www.laptopbrain.net friend or foe?

[djuan]

Has anyone heard of or done business with this company? They have very good prices and a very professional website but the person responding to my e-mails has the vocabulary of a 3rd grader and they never answer their phone. They do not accept credit card or escrow but they have an almost reasonable way of accepting payment. But before I risk anything, I would like to know if www.laptopbrain.net is legit or are they in the shadow of exchange-usa.com

Thanks
Djuan

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See the end of the discussion on the following thread

http://www.techimo.com/forum/tid2357...pn1/index.html

[ksukat]

I just lost $1000 in a shady business deal with laptop brain. I wired the money as requested, but my laptop has not been shipped and I have not recieved any replies to emails about my shipment. I cannot get an answer at one phone number I was given, and the other one is completely bogus. I thought I'd scored a great deal, but I ended up getting screwed. Don't do business with laptopbrain.

[csa1234]

djuan, Laptopbrain Inc is a scam. I have proof of this. They report an article from a supposed magazine check this link here: http://www.laptopbrain.net/article.htm

searching the web i found that, that article belongs to this company: http://www.costpluscomputers.com.au/article.htm

So to confirm this i contact the writer of the article and here is what his e-mail said to me:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Wright" <cw@bleedingedge.com.au>
To: "Cesar Saguier" <web123@telesurf.com.py>
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 9:33 PM
Subject: Re[4]: Investigation cooperation


> Dear Cesar,
>
> I've received the following reply from CostPlus. It seems that they
> are scammers. They've certainly just ripped off my story and applied
> it to their own ends. This is the response of CostPlus:
>
> Hi Charles,
>
> I have had several inquiries re Laptopbrain in Orlando. They just
> pinched my website whole. They keep registering new domain names and
> moving around.They even mailed us trying to sell us notebooks.
> Eventually the FBI or someone will close them down. I cannot believe
> of all the websites all over the world they have to pick mine.( It
> must have been your great article )
>
> regards,
>
> dan
>
> Regards,
>
> Charles Wright
>
>
>
> Sunday, August 25, 2002, 8:48:11 AM, you wrote:
>
> CS> oppss sorry, the correct link is: www.scambuster.org
>
> CS> ----- Original Message -----
> CS> From: "Charles Wright" <cw@bleedingedge.com.au>
> CS> To: "Cesar Saguier" <web123@telesurf.com.py>
> CS> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 5:57 PM
> CS> Subject: Re[2]: Investigation cooperation
>
>
> >> Dear Cesar,
> >>
> >> There doesn't seem to be a scambuster.com.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Charles Wright
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Sunday, August 25, 2002, 5:25:57 AM, you wrote:
> >>
> >> CS> ok ,let me know if you find out anything, i will wait your answer to
> CS> confirm
> >> CS> if they are the same from CostPlus or a subsidiary from them.If not i
> CS> will
> >> CS> report them as a suspected fraud and scam at IFCC www.ifccfbi.gov and
> >> CS> www.scambuster.com
> >>
> >> CS> Thanks for you coop, i apreciate that
> >>
> >> CS> ----- Original Message -----
> >> CS> From: "Charles Wright" <cw@bleedingedge.com.au>
> >> CS> To: "Cesar Saguier" <web123@telesurf.com.py>
> >> CS> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 8:21 AM
> >> CS> Subject: Re: Investigation cooperation
> >>
> >>
> >> >> Dear Cesar,
> >> >>
> >> >> On second thoughts. It does look like the Melbourne store I wrote
> >> >> about has some operation in Orlando, Florida. I'll have to check it
> >> >> out.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards,
> >> >>
> >> >> Charles Wright
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Saturday, August 24, 2002, 6:01:32 PM, you wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> CS> Sir, my name is Cesar Saguier, im from south america, the reason im
> >> CS> writing to you is because i found a web store who sells computers for
> CS> very
> >> CS> low prices. After exploring their web site
> >> >> http://www.laptopbrain.net/article.htm I found this article (click on
> CS> the
> >> CS> link). That article is from The Age Green Guide, wroted by you
> CS> (Charles
> >> CS> Wright), i dont trust this people because they dont
> >> >> accept credit cards payments. Also i found another web site exactly
> CS> with
> >> CS> this same article you wrote but with the company names changed (check
> CS> this
> >> CS> link
> >> >> http://www.costpluscomputers.com.au/article.htm ) So my question is the
> >> CS> next are the Laptopbrain lien about your article sayind you wrote
> CS> about
> >> CS> them? Please help me out with this that way i will now
> >> >> this people are really a SCAM or not. If you know about this company
> CS> and
> >> CS> if it is true they have a good reputation selling computers please let
> CS> me
> >> CS> know so i can buy from them, otherwise let me know
> >> >> too so i can be aware from them.
> >> >>
> >> >> CS> PS: Sorry for my english, actually i speak spanish, i hope you can
> >> CS> understand me and reply to me ASAP. Thanks
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Message protected by MailGuard: e-mail anti-virus and content
> CS> filtering.
> >> >> http://www.mailguard.com.au/mg

[rrr_ryu]

Laptopbarin is fraud. www.laptopbrain.net
I lost $1,500
An incharge of this deal was Rovert Voss(robertvoss@laptopbrain.net)
I paid this person for buy Apple Powerbook G4 800Mhz via Western Union.

Bradoc Boran
Address: 713 PARK AVE
City: New York
State NY
Zip: 10019
Country: United States

But, Bradoc and Rovert never ship me.
I want to catch them but, I'm living in Japan.
So, I sent complaint form IFCC.
Does someone know them?
Beware!!!
Don't deal with Laptopbrain!!!!!