Warning: Scam Alert! ["David Evens"]

[altanaffxi]

Wildseller/Thebazaardbguy/"David Evens"
is a scam artist (supposedly known as "Jacob Futch" through a series of scams dating back to 2009) in Final Fantasy XI. The thread about him was personally provided by Wildseller himself after taking $228 ($203 for 70M and $25 in Western Union fees) and failing to complete the agreed transaction. The link is here:


Shortly after the scam transaction, he seemed to become aggressive and amnesic regarding the situation. All proof and evidence is posted below in screenshots I took during the duration of the transactions. My apologies, I did not have "save sent messages" selected in my options, so I only have the messages he sent me.

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I have filed with the iC3 and will be contacting the local and Portsmouth Police Department with my evidence as far as standard procedures go. Now comes the silly, embarrassing, regretful plea for help. I'm out $228 and not very happy about it. I feel legal recourse may not be possible (I am still piecing together information to forward to officials), so I ask: what do I do now? Besides never attempt to partake in RMT activity again. Is there some place I can go with my metaphorical tail between my legs and ask for donations to replace at least some of what's been lost? Or maybe I'll be lucky and somebody will be generous enough to Paypal me cash for a pack of stress-out smokes, lol. I appreciate everybody's time and help. Thank you very much.

[Tarunuts]

hi there im not sure what this website is but this was stumbled on the forums on all platforms looking him on google however i was very shocked out of my mind to see another thread about futch boy again. Im very surprised this guy is still breathing on Asura server.

Hes very hated and well known for scamming ls banks, stealing accounts, and perhaps money related to any virtual goods website. You'll come accross "major" sellers who do wow, ffxi, & other games on the market that has substantial value to virtual goods. It looks like it on his profile.

Typicaly theres not much you can do neither with the law or court order as youll be in deep trouble if they hear your testimony being involved in selling virtual goods for money. His IP address is dynamic & uses proxy IP servers all around the US, but his real life info is in virginia and can be found on face book, lol. See if this was a craiglist scam, you can do a whole lot getting this gut busted but since hes using forums cant give you any advice. As for the police they have bigger fish to fry and they will not take this seriously.

you may want to message ksandra or other moderators on bluegartr forums about this.

Oh heres a list of websites he has scammed in the past:

markeedragon (now shutdown)
egs forums
virtual faqs but got ban hammer quite fast

my ultimate advice to you is always do you homework before buying i.e. google is your best friend, imo.

[altanaffxi]

He seemed like a legitimate seller at first. I was glad to find what I presumed was a FFXI player who knew how to undercut regular RMT to make cash easier. If I knew it was Jacob I'd have stayed far away. I'm curious though if it was really him or not, seeing as in most of Wildseller's transactions that I've been able to log, they're all to Chicago. Then again, he could be teamed up with somebody with a fake ID named "David Evens" that picks up the cash and sends it to him. I heard about the whole EGS thing a while ago, too. Oh well.

The good news is I got reimbursed for my losses, and then some. The only thing left to take care of now is justice, however it can be served.

[Tarunuts]

did you do paypal or western union? ive never heard western union giving protection coverage or refund. if i were you id save the money instead of using it in a possible loosing case. if im not mistaken i just took a skim on western union faq and on one of the forums. its only good to use it if you REALLY know that person like a family member roomate or neighbor. how do you go about busting this guy? you really should pm the people on blue gartr. but dont make a post as there will be trolls on there that will be *** holes.

hes well known to use what is called a vpn server. i shiver the thought he applies in the linkshell groups and trials c.c till this day people still accept him in end game. how? i have no idea.

oh yeah if it makes you feel better he was in jail before lol

[altanaffxi]

I know, I've heard about his record. I know a lot about VPN server usage and so on. I did use Western Union, but they aren't the people who reimbursed me. I'll just say I'm thankful for last minute graces.

Although he's a seasoned scammer, the protection he has is not flawless, and there are several loopholes he's created even when using a proxy. You can still be traced back at the discretion of the ISP(s) in question tunneling your data. Also, one slip such as an email or message or post made without turning your VPN and your facade is essentially busted. I've done a lot of work with the sort of thing, and I'm pretty knowledgeable on the subject. The real question is if there's somebody willing to go through all the loops to pile together evidence, track all the data, get all third parties involved, and make a case of it to some authority and make out with little to no recourse after all that hard work. Luckily, I have a lot of time on my hands, and this isn't the first time I've been put in a game of Tom And Jerry.

The information provided in his transaction with me is enough for me to do my own research to do as I please on the matter. The only issue I have now is the fact that they threw an insinuation at me. There is still a chance that it could be a ploy, and he's only using Jacob Futch's record as a means to distract me from tracking whoever he actually is.

The main point I'm going off now is that there has to be, fake or not, a "David Evens" in Chicago, IL. Although it tangents away from the scam, he may have other things (fake IDs, exploited documents, etc.) that would result in much further legal recourse than simply complaining that he's been scamming people out of virtual goods. Those are the things I am looking into at this moment.

Anyway, at least this thread will serve its purpose stand-alone. Always be skeptical, no matter how solid the evidence is that you're buying a genuine product. Most FFXI RMT have been selling at $7~9 per 1M, so the $2.90 he was offering me should have been a red flag for "too good to be true".

[Tarunuts]

careful man the last thing youd want to do is go on a wild goose chase. police are just as useless as reporting nigiran email scams. any person around the world only need the names or just the mt number and still walk away. hell if he did it on paypal its likely you have more tools to take action, but then again ive heard people using fake paypal. western union is known for not verifying anything. once the money is picked up its long gone. best tools to know the buyers geographic identity if the person has a land line. the most essential tool is always asking a seller to give you a phone call. if the land line matches where he lives, he could be legit, if the number is somewhere else and NOT a land line, most likely hes hiding himself.

the only sensible course you could do is report the email. if it has enough complaints its possible something can happen. other than that, id just let it go. you should buy from egs. they have thousands of feed back & middle man service.

[Muddy Waters]

Please note that threads such as this one are forbidden by the general board rules:

Originally Posted by Rules

Baiting other members is forbidden, if you have a problem with another member please use our complaint forum to solve the conflict. Furthermore we consider all scammer accusations to be baiting, no matter what proofs you have. Complaint Area/e*gold Support is your place to go in such situations.

I'd usually just delete this and give you a warning, fortunately for you, said member has been banned for multiaccounting, rendering this sort of irrelevant. I'm still gonna close the thread though.

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