BUYER BEWARE – Noah’s Ark Couriers/Jonnyboy/Craig Ford

[iXXo]

added, They seem to have had nothing but trouble from the start..Asking for a defra cert from any! courier should really be standard practice from now on..seeing how easy it is been for someone to scam quite a few people. Sad as it may be, trust cannot be highly placed when you concider the money/pets involved.

As should seeing some photo ID maybe. Wouldnt mean much from new couriers, but once established, would put minds at rest. The next scammer will im sorry to say be right on this forum just waiting for their chance...

[Mrs dirtydozen]

kevin the rasta was also one of jonnyboys screen name just so you know

[Ssthisto]

Originally Posted by Meko

i'm confused.

can i have it in a readable post what the problem is please. All i can mke out is that somebody is selling snakes less than the weight they're advertised at. Yep it's morally wrong but bringing couriers and other people into the equation doesn't solve anything. The issue is, as far as i can make out, is with Craig / whoever, selling underweight snakes so why being Noah's Ark and all the other stuff into it.

maybe there is a reason for it but i don't want or need to read a 2000 word essay about the ins and outs of a cats arse to find out the important stuff.

Meko, friend...

I'm sorry you don't care to read the entire post. We have written a clear, detailed report of the issues involved with the named people. If you can't be bothered to actually read the post - in its entirety - of course you won't "get" it.

But here you go, in bullet points.

• Jonnyboy, Craig Ford and Noah's Ark Couriers are all the same person, from here to be called John.
• John has been scamming people in multiple ways - by selling things he doesn't actually have and by misrepresenting animals - for the last six months or so.
• John has been buying animals specifically for resale - which is illegal unless certain conditions are met.
• John has created multiple user accounts (a no-no on this forum) to cover up how many animals he's selling and be able to continue with the misrepresentation scam longer than his own original screen name would allow him to.

Was that too much of a novel for you?

By the way, the original post was more like 4,500 words... Onissarle had to break it up into two posts for length.

[Onissarle]

Originally Posted by Mrs dirtydozen

kevin the rasta was also one of jonnyboys screen name just so you know

I suspected as much but thought it could also be a former name of Tango-the-Cornsnake and had no way to prove it either way. Thanks for the update.

[tattoobaz]

What can i say?

Thanks for all the effort gone into this, you have done everyone a massive favour.

[fran2491]

to think i pmd noahs ark couriers for a quote today so glad i saw this thread

[Mush]

will now add as my sig!

Thanks guys!

My leos were sent by this courier and i was not happy at all with the care or shall i say lack of care.

The buyer seems to have resolved it with them, i dont know how as i wasnt told a thing however not even an apology from them and they put my pets at risk

Yes i was selling my pets however selling them doesnt mean i stop caring

[lefty]

WOW!!!!! i remember all those names!!! even spoke to jonny a few times. great work on flushing him out hope he gets whats coming

[Chriseybear]

Thanks for that. Long read but well worth it.
To think I stuck up for the couriers on a few occasions. bah.


- Also have you thought of emailing captivebreds reptile classifieds site with this information so he/they/it/conners can't sell there too.

[Meko]

this is my take on it..

Originally Posted by Ssthisto

• Jonnyboy, Craig Ford and Noah's Ark Couriers are all the same person, from here to be called John. and? one person has more than one acount, although the Jonnyboy account is closed with the tag that his new account is Noah's Ark.
• John has been scamming people in multiple ways - by selling things he doesn't actually have and by misrepresenting animals - for the last six months or so. Ok, but has he taken money and not provided the 'goods'? yep he's been mis-selling snakes with regards to their size.
• John has been buying animals specifically for resale - which is illegal unless certain conditions are met. if it can be proven. he's bought something and sold it on but if he's paid cash and sold for cash its going to be pretty difficult to prove. Plus, that has nothing to do with a bunch of forum detectives holding their own kangaroo court.
• John has created multiple user accounts (a no-no on this forum) to cover up how many animals he's selling and be able to continue with the misrepresentation scam longer than his own original screen name would allow him to. and? he's gone against forum rules... not the crime of the century.

i'm not defending what he's done but this has all started because he lied to you about some snakes he was selling. it's like Miss Marple on speed.

His crimes appear to be:

• buying snakes and selling them
• having a few forum names
• starting a courier company
• mis-selling snakes

out of all the points the only thing i can see wrong is that he's lied about the weight of the snakes to obtain money by (possibly) deception as a lower weight snake isn't worth as much.