Ebay revenge?!?

[seeker007nmss]

http://www.theregister.com/2006/05/31/ebay_laptop_site/
(read this first)

Police investigate angry eBayer's revenge site
Met called in laptop dispute
By Chris WilliamsPublished Wednesday 31st May 2006 14:52 GMT

Police are investigating a disgruntled eBayer who took online revenge after paying £375 for a laptop which, he said, did not work.

The buyer recovered the hard drive from the malfunctioning notebook, finding it full of personal details, allegedly including access to email accounts, 90 voyeuristic leg shots taken on the London Underground and gay porn. He posted the material on a website, naming and shaming Barnet 19-year-old Amir Tofangsazan as the seller.

Clearly, someone doesn't see the funny side. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said Barnet police are investigating a complaint made on 29 May at Fulham police station regarding improper use of a public electronic communications network. She added: "The allegation follows from a civil dispute. No arrests have been made and inquiries continue."

At time of writing the site had clocked up almost 950,000 hits. A dismayed Amir told the Daily Mail the website had made his life a "living hell", and that his family had received threats. He said: "The laptop wasn't even broken. It was in working order. The last few days have been a nightmare, some of my friends have seen it and my father is very angry."

Amir said he had not received any "polite requests" for a refund. On his revenge site the buyer counters: "This site is 100 per cent genuine, I swear I'm not making anything up."

Amir told the Daily Mail: "I will obviously be trying to get the website taken down as soon as possible."

The buyer has been named as Thomas Sawyer, a 23-year-old student from Exeter. He offers to pull the site sown voluntarily in exchange for a refund.

Meanwhile, The Daily Mail reports that Amir allegedly pulled a similar scam on Newport Pagnell woman Debbie McInerney, who says she paid him £147 for an iPod which never arrived. Amir said: "The police are investigating the iPod case and I can't comment on it."






Then:
http://www.amirtofangsazan.blogspot.com/

[sara1998]

I think the website is hilarious! All the pictures of womens legs? WTF???

[GarboSpeaks!]

What a crock. HOWEVER, I can say that one Ebayer person pissed me off SO hardcore, you don't even wanna KNOW what I considred doing to him. Good for him that he is in Europe. Just a real piece of work. Shame when crap like this happens. Supposed to be a community, but anything online can have such a backlash. I wonder sometimes if SN is more literate w/ the web than she lets onto, and that is part of why she hates the net. You can have some real sour times on board. =0(

[DavidMn]

Unfortunately, there are always people out there who would take advantage of others.

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by sara1998

I think the website is hilarious! All the pictures of womens legs? WTF???

Is Amir Muslim? all that female nudity is taboo you know...thats why their women have to be covered up, so as not to excite the men......

I think i might coin a phrase:

To 'do an Amir'
To con money out of someone, lie or be otherwise dishonest, only to face ritual humiliation on a worldwide scale.

HOO HA!!! Im liking this "laptop guy"!!!

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

Is Amir Muslim? all that female nudity is taboo you know...thats why their women have to be covered up, so as not to excite the men......

HOO HA!!! Im liking this "laptop guy"!!!

Because lord knows men can't control themselves! We saw a muslim woman in a burka on our flight to Mombasa. Her son was in Kristin's seat. She would not make eye contact so Kristin could figure out where his seat was to switch. She asked her about 3 times until finally her husband chimed in. So don't bother talking to a woman in a burka, they're not allowed.

This site is the best, that tool deserves it for trying to rip someone off.