do to rip me off?" Yah right.
I eventually have him $2500.00 to invest. He cashed the check so fast it almost hurt... 5 minutes and he was at the bank... I litterally watched the money leave while I was online... He said I would have the money back in 5 days... 5 days came and no money. I went over and asked him what happened and he said it was still in progress... I said I wanted my money back and he said he could not pay me now... he just paid $2500.00 on his credit card bill... (WHAT A COINICDENCE!!)
Finally after threats and verbal sparring both ways he said he had a way for me to get my money back... I write him a check for $2500.00. I immediately cancel the check and he deposits it... Then withdrawls the $2500.00 later that day and gives it to me. When it bounces his Credit Card over draft would kick in and all would be well... (NOT! I worked at a bank I know what it can costs when you bounce a check... also of not he was a DBA as a carpet cleaner so it would have been a check to his business!)
I recorded him (not on the phone) saying this. I had contacted the police and started talking to the neighbors... I went over to his wife and told him what was happening. She did not seems surprised... and I was inside his house when he got home... clearly he was thrown off... he came over to my house and was pretending to be upset saying he had a problem and that he would pay me back... well it never happened. I told his bank, I researched his records online...
I finally got a job at a high tech company and let it drop... I moved out of the area but still own my home across the street from him. I never got my money back and never knew what to do until I found this web site... at least I can now tell people about him... I am sure someday I will find a way to get him back, and I will not forget what he owes me... now with interest.
My neighbors told me he had done similar things to other neighbors who had since moved... Makes me wish I had talked to them earlier. I don't know his phone number now but I have a huge box in the garage with all the info on him... I hope he likes to search for his name on Google... I can't wait until he sees this... it's only the begining Tim...
Erik
Dana Point, California
U.S.A.
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#3 Consumer Suggestion
HELP
AUTHOR: needinf - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, February 29, 2012
TIM SMITH Ripped us off also! We are going to the Cops this week! Can you please email me any info you have on this guy! needinf@gmail.com
Thx
R

#2 General Comment
Erik is not telling the truth
AUTHOR: kevin - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, January 28, 2010
Erik this isn't true about Tim remember i was there? you came over to all of us when we were at his front yard talking. I was the one that had the great offer remember??? I was the one in the import export business. You herd us all talking and you asked Tim numerious times" hey do you think I could get in on it?" It wasn't Tim asking you. I was bringing in motor cycles non name brand from china remember?? sure you remember again I was there. No body ever asked you for twenty grand. You were the one who kept asking if you could get in on it because you " just got money".When I told you that you could you went and said that ok Tim could come pick up a check from you tomorrow because your girlfriend had your check book. Thats' how Tim got a check from you. I told you that the 2500.00 you wanted to put in was very minimal to the fifteen grand we all were putting in, but we told you that we would let you in. As far as you having your money back in five days you and I both know that was a lie. We told you that it would be at least ten days before we would se any return. You are the one who came over asking for your money back because your girlfriend didn't want you to do it. The next day when we were out front again you came over to us ( remember I lived right next door to Tim) and told Tim that you needed your money back. Tim told you that he couldn't give it to you right away because he put everything he had at the time into this just like I did and Cris and keith. Who were also there remember ??? There was no verbal threats to you from him nor from him to you, All you did was act like a little kid. As far as him telling you that you could get your money back from him, Yes he did tell you that he would try to get it back to you ASAP, But remember I told you it wasn't his deal it was mine and all you did was say " I wrote him the check" This is all bogas what you put on this website about him, I was there. This couldn't have anything to do with him & I calling the police on you for masterbating in your front window at the 15 year old girl that lived neext to me could it??? or because we made fun of your "mail order" girlfriend from Asia???. or because when the kid next door to you stole all your porn magazines you for some reason thought it was one of us.?? I didn't even know about all these lies on here until I ran into Tim and he told me. And when I pulled this up I was mad. And you know why don't you Erik ?? Because I was there and it was my deal not his all he and I did was try to let you in on it and remember I said no at least ten times but Tim said go ahead and let you in. Oh and remember you did get paid remember I'm the one who paid you. And I think you moved away because we all thought you were a sick pervert. Oh and another thing your lie about being in Tim's house talking with his wife?? highly unlikely because she never liked you remember ??. This is all garbage you are such a liar. And we all know what happened don't we because I lived right next door to Tim and you came over to us Tim never approached you. There is alot more but I have probably said enough other then this it isn't true. Oh and by the way I'm still in the import export business and do very well, and you ???
Kevin

#1 General Comment
don't believe Erik dana point about tim smith
AUTHOR: Mission V - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, November 19, 2009
I have done several deals with Tim Smith in Mission viejo (6) deals to be exact.
Not only did he do as he said but he never ripped me off and our deal was alot more then 2500.00 that you had said. There must have been something that happened to cause your deal not to happen, but he has come through with me everytime.
Mike


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