Alex Sean Cooper
Complaint 186195 Details

The information step by step for the FRAUD done to us by Alex Sean Cooper and Tamara Pottery on 11/25/12

I have been looking for a vehicle for months, I am currantly disabled and recieved a small settlement. I had hoped to buy a descent vehicle, pay some bills/debts, and give my kids a nice Christmas for once. I was waiting on a decision from a dealership on what size of down payment I would need. In the mean time my very impatient husband looked and found a rather nice Truck on Craigslist. In fact it seemed too good to be true. The picture was of an emaculent 4x4 truck low miles perfect condition. The woman said her name was Tamara Pottery and she lived in Erie,Pa only around 50+ miles from our home. She was selling the vehicle cuz she didn't need it anymore she was moving to Williston ND, and the truck was there with her. (I thought this was strange) anyway she said she won a free shipping anywhere in the US from her employer. We said we were interested but a little concerned about scams. She ensured us the money we sent for the purchase would be secured by an Ebay agaent who would hold the money in escrow. We western Union the funds to him the Ebay employee named Alex Sean Cooper who as I said will put the money in escrow after she recieved word from Ebay the payment was sent she would ship the truck. We would have a 5 day inspection period to look ver the truck and decide if we wanted it. If we did want it we would contact Alex from Ebay and give him the go ahead to send her the psyment of the $2980.00. The bill of sale, title, and service records were to be delivered with the truck. She assured us that going through ebay would protect both parties involved and even provided us with a carfax.We saved these emailsand all corriaspondince from her and we printed them out and saved them on our laptlops. We have a file with everything, All the emails from Alex the suposed ebay reps, Tamara the suposed seller, and documents had the ebay logos ebay reules and everything on them to us seeming legit I saved and copied them, even a copy and origional of the western Union transaction. We never gave the ebay rep Alex Cooper the MTCN# to pick up the wire. I am sorry I just got off track for a minute I am very upset. The next thing that happened was we got to talking my husband and I looked on ebay and that truck was not on there so I told him to call western Union and cancel the wire until we knew for sure this was legit and since we never gave them the western union MTCN# we didnt think they could pick up the wire. Well when we called to cancel it they informed us the wire was picked up already. I did not think that without the MCTN# you could pick up a wire. I again called western union several times and was repeatedly told you can pick it up without the MTCN# and they do not insure there wires in anyway. I asked where the wire was picked up and by whom. They first told me it was picked up in birmingham AL, by Alex Sean Cooper. We called our State Police in Pa they are looking into it we also called Birmingham State Police and the same they are also loking into it as well as the FBI Fraud Dept and the IC3. The Sherrif in Birmingham asked me to call Western Union to see which location the wire was picked up and a different Western Union employee told me the wire was picked up in Orlando FL on 11/26/12. Which is not what the first western union rep told us, and refused to tell us what store it was picked up at. I feel violated, ashamed and used not to mention still have no vehicle, and have bills and such so I dont know how my kids will have a Christmas this year. I dont know what to do can you Please help? I even contacted the local news to get this scam out there so no other family has to endure this suffering and losses of their money. I waited 3 very long years for this settlement. Just to have it stolen from my children and me. I have all the documents, addresses, names, information on all involved at least what I could get. I will give you any of the info you request. Thank You so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to read my story it means a great deal to us. Thank God are some descent people out there that care enough to listen if thats you can do. I am sorry I'm not sure what your Dept. does exactly. Merry Christmas and God Bless you.