Sad Story from One Who Trusted without Checking!

[rogerram]

As to your comparing the robbery there is a huge difference. Even though Sally, Dani, and Stacey were scammed, they were not "robbed" at gun point, they willingly entered into this agreement with the PP, a huge difference over a liquor store robbery.

your right about there being a huge difference. It is worse than a store robbery from a personal standpoint. If you are a clerk and are robbed, unless you own the store, the only thing you loose is the immediate threat of the robbery and answering questions later. If you are stolen from, this person has taken from you what you worked hard for, in this senario, you own the store. This is the same as someone coming in your house and taking it from you. It is much more personal and much worse because it happened to what you own. Everything in your life is yours and unless you agree to give it away, then this is worse, whether it is your life, family, money, car...everything that is yours. These people willing sent money in a deal to obtain something back and they were robbed from their personal assets. A different form of gunpoint, much more personal.

 

[Geezer]

I just saw this, and I want to express my support to the people who have been harmed in this thread, and say that I have never rented out points, and never intend to, but I sure hope this person gets caught and gets the legal book thrown at her.

 

[noname70]

I just saw this, and I want to express my support to the people who have been harmed in this thread, and say that I have never rented out points, and never intend to, but I sure hope this person gets caught and gets the legal book thrown at her.

Ditto-it hurts those of us who do rent legitimately.

 

[Sammie]

your right about there being a huge difference. It is worse than a store robbery from a personal standpoint. If you are a clerk and are robbed, unless you own the store, the only thing you loose is the immediate threat of the robbery and answering questions later. If you are stolen from, this person has taken from you what you worked hard for, in this senario, you own the store. This is the same as someone coming in your house and taking it from you. It is much more personal and much worse because it happened to what you own. Everything in your life is yours and unless you agree to give it away, then this is worse, whether it is your life, family, money, car...everything that is yours. These people willing sent money in a deal to obtain something back and they were robbed from their personal assets. A different form of gunpoint, much more personal.

Believe me I will take a scam any day to armed robbery regardless of who owns what. Staring down the barrel of a gun pointed at you is very personal. Nothing is more precious than life.

 

[simzac]

Believe me I will take a scam any day to armed robbery regardless of who owns what. Staring down the barrel of a gun pointed at you is very personal. Nothing is more precious than life.

Agreed.

 

[JimMIA]

Just for a quick update...there is no new news, nor was any expected during this holiday week.

I was up in Albany, NY earlier in the week -- but no...I did NOT steal the wheels off anyone's grocery cart! I actually meant to, but just ran out of time.

 

[Cindi0511]

Just for a quick update...there is no new news, nor was any expected during this holiday week.

I was up in Albany, NY earlier in the week -- but no...I did NOT steal the wheels off anyone's grocery cart! I actually meant to, but just ran out of time.

You're too much! Thanks for the update ... non-update, etc! There are so many of us following this you must be inundated with requests for updates. We appreciate it!

 

[JimMIA]

You're too much! Thanks for the update ... non-update, etc! There are so many of us following this you must be inundated with requests for updates. We appreciate it!

No, actually I think we all understand that any resolution of this is going to take time. I have not been inundated, and as far as I know, neither have Stacey or Dani.

I've had a few requests for info on the person, but so far none of the names that people are renting from have been the bad person...which is good.

 

[the who #3]

i feel so badly for you, as your initial effort was an honest attempt to make someone else happy and use your dvc in a productive manner.

my daughter and i were once scammed out of $18,000.00 by a family friend, who was also a federal officer. we could not do anything about it because another family member was involved, and that person ended up making money on the scam. as it is the scammer is still a friend of the other family member and has never even apologized. the money was from my husbands life insurance. this was about 15 yrs ago. not a very nice thing to do to a widow and her daughter. sorry that was

from now on i will give of what i have to someone i feel is deserving but i will not get involved in any deals unless i have total face to face control. this makes it hard to do business with people from afar. if that person is still lurking around the dvcs if hope they get caught. ::cop:

 

[Tikitoi]

DMKEDM (or anyone else), was this ever resolved? I have read with great empathy a lot of pages of this thread but have not lately, so if I missed it can anyone point it out to me. Thanks

 

[Chuck S]

Not yet. I think the OP is at WDW at the moment.

 

[Tikitoi]

Not yet. I think the OP is at WDW at the moment.

Thanks for the response.

 

[booger73]

Actually, DMKEDM is at Disney, I believe - her trip story is at the DVC-Mousecellaneous section

 

[JimMIA]

DMKEDM (or anyone else), was this ever resolved? I have read with great empathy a lot of pages of this thread but have not lately, so if I missed it can anyone point it out to me. Thanks

No. It has not been resolved.

 

[drakethib]

I keep checking this thread and hoping to see that the PP has come forward and done the right thing.

I am afraid we may never see this day

 

[UConnJack]

I keep checking this thread and hoping to see that the PP has come forward and done the right thing.

You are too nice. I keep checking to see when the [rhymes with witch] has been grabbed by the feds and thrown in jail for fraud and the person's assests (including the DVC) taken and liquidated to pay back the victims.

 

[Y-ASK]

You are too nice. I keep checking to see when the [rhymes with witch] has been grabbed by the feds and thrown in jail for fraud and the person's assests (including the DVC) taken and liquidated to pay back the victims.

Too funny! And yes I kind of agree with this point of view...


Y-ASK

 

[Lewisc]

You are too nice. I keep checking to see when the [rhymes with witch] has been grabbed by the feds and thrown in jail for fraud and the person's assests (including the DVC) taken and liquidated to pay back the victims.

It's not clear if the person in question even owns DVC. I check this thread every so often but I'd be surprised if the problem poster has any money to return.

 

[rinkwide]

...I'd be surprised if the problem poster has any money to return.

You could probably get a judgement to have the old washing machine that's rusting away out in front of her trailer seized and sold for scrap.

 

[DMKEDM]

Hi, everyone...as JimMIA noted, we as yet do not have a "final answer" on this situation, altho truth be told, I'm past it...I'm content to let the "wheels of justice turn," slow tho it may be.

And other posters are correct that I'm freshly back from a week at WDW (which was wonderful and fabulous and fantastic!)...

I do believe in "what goes around comes around"--the "bad person" will be punished (arguably, is being punished even as I type...she's a "sad sack" and a study in misery if ever I heard of one!)...in the meantime, I'm fine and my family is fine (and last I heard, which was last week, the same is true for Stacey)...

I know I speak for both Stacey and myself when I say thank you yet again for all your moral support and sympathy...and we can all be glad that the widespread interest in this sad tale has probably saved some others from a similarly expensive fate...I've had a number of inquiries about the "who"...I tell everyone I'm not allowed to offer a name, but can provide a reference on any name any person wants to fly by me...and not since within the first few days of this saga has anyone inquired about a person who was "the" person...I believe she has been stopped, and that is a very good thing...

Joyful holidays to all of you...thank you again for your support and caring...and rest assured that what can be done is being done...

Dani