Originally Posted by
agnu
Hi checking in from NC.org, Yea i have a celica, and i gotta say this whole things kinda embarrasses the celica community. I hope you guys get this Joe Dono guy good. Out of all the epic threads this one is a little bit different because of the whole donation thing. Dont get me wrong i totally support it. Its just that this kind of this sparks a new way of scamming. I mean any shop can now fake a story on a forum about a big scam and people will be willing to donate. I just think after this whole thing is over. Shops should be more responsible to let anything like this happen ever again.
Do you think I could fake Joe's history on other web sites? Or seriously incriminate myself over what? A $1,000?
This is something that people looked at, saw what was happening, read what LOTS of other people had to say on LOTS of other forums, and then due to the grave nature of the situation people felt compelled to donate.
If I had come on here saying, "Yo TR give me money, I made a big mistake and now I want you to cover my ass!" I really don't think anyone would have given me a dime.
My point in starting this thread was to alert people of Joe Dono and his scamming practices. I wasn't looking for support, I simply wanted to get the story out there. No different to me than posting an ad in the paper and just letting people know he is not to be trusted.
Am I saying that I don't think other shops might not be as honest and try to scam people out of money with bogus stories? Absolutely not, I totally believe that someone may try to pull this off but as a scam.
But I think that if anything, this thread is something that people should pay attention to and remember that there are scammers out there that can talk to you and make you feel like you are laying in bed with satin sheets and a beautiful man/woman/dog/goat whatever laying next to you when in actuality you are laying in the middle of a desert road on the hottest day of the year with no water for miles.
If anything let my mistake be a lesson to everyone that views this thread that just because it looks like a deal doesn't mean it is. Always check, double check, and triple check if need be.
I'm going to get off my soap box now.
Thanks to everyone that has contributed in any and every way possible!