Just had the same person send us a money order for $900 for Silver wire...

Same address and everything?

Ditto! Just got a money order for $900 from "Ellis" but we had the foresight to check with the bank...another fake money order!

Just got a money order $900 from the same person Ellis Daniels. Her generosity (paid more than the purchase amount) make us to check with the bank and turn out it is a fake money order. We glad we didn't lost any thing other than time. thank you for sharing this information, So other business may aware.

I just got one dated 4/4/2018. $900USD for sterling silver tray with "extra payment included for next day a shipping".

Thank you bad buyer.

If he's mailing the fake money orders via USPS, file a mail fraud complaint.

Thanks for the suggestion. I filled out a complaint form for the USPS Mail Fraud Division. Cross our fingers and maybe some agents will be knocking on his door!

We received a $900 MO this person this week. Same result. Bogus money order. Thanks for the info on mail fraud. Looks like a lot of people need to file complaints!

Yup, anything related to Ellis Daniels is fraud. He tried us with a canceled money order.

Have all of the fraudulent checks been from California Bank & Trust? Or are there other banks involved?

We just received the check today - glad this page was up !

Yep, me too! Just received on 7/13/18. Money order for $900. Same address. Also grateful to have found this page!

We just got a bogus money order for $900.00. The information is the same except Apt.A.

We received a fake $900.00 money order today from this same low-life. Total fake, total scam, total dirt-bag.

Same thing here. $900 money order from Ellis Daniels with shipping address 1542 4th Ave Apt A, Los Angeles, CA 90019. Phone number 310-208-9890 with email address ellisdaniels4110@gmail.com. What a douche.

Just got a $900 money order for a guitar from the same guy Ellis Daniels. Order was only $823. Money order was from California Bank and Trust. ship to was 1542 4th ave apt A. Los Angeles Ca 90019 ellissdaniels411@gmail.com

I do plan on shipping a box of dirty diapers!

Thank you to all who posted here! We just got a money order in the amount of $900 from the same entity. Fortunately, after many years in retail, we've learned enough about fraudulent behavior to be highly suspicious of any check (for instance, I've never heard of a money order from a bank...), particularly one that comes unannounced without any previous contact. Interestingly, our first big lesson was a fraudulent cashier's check for about $6500 from a one "Julius Daniels" about 15 years ago. Wonder if there's a connection...? In any event, never hesitate to google the person, call the bank, and otherwise stall if someone is pressuring you to ship fast!!! P.S. To the person above - if you do mail dirty diapers, you are my hero and I want to contribute! ;-)

Just thought we would add to this sad list! Tried to buy a guitar we had listed at 799 and included 100 for shipping with a note to 'please ship 2 or 3 day delivery if possible'. Just another scummy person trying to run a fraudulent check scam.

Sent us the same bogus M.O. in the same amount. Lucky I suspect everyone as being a criminal and check before I spend any time on these types of "purchases".

Ellis Daniels struck again, this time a small family owned music store. Sent a fraudulent check for $900 dollars asked for 2nd day shipping. He stole a $800 Taylor 110 guitar from us. We are filing a police report and have been in touch with investigators at the LAPD Commercial Crimes department. He should look forward to a visit from the Wilshire Station police department. If he scams you, file a police report with your local police station and have them contact Wilshire Station police at 213 473 0476. Wilshire Police Station is two miles from his delivery address.

Ellis Daniels 1542 4th Ave Apt A, Los Angeles, CA 90019 Phone 310 208 9890

Just recently shut this clown down myself. Tried the same crap. I reported him to LAPD, US Postal, and FBI Internet Crimes Division.

I filled out a complaint form for the USPS Mail Fraud Division. Cross our fingers and maybe some agents will be knocking on his door! https://123gamesfree.com/tube-master/

We glad we didn't lost any thing other than time. thank you for sharing this information, So other business may aware. https://123gamesfree.com/circloo/

New activity! Received a 900.00 Money Order (with watermark!) for a snare drum. He was looking for 2 day shipping.
He's crafty this one.

We are a retail drum shop in Kansas City, received the same $900 money order, for a drum that was $699
Will look into filing this with fraud dept

Received in mail bogus Money Order for $900 purportedly drawn on California Bank and Trust. Was informed by bank it was bogus. Perpetrator used different name, but same address with a different apt #.

Calvin Clark
Clark Designs
1542 4th Ave Apt A
Los Angeles CA 90019

The fact the perpetrator used a business name similar to what is common for my kind of customers tells me he may have some familiarity with the jewelry trade.

I'm shocked based on the comments here that this has been going on for at least a year and he is still at it. How long does it take the authorities to do something?

Just got a $900 money order (for more than his requested sale amount) with the same address but the name of Calvin Clark. The bank says the money order has been funded but there is nothing to stop him from cancelling it.

Wow! This guy just refuses to give up! It's interesting that the bank said that it was " funded" but please don't ship him anything! Stop this guy!

still doing it with that address and the name Calvin Clark with fake $900 money orders, got one 5/14/19

We received a money order from this guy for $900. It raised many red flags: 1) It was in excess of the purchase price. 2) It was hand written. 3) It was for precious metal 4) The quantity ordered was unusually high. We hand deposited it in the bank, notifying the clerk that we thought it was suspicious. He checked it out, said everything looked legit. He said that if it was counterfeit, it would bounce in 1 day, 2 max. We continued to wait to process the order. Good thing we delayed, on the fourth day, it bounced. We notified the bank that we had an address, phone and email, asking if they wanted to follow up on it. They weren't interested.

Be careful with this buyer/address. This guy sent me a $900 money order for a bracelet before he placed the order and more than what he was owed. It raised suspicion so we held the order. The money was deposited and then removed by the bank because it was fraudulent. Do not ship your items!

Well, this person is still at it. We just received "his" bogus checks in the mail today. Calvin Clark - 1542 4th Avenue, Apartment A - Los Angeles, CA 90019. 323-518-8900. calclark728@gmail.com

12/14/2019 received a $900 Money order (Sigue is the M.O. company) for $843.13 of ebay goods. They mailed a print out of items in their ebay cart from my ebay store, and demanding expedited shipping. Came from a "Sam Smith" 1542 4th Street Los Angeles, CA 90019 email address they wanted me to provide tracking # to is sammysmithco@gmail.com

APT A (forgot that)

Received a fake money order from Sigue for $900 for an $840 website order. Same address: 1542 4th Ave Apt A, Los Angeles, CA 90019. Name used was Horace Burns. email: hrwburns411@gmail.com

Still at it. I guess you can just keep committing crimes and no one cares. We had a website order for $888.00 and received a fake USPS postal money order for $940.00 from Jackie Keller at the 4th avenue address in Los Angles. Wanting expedited shipping. Reporting.

Sounds like a crime ring gang to me. Don’t understand why the local cops don’t bust this place! Isn’t anything over $500 considered a felony?

Just had one from Sammy Smith at the same address! Sorry, Sammy we didn't fall for the fake money order.

We received a money order from this same address, for $950 but we didn't fall for it. Fake. He used the football player Lynn Cain's name and cainlynn1@gmail

We are in Tennessee & just received a bogus money order for a gold coin order we had not previously booked. RIA Money Order drawn on Bancfirst Frederick OK. Buyer is Lynn Cain, 1542 4th Ave Apt A, Los Angeles CA 90019, phone 323-731-1954, email cainlynn1@gmail
The M.O. appears to be $950.00 with the "9" and "Nine" being unusually bold print by comparison. When verified, that M.O. # was actually issued for $5.00
M.O. looks like an inkjet printed copy.

Party is using the alias Fred Banks as well. They just placed a bank check order at artincoins.com for some silver bullion products.

When reaching out to them to send instructions for sending the check, the email bounced and then it was a quick check of the phone number to find all the reported fraud.

Same address as in earlier posts. 1542 4 TH AVE APT # A LOS ANGELES CA 90019 (323) 518-8900

Same thing with us, $950 Ria International Money order for Fred Banks, same address, for bullion related coin that he never ordered from us. Not sure why there are no charges against this guy. Is anybody reporting this guy.

Used name: Wade Robinson for a $900 order. Luckily I searched the phone number (323-518-8900) and found all of these posts, so we will not be completing this order. He also used address: 209 South Doheny Drive, Apt. 1, Beverly Hills, California 90211.

Theirs no wade Robinson at this address
209 south Doheny dr apt 1 Beverly hills California.

In 2022 they are still at it. Received a $900 money order out of the blue for an item we have on eBay. He saw it on eBay, then wrote us directly. No transaction on eBay.
Doheny apt address, and same phone number.

In one of the common scams, a “buyer” pays for merchandise by mailing the seller a counterfeit check worth more than the selling price, and asks the seller to wire the difference back to them via a money transfer.

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Received a money order for $900 from Larry Felton, 209 S. Doheny Dr. in Beverly Hills. Phone 323-518-8900. He sent his own purchase order for 23 mixed silver dollars at $35 each $95 added for shipping. We never received such an order or advertised these. PLS Check Cashers yellow money order, payable through BancFirst, Stratford, Oklahoma. It was verified fake at a PLS store. How can these scammers be doing this for over 2 years?