[meteorite-list] Scam Artist - Joel Samson - FakeLunar Meteorites

From: almitt2 at localnet.com <almitt2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 02:22:04 -0400
Message-ID: <20110513022204.2dqcb9kxcmxw0008_at_webmail.localnet.com>

Greetings,

Thank you for pointing this out to me Frank! My apology to Mr. Todd
Parker for my error. I thought I had read on the list his name. I'll
have to re-read and see if it sounded like he was being accused and why
I jotted his name down.

To attempt to set things straight, Todd Parker is NOT associated with
any scams and is an honorable dealer in specimens.

--AL Mitterling

Quoting Frank Cressy <fcressy at prodigy.net>:

> Hello All,
>
> Dave Gheesling can't post to the list at the moment, but given the
> seriousness
> of the accusation made against Todd Parker, he asked that I post this on his
> behalf:
>
> His message follows: Hello List,
> While I haven't seen where Todd Parker's name was mentioned as a "possible
> scammer" other than in Al Mitterling's recent post (I haven't been closely
> following the thread), TODD PARKER MOST ASSUREDLY IS NOT A SCAMMER OR
> ANYTHING
> OF THE SORT. To the contrary, Todd is probably one of the finest people I've
> had the pleasure of knowing -- inside or outside of the meteorite
> community. Presumably this mention has something to do with the
> recent Mifflin thread, but
> Todd's name shouldn't be associated with anything other than
> integrity -- he is
> a class act, to be sure.
> All the best,
> Dave -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Scam Artist - Joel Samson - FakeLunar
>> Meteorites
>> From: Frank Cressy <fcressy at prodigy.net>
>> Date: Thu, May 12, 2011 10:45 am
>> To: al mitt <almitt at kconline.com>, Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Cc: Chris Spratt <cspratt at islandnet.com>
>>
>> Hi Al,
>>
>> You made a mistake listing Todd Parker as a scammer. He was mentioned as
>> selling Whetstone Mountains that were definitely real.
>>
>> Frank
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: al mitt <almitt at kconline.com>
>> To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Cc: Chris Spratt <cspratt at islandnet.com>
>> Sent: Thu, May 12, 2011 5:57:42 AM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Scam Artist - Joel Samson - FakeLunar
>> Meteorites
>>
>> Hi Gary, Greg H., Chris and all,
>>
>> Two names have come up recently as scammers. Joel Samson and Todd Parker. We
>> also know of another guy from the Chicago area that is a fraud. What I would
>> like to see is a list of people and companies that are known to be selling
>> fakes, mis-representing material and so forth. I am not talking about
>> someone who has made a mistake.
>>
>> In order to qualify, the person or company in question would have to have
>> evidence that would support their efforts to be purposely doing something
>> wrong. I wouldn't want a witch hunt or dealers who don't like other dealers,
>> trying to put people on this list. I know this is probably going to open a
>> can of worms BUT it is important to know suspect con artists, frauds and
>> people and companies who are just not getting the fact we don't like our
>> collections messed up.
>>
>> Does a list already exist? If not it sure would be nice to have one that
>> could be shared with the collecting community from time to time. Other input
>> appreciated.
>>
>> --AL Mitterling
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gary Fujihara" <fujmon at mac.com>
>> To: "Chris Spratt" <cspratt at islandnet.com>
>> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 3:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Scam Artist - Joel Samson - FakeLunar
>> Meteorites
>>
>>
>>> I've asked the administrator of the Meteorites group on Facebook to remove
>>> this person from the group. Hopefully this will put a damper on his
>>> shenanigans, but probably nothing short of legal action will make him
>>> cease and desist.
>>>
>>> gary
>>>
>>> On May 11, 2011, at 8:50 AM, Chris Spratt wrote:
>>>
>>>> Never was my friend on Facebook yet he managed to post things in a group
>>>> I belong to. Is there a way to unfriend someone from a group?
>>>>
>>>> Chris Spratt
>>>> (Via my iPhone)
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>>> Gary Fujihara
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>>> http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/
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