Comments on: Scammed Southwest customer goes after con artist with nine iron http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: photoohideustopublish http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-92143 photoohideustopublish Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:28:00 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-92143 I thought Craigslist was a place prostitutes and serial killers were matched by computer. I thought Craigslist was a place prostitutes and serial killers were matched by computer.

]]> By: Dana http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-81658 Dana Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:35:39 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-81658 This kind of thing is so frustrating. I had a very similar situation happen where my mom was a victim of credit card fraud and we were able to get the perp's name, phone number, and address and the police still did nothing. Why is there so much hand-wringing about identity theft while the police refuse to take basic steps to arrest known criminals? This kind of thing is so frustrating. I had a very similar situation happen where my mom was a victim of credit card fraud and we were able to get the perp’s name, phone number, and address and the police still did nothing. Why is there so much hand-wringing about identity theft while the police refuse to take basic steps to arrest known criminals?

]]> By: A.E."BUDDY" WOOD JR. http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-72851 A.E."BUDDY" WOOD JR. Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:09:43 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-72851 GOOD JOB. I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE CRACKED HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH THE GOLF CLUB. IT MAY HAVE KNOCKED SOME SENCE IN THE JERK. GOOD JOB. I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE CRACKED HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH THE GOLF CLUB. IT MAY HAVE KNOCKED SOME SENCE IN THE JERK.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-64711 Sarah Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:35:03 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-64711 This guy deserves NOTHING from Southwest. Why should they pay his stupidity??? I used to hear this song and dance all the time when I worked in ticketing for an NFL team: people would come up to my window, all angry and treaful, saying they had purchsed scalped tickets and the tickets turned out to be countfiet. They demanded a refund or an exchange for vaild tickets, wailing they had paid upwards of 3x the face value. yes, it would have been a nice gesture for us to just let them in, but we run a business and, honestly, buying from a scalper makes you NOT my customer. This guy deserves NOTHING from Southwest. Why should they pay his stupidity??? I used to hear this song and dance all the time when I worked in ticketing for an NFL team: people would come up to my window, all angry and treaful, saying they had purchsed scalped tickets and the tickets turned out to be countfiet. They demanded a refund or an exchange for vaild tickets, wailing they had paid upwards of 3x the face value. yes, it would have been a nice gesture for us to just let them in, but we run a business and, honestly, buying from a scalper makes you NOT my customer.

]]> By: Moda http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-59712 Moda Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:39:52 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-59712 It is amazing that cops care so little about crime. It is amazing that cops care so little about crime.

]]> By: The B http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-52503 The B Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:36:19 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-52503 While we're all for vigilantism and people "righting" a wrong-doing without the often-less-than-helpful police, what kind of a moron reads an ad—on craigslist, no less—for a discounted ticket that can be passed from one person on to another, and actually thinks it can happen? In this post-9/11 age, unless you share a last name with the person trying to pass the savings on to you (and even then...), what made LeClair think this was a "real" offer? Use your brain, man. While a scammer deserves at very least a headlock, some public embarrassment and a nine iron to the teeth, he only survives because of poor decision making by the likes of poorly-informed people. While we’re all for vigilantism and people “righting” a wrong-doing without the often-less-than-helpful police, what kind of a moron reads an ad—on craigslist, no less—for a discounted ticket that can be passed from one person on to another, and actually thinks it can happen? In this post-9/11 age, unless you share a last name with the person trying to pass the savings on to you (and even then…), what made LeClair think this was a “real” offer?
Use your brain, man.
While a scammer deserves at very least a headlock, some public embarrassment and a nine iron to the teeth, he only survives because of poor decision making by the likes of poorly-informed people.

]]> By: Mekhong Kurt, Bangkok, Thailand http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-40770 Mekhong Kurt, Bangkok, Thailand Wed, 26 May 2010 14:09:14 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-40770 Joshua, I worked as a police officer and security patrol officer about 10 years, granted many years ago, and I never have heard of a fraudster getting ticketed and released. Things can be mighty bad, in terms of the bad guys getting off with much less punishment than most of us feel they deserve, but I've never even HEARD of a law ANYWHERE in the U.S. that allows an officer to arrest someone in this sort of situation, then simply write him up as if he had been speeding a little, then let him go. Anyone out there know different, please do chime in! Joshua, I worked as a police officer and security patrol officer about 10 years, granted many years ago, and I never have heard of a fraudster getting ticketed and released.

Things can be mighty bad, in terms of the bad guys getting off with much less punishment than most of us feel they deserve, but I’ve never even HEARD of a law ANYWHERE in the U.S. that allows an officer to arrest someone in this sort of situation, then simply write him up as if he had been speeding a little, then let him go.

Anyone out there know different, please do chime in!

]]> By: Unsympathetic http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-37989 Unsympathetic Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:17:31 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-37989 "$1200 worth of flight coupons for a deep discount" -- LeClair deserved to be scammed. He should stick to legitimate travel agencies and airline websites, instead of trying to get something for nothing. “$1200 worth of flight coupons for a deep discount” — LeClair deserved to be scammed. He should stick to legitimate travel agencies and airline websites, instead of trying to get something for nothing.

]]> By: Joshua Sharp http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-37562 Joshua Sharp Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:10:31 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-37562 The guy did good. I think I would have called 911 when I got there while having someone tape it. ...Then just beat the guy's ass. And **** to all the people saying to let the cops do their job or take it to court. What the?!? Grow some. If it wasn't a crime to punish bad people there would be less of them. The guy did good. I think I would have called 911 when I got there while having someone tape it. …Then just beat the guy’s ass.

And **** to all the people saying to let the cops do their job or take it to court. What the?!? Grow some.

If it wasn’t a crime to punish bad people there would be less of them.

]]> By: Bob Foreal http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-37413 Bob Foreal Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:59:37 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-37413 I am so sick and tired of liars and thieves. You know in Europe the cops would've beaten this guy to a pulp before he got to the station. Here in America, we've gotten so damn soft on assholes, they are proliferating. I say give them all some scars to remember for the next time they want to rip somebody off. Kick all their asses! Maybe we could start seeing a drop in prision population, missing teeth would be a boom to the dental industry. I am so sick and tired of liars and thieves. You know in Europe the cops would’ve beaten this guy to a pulp before he got to the station. Here in America, we’ve gotten so damn soft on assholes, they are proliferating. I say give them all some scars to remember for the next time they want to rip somebody off. Kick all their asses! Maybe we could start seeing a drop in prision population, missing teeth would be a boom to the dental industry.

]]> By: Anthony S http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-29702 Anthony S Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:53:37 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-29702 Reading some of these posts calls to mind a 1990's article by Jeffrey Snyder entitled "A Nation of Cowards" You wusses ought to read it. Reading some of these posts calls to mind a 1990′s article by Jeffrey Snyder entitled “A Nation of Cowards”

You wusses ought to read it.

]]> By: namaste http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-29565 namaste Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:40:32 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-29565 When the law does nothing to help someone who has been wronged, if you just turn the other cheek, the wrong doed will continue. <a href="http://www.jeffreyrasley.com/Current%20Expedition,%20Nepal%202010.htm" rel="nofollow">namaste</a> When the law does nothing to help someone who has been wronged, if you just turn the other cheek, the wrong doed will continue.
namaste

]]> By: Noah http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-26708 Noah Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:41:49 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-26708 If LeClair didn't get arrested, I would be furious if I were the store manager. It is NOT okay to take the law into your own hands on my property. If you want to do it somewhere else, I don't really care. If LeClair didn’t get arrested, I would be furious if I were the store manager. It is NOT okay to take the law into your own hands on my property. If you want to do it somewhere else, I don’t really care.

]]> By: Jessica Gottlieb http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-25600 Jessica Gottlieb Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:13:00 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-25600 I sure hope his 9 iron is okay, those graphite shafts don't hold up well and I'd be super sad if he didn't have a good short game after this. *go get 'em* I love a little frontier justice I sure hope his 9 iron is okay, those graphite shafts don’t hold up well and I’d be super sad if he didn’t have a good short game after this.

*go get ‘em*

I love a little frontier justice

]]> By: Joe P. http://www.elliott.org/blog/scammed-southwest-customer-goes-after-con-artist-with-nine-iron/comment-page-1/#comment-15197 Joe P. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:32:58 +0000 http://www.elliott.org/?p=5243#comment-15197 I love how there are people here who say that we are a society of laws. So you're telling you've never gone beyond the speed limit? Come on, he had every right to detain him and constrain him under a citizens arrest. He followed the law by not knocking him out. And no jury would convict him after his defense would give the story about his daughter was heartbroken because she couldn't go flying because the con artist ripped them off. I love how there are people here who say that we are a society of laws. So you’re telling you’ve never gone beyond the speed limit? Come on, he had every right to detain him and constrain him under a citizens arrest. He followed the law by not knocking him out. And no jury would convict him after his defense would give the story about his daughter was heartbroken because she couldn’t go flying because the con artist ripped them off.

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