WARNING -- Possible Scam -- JSReptiles

Some very shady circumstances have come to our attention regarding a member known as JSReptiles. After quite a bit of investigating, we are certain something fishy is going on. And due to a high traffic of Private Messages with a variety of our members, we felt it necessary to get this information out as soon as we could.

It was brought to our attention that there were two identical business sites set up...same basic templates, exact same pictures, exact same wording.....except there were two different business names AND two different personal names associated with these two sites.

JSReptiles -- Jack Spears:
http://www.freewebs.com/jsreptiles/index.htm

rollinsgotherps -- Jacob Rollins
http://rollinsgotherps.webs.com/aboutus.htm

One of our admins (rabernet) sent a PM to JSReptiles to inquire about this curious oddity. Later that evening (Sept 23rd) when JSReptiles logged on and read rabernet's PM, the rollinsgotherps site suddenly vanished from the 'Net. (As you will see, that link is now broken)

But we got a couple screen shots before it disappeared...
https://ball-pythons.net/images/asun...m/GotHerps.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/images/asun...lesaboutus.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/images/asun...rpswelcome.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/images/asun...leswelcome.jpg

When JSReptiles answered rabernet's PM, he said the rollinsgotherps site was a complete rip-off of his own site. He said he had notified the owner and was in the process of trying to get it removed from the 'Net.

However...a closer look at JSReptiles's site revealed this:

https://ball-pythons.net/images/asun...cam/gotcha.jpg
Which clearly shows that the images being used on JSReptiles were being hosted by rollinsgotherps.

Both of these guys claim to be from Ohio. Both IPs show them to be from the Dayton area and are off only by a couple of digits. Both use .aol e-mails to register for this site.

Both have recent threads on Fauna. (Which this notice will shortly be attached to as well) Notice the people starting both these threads are also from Ohio and only just registered this month, which is exactly when this person suddenly bursts onto the scene. Please also notice the similarities with LAWReptiles and company (also from Ohio in the Dayton area) and how those threads intertwined. Make of that what you will.

"Jack Spears"
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=117501

"Jacob Rollins"
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=116921

Where the same guy who started the "Jacob Rollins" thread also supported one of LAWReptiles's aliases.
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/foru...d.php?t=116906

Any chance any one recognizes the clown pictured? I wouldnt put it past them to have stolen the pictures as well.

Thanks for looking out. These idiots never give up.

Big kudos to the Bp.Net staff for taking the time to gather and present this information to the community. Your hard work and passion for making this the best online reptile community on the net is appreciated.

Thank you all! :gj:

-adam

Stupid internet scammers.

Srsly .. what is the point? Thanks guys for looking into this.

Thanks for goin all "Grissom" on em! I hate scammers. It makes me not want to order animals from the net at all. There are of course a few sources (Adam, BHB, VPI and a few others) that I will not hesitate to buy from. I stumble around KS every day and see things I like, but because of people like this i'm afraid to make a purchase.

Thank you for keeping in "our" best intrest as to not get scammed by these low-lives!!:gj:

I would also like to point out and thank Eddie Strong (Wh00h0069) for bringing this to my attention. As I told him last night, the staff is very grateful for the community here that looks out for each other. We can't always be all places at once, so contacting a staff member about something that seems suspicious helps us jump on suspicious activity more quickly.

Each of YOU play a vital role here - so thank you once again!

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I would also like to point out and thank Eddie Strong (Wh00h0069) for bringing this to my attention. As I told him last night, the staff is very grateful for the community here that looks out for each other. We can't always be all places at once, so contacting a staff member about something that seems suspicious helps us jump on suspicious activity more quickly.

Each of YOU play a vital role here - so thank you once again!

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Thank you admins!!!! Great work:gj:

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I would also like to point out and thank Eddie Strong (Wh00h0069) for bringing this to my attention. As I told him last night, the staff is very grateful for the community here that looks out for each other. We can't always be all places at once, so contacting a staff member about something that seems suspicious helps us jump on suspicious activity more quickly.

Each of YOU play a vital role here - so thank you once again!

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Your welcome, I'm a glad that I could help. I do not want anyone getting scammed.