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Thread ID: 82844	2007-09-10 05:12:00	Anybody heard of Hicom Ltd?	george12 (7)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
589856	2007-09-12 07:44:00	no, i've found more.... Christine Yeat <evatek@gmail.com> to me 2/23/06 i told him i'd arrive in an hour but he insisted i call him on arrival edit Where/Who was it you found out about him from again?	Agent_24 (57)
589857	2007-09-12 07:55:00	ah, he was a seller on trademe i asked him a question on an auction and he posted his email	motorbyclist (188)
589858	2007-09-12 07:59:00	Yeh, I think he's from trademe too. That's how I got him, but I can't remember at all the auction or if he placed a feedback on me.	qazwsxokmijn (102)
589859	2007-09-12 08:05:00	i know i didn't buy anything off him via trademe so can't check my feedback, but i remember he was selling complete systems. it's too old now to check my "lost auctions" it appears that i began contacting him just after or during getting broadband and my gmail account, so i might be missing some important info...	motorbyclist (188)
589860	2007-09-12 08:13:00	And the plot thickens.... (Sorry, gotta do this, good read though, it's like scammers + star trek)	--Wolf-- (128)
589861	2007-09-12 08:16:00	A search of Evatek on TM finds that the whoever had that username got it banned (probably was the same guy)	Agent_24 (57)
589862	2007-09-12 08:54:00	That bank account is the same as the one I used, up to the suffix, which was 00 for me. Interesting. Odd that it's not his name. Maybe he can't get an NZ bank account... Edit: I'll pass the Trade Me account on to the police. Maybe TM has some contact details. This is more proof that he's been ripping many more people off.	george12 (7)
589863	2007-09-12 12:01:00	Hold your pants for a sec, George....dug this out from my past convo with Eugene.... I picked up the PC I ordered from him personally at 98 Anzac Avenue in Auckland CBD. He said this place is a storage of some kind. Also, he has taken his CyberWorld Computer Company (CWCC) from the register. Have a look: www.companies.govt.nz So that proves he had a legit company selling computer stuff and services. Malaysia? The last time he was gone for a month he told me he was in Singapore. And Steven (Wang Biao An)? He told me his name was Eugene.... Other than this, I have nothing else, sorry. I'm sorry it has come to this, I've never encountered such problems dealing with Hicom. I think he will be back on MSN again - he always does after odd periods of being offline. And may I also suggest you talk to the bank he is with - ANZ and supply them with Eugene/Steven's account number. I am Cataclysm_NZ from Overclockers NZ Forums, the thread that I started about Hicom PC is mine. He has blocked me on MSN and I have no means of getting through to him via email. The address "98 Anzac Avenue" is where I went 3 times to pick up the PC I bought from him and each time he said he was there and he wasn't. I then later went to another address to pick it up 3 weeks after ordering it off Trade Me, where he appeared to have thrown on a shirt and tie in an effort to make him look professional, although still very scruffy. I am able to provide some sort of description as to what he looks like, and two possible addresses that he could be staying at now. I went to his house after I ordered two graphics cards from him. I had paid the money already and I went to talk to him in person regarding the graphics cards. I went to the same address as the one I picked up my PC from and the new tenants said that he had moved back to Malaysia. Funny that. I will do anything in my power to help you catch this fellow. He must be stopped.	Vendetta (12802)
589864	2007-09-12 12:03:00	Also, regarding the addresses, they are; 26 Mary Street, Mount Eden, Auckland. 5 Welsh Street, Mt Roskill, Auckland. I have been to both addresses, Mary Street is the address I picked up my PC from and went to in order to sort out my graphics cards that never turned up. Just to clarify he also contacted me on the same email he contacted you on george. 'hicomp_sales@hotmail.com'	Vendetta (12802)
589865	2007-09-12 12:28:00	Hi, I'm glad to hear you're onboard, I looked at the feedback of his banned Trade Me account and my suspicions were confirmed - we're not the only people who have lost money to this guy. Was the Mary St address a house, or a block of flats? Philip (qazwsxokmijn on here) and I have determined that he must be closely tied to QMB, as he was at one point selling things directly from QMB (a customer once got their stuff with a QMB invoice) well below QMB's retail prices (on Trade Me). This means, I think, that he must have been a QMB employee at the time, or had one that was getting a staff discount or something and sending things out for him. There is a QMB employee called Eugene who works there on Saturdays from 9-5. I'm sure that this 'Eugene' is either our guy (who called himself Steven when he talked to you), or that they (Eugene and Steven) are friends and are working closely together. I plan to call QMB on Saturday, and find out who this Eugene is. If it's our guy I will call the police immediately, and try to get them to go round there right away. I'm not sure that they will, but in any case, knowing where this guy works would be a huge help. I will post any new information in this thread. If you want to talk to me outside of it, you can PM me, e-mail me at g.dewar at pc-care dot co dot nz, or call/text 027 344 0353. I expect to hear from the police tomorrow about what they are going to do about this. Eugene knows the police are involved (if he's logged into MSN in the last 24 hours or so), and I'm not sure whether this will make him front up with some cash, or try to run away. Again, thanks very much for getting involved with this. The fact that you were also ripped off was about the only thing that made the police take this compaint seriously. They told me that usually such things would be treated from a "buyer beware" type of viewpoint (which I personally think is rather pathetic), although they didn't guarantee me that that wouldn't be the case with this. He said that all the information I had, and the fact that the guy was doing this to other people as well, should tip the balance and justify an investigation.	george12 (7)
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