Conned by a fellow Covers' member!

Don't look any further guys because I am the biggest sucker on this site.

I got conned by a fellow Covers' member. Last September, one of our members befriended me and started up a phone friendship with me. He still posts on Covers to this day.

He seemed like a stand up guy. He was a certified financial planner, and I have confirmed he worked at two major financial institutions. He was always cordial and we started speaking about sports regularly. He asked for my help and to prove he was an honest guy he sent me a copy of his valid driver's license.

He was interested in someone local and I knew a very good guy who is as honest as can be and put them in contact.

In the span of two weeks, this Covers' member blew out five digits and never paid the guy a penny. He had a bunch of excuses and on several occasions, he needed to borrow small amounts of money with stories about how he would soon have money. On five different occasions, I ran around and lent him small amounts of money and by email he sent promises to pay by certain dates. I ultimately had to bail him out so he wouldn't have a real problem and covered his whole debt which he confirmed was done.

On the last occasion I lent him a small amount of money, he even signed and faxed back a promissory note (along with a copy of his drivers' license again) to first repay $3000 by April.

On two occasions he made a plan to meet me and never showed up. When I showed up once at a bar he said he would be at (he didn't expect I would ever take him up on his offer), he threatened if I approached him, he would call the police. He has never repaid a cent yet over the last 8 weeks has asked to borrow small amounts of money several times with more excuses and promises to repay me.

Now he refuses to repay me anything and snaps back that I am a bookie (which is the furthest thing from the truth).

I have a copy of his drivers' license. I have a copy of a signed promissory note he sent me. Through her work contacts, my sister was able to get substantial background information on him, including information on this guys financial planning license, information from NASD, family members and their addresses and places he has recently worked. He is no longer in the financial planning business and actually is a personal trainer now.

I can easily file a suit based upon the promissory note he signed.

I can file a complaint against his financial planning license.

I can contact several of his family members and ask for their help so I don't have to sue him or file a complaint against his license.

The guy is still posting on Covers and even has a thread where he stated he talks about betting over a $1000 one day recently.

All jokes aside, what do you vote the next step should be?

I almost certain he will be posting tomorrow in the Horse forum!

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Thus guys was stiffing another book and then you proceeded to lend him more and pay his debt?  Your first sentence was right, you are the biggest sucker here.

Make it clear that if he doesn't start paying you're going to make his life hell, and be prepared to back it up.

Here I'll help you out.  If he doesn't pay you 1k within 1 week then you are going to start by outing him here.

Sue him, he deserves no less.

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fuck off gamehunter you mush person

Who is it  PM me 

Not disagreeing with your points Depeche and I have already told him he is leaving me with no choices but to sue him and file a complaint against his license, which I am already in the process of doing. He doesn't seem to care so outing him here, which I know will bother him, probably won't get him to do anything although he;ll hate it. I lent him small amounts of money ($100 or less every time) but was able to get a signed promissory note for  the first $3000 and detailed emails how he would repay me the whole amount, which in my mind was actually the only good move I made.

not yet

I did this once when i came to covers and never again. At first i was pissed at the person who fucked me but then i realized its my own fault for getting caught slipping. This is all going to be one huge headache for you and nothing will ever get done about it. If i were you i would cut my loses and chalk it up as you fucked up. It sucks that people are fucking dirtballs but people are.

AKA you made up story because your a cock gobbling attention person

I hear you but I do have a signed and enforceable promissory note from him and can file a complaint against his financial planning license and can expose that he is a con man which will bring his license into question.

umm you sue his fucking ass...i dont understand what the issue  is here

Why not you think there is still a chance he will payHe aint fucking paying man just out the fucking scumbag mother fucker he deserves to catch hell for being a loser stiff.

He dont give a flying fuck Game he is probably used to fucking people and dealing with thi shit. Im sure this aint the dirtbags first rodeo. I know this feeling it fucking sucks i got beat here before myself. Nice guys finish last G

I will....already told you which section he hangs out in a lot.....

u had him sign a promissory note and still got nothing?

Ask yourself......

No choice - litigation.

Do I file a complaint against his financial planning license?

Do I contact his family members with proof of every email he has sent me (there are over 400) and tell them I don't want to cause him a problem with NASD so I am turning to them to see if they can talk to him and resolve it amicably. I know how to reach his father, brother and sister.

No.I got fucked period. learned a valuable lesson and it will NEVER happen again.

well I am clearly screwed already...and your point is a valid one....however, filing a complaint attaching his drivers license and emails would be nice revenge although it doesn't repay me anything....suing on the note shouldn't be that difficult other than costing a few hundred dollars, which i am clearly willing to do.

so if u had a signed note and all his personal information and evidence, what would you do first?