11:38:01 pm, Categories: Current Events and News, Rant and Rave, Online Oddity, Everything Else, 1255 wordsAfter the recent spate of scams run on the popular South African broadband news and discussion forum called http://www.mybroadband.co.za / http://www.myadsl.co.za, I have decided to keep a list of the top scammers that make their rounds. I honestly believe these people will strike again, so I have decided to keep a permanent record for history and googles sake.
Scammer/Fraudster #1:
Alias: celemasiko
Real Name: Peter Lauer
Scam(s): Pretends to be sick, either with something terminal or amputation. Tries to get sympathy money out of people by praying on his victims emotions or pity and compassion. He took a lot of people for a ride on the Mybroadband/Myadsl forums, and a lot of people fell for his lies. During the investigations a forumite from another german forum made a couple of posts, on how he had pulled the same scam there, and how he had got people to give him money there. He also has a habit of pretending to post as his daughter, often saying that "her" "father" is dying, and willing to accept money on their behalf.
Known email address's: nadjalauer2710@web.de ; Celemasiko@gmx.de
Known Website(s): http://www.celemasiko.za.net/Celemasiko%20englisch/index.htm :D ; http://www.celemasiko.za.net
RPM's last words: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=26608&highlight=celemasiko
Scammer/Fraudster #2:
Alias(s): slimothy / smint
Real Name: Warren Smith
Scam(s): The term "Slimothy", is a widely used term in the South African online community. It is often used in the context of, "to pull a slimothy", which means to commit an illegal act of fraud and/or theft.
It was first started on the popular www.myadsl.co.za (MyADSL) forum, where a forumite by the alias "Slimothy" used to frequent often. The name of this forumite was the notorious Warren Smith, from Johannesburg, South Africa. Warren, a PHP developer, developed a commercial system of the PHP torrent client known at Torrenflux, and renamed his version to Torrentbox.
In the bandwidth starved country of South Africa, users were eager to adopt this bandwidth saving technology, and many users from the MyADSL forum eagerly sent their money to Warren, with many users paying for a whole year in advance! Warren then took the money, and emigrated to another country and disappeared for a while, thereby committing fraud and stealing every ones money.
Known Email Address: smith(y?)inc@gmail.com
Known MSN: nimbleslimbo@hotmail.com
Known Contact numbers: (to come soon)
Known Address:(coming soon)
MyAdsl thread: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=30506&highlight=slimothy+warren+smith
Scammer/Fraudster #3:
Alias(s): Person ; DOT.IT ; [*]NE1Per_son
Real Name: Brian Gibello
Scam(s): Lies through his teeth for profit. Will do a couple of small deals to look legit, then frauduntly rip off a large group of people at the same time. Most often by pretending to be an "on-the-level" hardware dealer. His only one person, though he may pretend to be many. Lives with his mom, pretends to leave the country when the heat is on.
Known Contact Number(s): +27 21 761 2344 ; 082 839 3223
Known Address(s):5 Greenfields, 36 Greenfield Road
Kenilworth 7708 Cape Town
South Africa
Known Website(s): http://www.dotcomputers.co.za
Known Email Address(s): Sales@dotcomputers.co.za ; Brian@dotcomputers.co.za
ID Number ?: 8702235032086
Known Companies(s): DOT Information Technology ; Dot Co Computers
First MyAdsl Thread: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=45257&highlight=person
Second MyAdsl Thread: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=45535&highlight=person
PC Buyersguide Thread: http://www.pcbuyersguide.co.za/showthread.php?t=3611&page=2
The Prophecy : http://forums.prophecy.co.za/member.php?u=990
Other: http://www.thermaltake.com/2005/news/lanpartyZone/0804c.htm
PLEASE NOTE. UPDATES ON BRIAN GIBELLO.:
I get a couple of emails every couple of months about people worried about him. I don't blame them, from my correspondence with them it appears Brian is still up to his old tricks.
At the end of 2006 an company in Germany contact me in regards to Brian Gibello. They informed me that he claimed to be the CEO of Tigerdirect.com ( A large brand ). Brian also claimed that he was wanting to purchase 4 Bentley GTC for 220.000 EUR each. The elite German car dealership contacted me and confirmed it was the same person. Brian also claimed he was going to fly in with his "body guards" to pick up the vehicles. Luckily the car dealership in Germany was able to prevent any possible fraud.
I keep getting updated reports from people who have caught him out lying. Just the other day I had another car dealership contact me informing me that Brian Gibello had walked into their shop and claimed to be an executive from Google as well as a student at MIT. The salesman was suspicious and he also confirmed it was the same Brian Gibello.
I often get updates about Brian Gibello and my latest sources inform me Brian Gibello's current address is (address removed due for privacy reasons)
UPDATE 29th of June 2007
I received the following email from a concerned US citizen in regards to Brian Gibello;
"Hi, I recently encountered Brian Gibello here in MA. I had a 10-15 minute exchange with him on the MBTA commuter rail. He was taking the train from South Station in Boston to Southborough Station. He told me he lives in Marlborough, which could confirm the address you have listed on your site.
He told me works for facebook on platform (which they just released) in facebook's Boston office (which doesn't exist) with Mark Zuckerberg (facebook's founder and CEO who actually works in San Francisco). He's claiming to be a Facebook engineer (I'm not yet sure to what end) and has a fake Facebook Administrator account http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=545246176 he was able to get through facebook's filters by making two Os in the terms special characters: Facebọok Administratọr . Not sure what he actually does in Boston. I've also read on his facebook 'wall' that he has a
Bentley (stolen?). "
It appears he has a different lie for every person he meets.
Feel free to contact Brian Gibello on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/s.php?k=10080&id=529805304
The latest phone number we have for Brian is +15085050022
The latest confirmed place that Brian was working at is Chikita, however I was informed he was let go very quickly when Chikita realized something was not right.
Please email any other information you may have on any of these criminals to stop-scammers@pickledbushman.com
PLEASE READ THE COMMENTS FOR BRIANS RESPONSE
Update: 21/08/2007
I received this fax from a company that had a run in with Brian Gibello. With permission I am posting it here so you can get an idea of what we are talking about:
Update: 13/12/2007
I have being informed that Brian has being arrested and is currently serving a sentence at Norfolk County Correctional Facility. Once he has finished there he will be deported back to South Africa. Anyone with any more information on, or who would like more information can please contact Fraud investigator Jack Kelly 1-800-879-1731 x 2554
Brian's incarceration has being confirmed in Norfolk County House of Corrections, feel free to call him on +17813293705
Update: 16 July 2009
Brian is in South Africa (Cape Town from the email I get) and is up to old tricks again.
Update: 07 April 2010
Any reports of Brian being arrested and in Pollsmoor Prison are fake and spread by Brian himself.
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wtf is wrong with all you people?
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Leetest form of linux there is. The primary OS I now use. Kubuntu, Dapper Drake, 6.06 LTS. I really think people should use this as their default OS
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I consider this a book that every South African should read to get perspective in their lives. Its honesty is most refreshing and Al Lovejoy`s ability to capture in words the essence of a culture and history of a generation of south Africans is amazing. Al Lovejoy has earned a lot of respect from a generation of youth who appretiate the truth. Thank you Al.
Other reviews:
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It is the story of a man who went to hell and came back, a morality tale, a Bildungsroman, the narrative of a f*ckup who found redemption, and the anthem of a lost generation.’– Caspar Greeff, Sunday Times
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– Chris Roper, Mail & Guardian
This book is more than just a suggested read.
In what has to be a remarkable show of insight into the power of social networking, a British Indie band is offering their album free to download off their website. This is one band, that seems to have googled it. It looks like the older corporate models are failing and hopefully the world will not have to tolerate the insanity that is RIAA much longer.
I love artists with scope.
South Africa needs science and South Africa needs prominent scientific voices. Unfortunately, like the media in much of the rest of the world, South Africa's media is not nearly welcoming enough to the skeptical and scientific views of the world. Luckily, we have great examples from the United States and elsewhere of how self-publication through blogs can affect public discourse, promoting science and acting as a counterweight to indifference, ignorance, and gullibility. However, unlike our comrades elsewhere, South African science bloggers are unconnected and not organized. I propose to change that...Read More
Really funny flash video depicting the end of the world as the result of a nucleur fall out.
For those of you who dont know, I am South African. Im a born and bred white native african, and damb proud of it. However, I will often use words that you may not understand, local slag u wont pick up on. Click on this link to learn a little more about South African slang, aka, Safrikan!
The entire catalogue of information from 1,800 courses at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will be available free online by the end of the year. Once uploaded, it will represent one of the internet’s most important resources.
MsDewey.com
I never have never used a search engine this cheeky before :) Its great fun for about 10 minutes.
Seaward.co.za for South Africa`s best coastal real estate.
In what has to be classed as bizare, a clash between a 6-foot (1.8m) alligator and a 13-foot (3.9m) python has left two of the deadliest predators dead in Florida's swamps.
I came across this site by Anup Shah that has a detailed look into the causes of poverty. I found some of the statistics he shows to be very embarrassing and a shameful reflection on humanity today.
* Half the world — nearly three billion people — live on less than two dollars a day.
* The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the poorest 48 nations (i.e. a quarter of the world’s countries) is less than the wealth of the world’s three richest people combined.
* Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
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* 1 billion children live in poverty (1 in 2 children in the world). 640 million live without adequate shelter, 400 million have no access to safe water, 270 million have no access to health services. 10.6 million died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5 (or roughly 29,000 children per day).
Anup Shah shows us the institutions, policies and people behind many of today's causes of poverty.
http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Poverty.asp
Haha, these poor lil bunnies. A bunch of pictures of bunnies trying to come up with imaginitive ways to kill themselves.
The Public Library of Science is a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource. A most excellent link for those of you wanting access to some amazing science.
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Ever wondered how many babies are being pushed out every day, or how many people are dying every minute? Well this is the place for you then! This meter currently records those tpes of things, and with a population of 6.5 billion, there are lots of interesting stats for you to check out.
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