What happened to TDC Racing???

[DOUGLASMELTER]

Wow... Man down. We should deff not let this effect the relationship we have with the other sellers. It sux that someone can pull one over on the forum like he did. No one saw it coming, but perhaps there is a lesson learned. We just have to be more careful. Somehow that deal on the gauges did seem a bit too good to be true. Should have know something was up... And I almost got in on that action seeing how I wanna start tuning. I really hope everyone gets back every hard-earned penny that was lost.

i agree and disagree...as long as everyone gets their money its a good thing although it sucks that some had to suffer. seeing that the community banded together to go after parker legally and ethically why would anyone reading this dream of trying to pull a scam like this again. it didnt work now and as long as we back our fellow pgf members it will never happen. at least will never happen successfully. also...look at how everyone was looking out for everyone else....this event has proved the loyalty everyone has to this community. i wish u all the best at getting your money back and hope none of u lose even a penny.

[DOUGLASMELTER]

BTW.... I personally took care of officially banning TDCracing from the Kansas City boards this weekend. One less GP community to try and pull this crap on.

banning him personally will do little good in my eyes...i can almost gaurantee he is here now...i know he hasnt logged in under tdc racing but ill put money on the fact that he has another name hes using. not to scam anyone anymore...hed be retarded to have not learned that this wont work here...but to stay informed. if he is retarded hes already gearing up under the new name to try again

[DnaProdigy]

banning him personally will do little good in my eyes...i can almost gaurantee he is here now...i know he hasnt logged in under tdc racing but ill put money on the fact that he has another name hes using. not to scam anyone anymore...hed be retarded to have not learned that this wont work here...but to stay informed. if he is retarded hes already gearing up under the new name to try again

Could be a possibility but as far as i know the mods can identify his ip address and see if he is trying to or has created another account.

I know of other forms that have done this.

I agree we don't ban him for at least another 2 weeks to see if he shows his face.

[FoSHO99]

The money is tied up in the paypal claim still pending refund. Says it could take 7 days to show up in the bank account... I'm on day 4 of that, and I ordered it on the 26th. I wonder if the funds are even available to transfer back to our accounts... I sent a nice message on myspace to his wife/gf/exwife a few days ago and it says she has read it, but no response. It was a nice message too, nothing bad, just letting her know that there is over $4000 and there could be criminal charges, that we needed to hear from him, or any explanation... This is getting pretty childish of him.

[explokid]

Hello Anthony DeGrote,

After careful review, we have concluded our investigation of the Buyer
Complaint described below.

We have decided in your favor, however, we were unable to recover any funds
from the seller's account. As stated in the PayPal User Agreement, recovery
of funds associated with a Buyer Complaint cannot be guaranteed.

Please know that we will make our best effort to recover the funds in
question if they become available in the seller's account in the future and
will take appropriate action against the seller. Such action may include
issuing a warning, a temporary restriction, or terminating the account.
Keep in mind that PayPal uses a number of factors to determine when to take
action, including member complaints. Due to privacy laws, we cannot discuss
the details of any action taken. We hope you understand our policy and that
it assures you that you are safe using PayPal.


Good thing my CC already has the money returned to my account

[Going Too Phast]

I just got the same thing. Time for criminal prosecution.

[GTPrix]

Well, looks like I am F'ed:

"After careful review, we have concluded our investigation of the Buyer
Complaint described below.

We have decided in your favor, however, we were unable to recover any funds
from the seller's account. As stated in the PayPal User Agreement, recovery
of funds associated with a Buyer Complaint cannot be guaranteed.

Please know that we will make our best effort to recover the funds in
question if they become available in the seller's account in the future and
will take appropriate action against the seller. Such action may include
issuing a warning, a temporary restriction, or terminating the account.
Keep in mind that PayPal uses a number of factors to determine when to take
action, including member complaints. Due to privacy laws, we cannot discuss
the details of any action taken. We hope you understand our policy and that
it assures you that you are safe using PayPal."

[Rocket468]

Keep us updated if paypal does anything about the cc claim.

[seanman571]

Well, looks like I am F'ed:

"After careful review, we have concluded our investigation of the Buyer
Complaint described below.

We have decided in your favor, however, we were unable to recover any funds
from the seller's account. As stated in the PayPal User Agreement, recovery
of funds associated with a Buyer Complaint cannot be guaranteed.

Please know that we will make our best effort to recover the funds in
question if they become available in the seller's account in the future and
will take appropriate action against the seller. Such action may include
issuing a warning, a temporary restriction, or terminating the account.
Keep in mind that PayPal uses a number of factors to determine when to take
action, including member complaints. Due to privacy laws, we cannot discuss
the details of any action taken. We hope you understand our policy and that
it assures you that you are safe using PayPal."

Damn, same thing here, I called Visa and they said I need to wait 30 days from date of purchase to file a claim with them. As of now has anyone actually cash in their account?

[TheOtherNick]

My status says removed for the refund wtf does that mean?

[Going Too Phast]

My status says removed for the refund wtf does that mean?

It means that you had the same thing happen. Check your email. The fraud cleaned out his account a while ago like we all feared.

[TheOtherNick]

****ing **********

[TheOtherNick]

I will have to talk to my bank now paypal took it from my debit card so maybe there is still a little hope, but **** TDC

[matt5112]

Ah fvck this mother fvcking sh*t. I've filed a claim now.

Going to talk to my bank tomorrow to see what they can do. Most likely nothing, but its worth a shot.

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

I would also file that with the police: Criminal Investigation

The Criminal Investigation Division investigates all criminal activity that occurs in the unincorporated areas of Houston County and in incorporated areas when requested by another law enforcement agency or victim.
The Criminal Investigation Division is made up of thirteen Deputies assigned to three units working from offices in Warner Robins and Perry.
General Investigations: responsible for the investigation of personal and property crimes to include burglary, thefts, financial crimes, adult physical and sexual assaults, adult missing persons, domestic violence and homicide.
Crime Scene: responsible for the processing of crime scenes and the collection and storage of evidence and other property.
Narcotics: responsible for the investigation of drug related crimes and activity including the seizure of property and funds used to facilitate or are the profits of drug crimes. The uniformed Interstate Criminal Enforcement unit is assigned to Narcotics.
Our offices are staffed Monday thru Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM with on call Investigators available 24 hours a day.
Houston County Sheriff's Office
Criminal Investigation Division
202 Carl Vinson Parkway
Warner Robins, Ga. 31088
Office: 478-542-2085
Fax: 478-329-9715 Houston County Sheriff's Office
Criminal Investigation Division
201 Perry Parkway
Perry, Ga. 31069
Office: 478-218-4790
Fax: 478-218-4795 24 hour emergency: 478-542-2080


That is Parker J Tauzier
TDC Racing
411 Davis Drive
Centerville, GA 31028


located in Houston County, Georgia

By now every one he owes money to should have Reported him here

[Going Too Phast]

I hope AmericanSoldier can talk the the local authorities soon and update them that we are not getting any refunds. Hopefully they can pass on some info on the preferred way to get in touch with them and send any documents necessary to prove that each of us was defrauded and for how much money. If any of you used a credit card go that route. My paypal account draws from my bank account so I'm SOL for sure. I'll be changing to only credit card immediately. For most of us a legal remedy is the last chance we will have.

[Abrasive]

BTW.... I personally took care of officially banning TDCracing from the Kansas City boards this weekend. One less GP community to try and pull this crap on.

banning him personally will do little good in my eyes...i can almost gaurantee he is here now...i know he hasnt logged in under tdc racing but ill put money on the fact that he has another name hes using. not to scam anyone anymore...hed be retarded to have not learned that this wont work here...but to stay informed. if he is retarded hes already gearing up under the new name to try again

Oh, I wholeheartedly agree. I banned his username, as well as IP and email addresses because that's all the options I have as an admin on the KCPMC boards. He could easily sign up for a new account from a different IP and email, but I regularly check out new member's info and it's a heck of a lot easier to track on our local boards with less than 300 members total.

[TorqueAutoMotiv]

I hope AmericanSoldier can talk the the local authorities soon and update them that we are not getting any refunds. Hopefully they can pass on some info on the preferred way to get in touch with them and send any documents necessary to prove that each of us was defrauded and for how much money. If any of you used a credit card go that route. My paypal account draws from my bank account so I'm SOL for sure. I'll be changing to only credit card immediately. For most of us a legal remedy is the last chance we will have.

Have you tried filing a report your self with the local pd
Every one will need to file to get things heading in the right path

[Going Too Phast]

Have you tried filing a report your self with the local pd
Every one will need to file to get things heading in the right path

Nope. We just got the emails a few hours ago. I wanted to exhaust the paypal option first. I think it might go smoother if the local PD has a heads up and if there is one officer that will handle it, it might be better to get that info first so we can all direct correspondence more efficiently. AmericanSoldier already talked with someone there. I'm hoping that they will open a case and provide an email address and/or some other specific way to get in touch with whomever will be handling the case. Just flooding them with complaints might not be the best way to go. IDK. This will bug me enough that in a few days I'll contact them if we don't hear something else first.

[seanman571]

Well, I just got off the phone with the Paypal dispute department. They said that the seller tried to do a refund from their bank account but had insufficient funds. He told me that sellers will do that to buy them some time and close the claim. He said once a refund is a attempted then he claim is closed. If no funds were refunds Paypal does a "Best Effort" recovery to get the funds back. In not so many words he said I'm screwed unless Visa can do something for me. I asked that the claim be escalated to the fraud department and he said they had already had a complaint going for him in the fraud department.

Just so everyone knows, Paypal does not guarantee or protect transactions outside eBay. They will only try to get your money back.

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