Stick it to him! Make sure this guy rots in jail!
Awesome Seth! That's what I need. The guy did not have long hair at the time and I'm guessing that is a older pic. Thank you.
Just took the time to read this whole thread. I am extremely glad to hear you have identified the suspect(s). Please keep us informed on any leads or information Matt. I too hope their asses rot in jail! Chris
Googled the wifes name and found that she is the "president" of a business called: Kindred Financial Associates Tasheba Ramesra 1301 Center Point Pkwy Birmingham, 35215 AL, United States (205) 601-4199
shouldn't be that hard to track them down now, if the law enforcement guys want to... credit card use... keep us posted. good luck.
I agree Simon but this is the unknown issue that drives me crazy. I don't know how hard they are really looking for this guy. They did put out the crimestopper page but I have seen cops find people real fast with a lot less info. I was thinking about creating a Myspace page and sending it out to every person in the area. I'm guessing if he is smart he has fled the area and ditched the car or parted it out. Then again he isn't that smart. I have googled every web page and saw the Kindred Financial Associates. I wonder if they do notaries. I will give them a call Monday.
It looks to me like she may have attended UAB. http://www.cis.uab.edu/cs101/previous/Spring2008/lab/sections/QG/
Update for everyone. It seems I have struck a nerve with a friend of his. http://www.6mt.net/forum/g35-coupe/30882-who-stole-my-car-2.html Kinda strange that it's his "friends" first post. The cops tell me the thief has contacted the police and has denied the whole story. Supposedly he has hired a lawyer and is going to fight this. Strange that his own wifes name was on the notary don't you think. The police tell me that they have run similar scams and they were looking for them before I arrived.
His alias Lucius Russ comes to a 4903 Tree Crossings Pkwy Birmingham, AL 35244-5012. Her email is [email protected] Thats about all I can find to add to the search.
The cops said that they used to live off of Pike Road. When you google her name it came up with a business address of 2905 Pike Road. When you run that through Google Earth and zoom in you can definitly see that they are right up the road from the exit ramp he wanted me to meet him at when he claimed to be coming from Tusacaloosa. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=2905+Pike+Rd,+Birmingham,+Jefferson,+Alabama+35208&daddr=725+11th+Ct+W,+Birmingham,+AL+35204&geocode=FZVe_wEdLHvS-ikv1clcth2JiDF60Y00w77ZEw%3B&hl=en&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=33.517735,-86.858332&sspn=0.017925,0.038452&ie=UTF8&ll=33.516388,-86.861987&spn=0.017926,0.038452&t=h&z=15 The plot thickens.
I might have spoke too soon. A. Ramesra is president of Green Star Investments. Whose domain name is greenstarmoney.com. His and his wife's names come up under the contact page but it has since been taken down, but you can find it cached under a google search. http://74.125.45.132/search?q=cache:5ktxecKGp1YJ:https://www.greenstarmoney.com/greenstar/index.php/index.php/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_contact+greenstar+capital+group+ramesra&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari greenstarmoney.com is registered to a Marsh-Anton Enterprises in Buford, GA. The name that is given under admin is [email protected], the same last name as his known alias. Napoleon Russ graduated from Jones Valley High in 1983 and Lucius Russ (alias) graduated in 1984, in Birmingham.
As usual I just love your quotes Simon. Yeap law enforcement is only going to track them down if they want to... Yeap we are just sitting at the donut shop and considering doing our job. You know we only work one case a week and we decide if and when we want to work it so you are right I sure hope we get off our butts and decide to take the simple steps to track this guy down. Plus that great advice, Hey we can track his credit card. I mean all criminals use their own credit cards plus it only takes about 15-30 minutes on average for card companies to tell us when the last transaction was and we automatically know what credit cards all criminals have and what company they use so it is a no brainer to just call them up and get that transactions so that we can arrive just minutes after they used the card and say yeap the criminal was here. Maybe we could just subpoena his tax return from 2008 and find the address for him that way, of course that is assuming that like almost all criminals they have a long term address with years of mortgage payments and are not willing to just check out of their hotel room and flee to california or that they use the PO box of their mother so she can get their mail without fear of Law-enforcement waiting to apprehend them and most important they are honest when it comes to taxes and file with accurate info. As you know they only break the law and do dishonest things during the crime otherwise they can be found at the exact address they write down for any document. Maybe we can check if he is on any government assistance programs assuming we don't get the we can't help you because that would be a Hippa violation or a civil rights violation that believe it or not sometimes causes us to hit dead ends when we just want to get a criminal off the streets and this will shock you even if we have their address we can't just kick in the door because we think, I bet he is home but just not answering the door. It is like you said not hard at all just takes a few minutes and all these criminals would be behind bars at the drop of a hat. I don't want to tell you how we should do our jobs because you seem to be able to get it done for us. Again, Simon we want to get these losers but it is not just like running to the store to get milk. It takes a little more, if you want to prove me wrong then go pick this guy up in the next few hours heck it shouldn't be all that difficult for you. I mean all witnesses are honest and never mislead us to protect a friend or relative, they tell us exactly where we can find the suspect and all suspects have their names on the mailbox. Plus when a police car pulls up they open the door and say yeap you got me officer take me in. It just takes a cop to get off his lazy butt for ten minutes and bring them in. PS Matt I sure hope they get caught soon and somehow you get your car back without a hug loss by damage. Good luck and I will check our accurent to see if they possibly have had any dealings in TN that maybe a possible way to apprehend them or atleast a lead to check.
Matt, pardon me for not browsing back through this thread to see if this is answered. I remember you said that you still have to make monthly payments on the missing car. Do you also have to keep insurance on it, in case the stolen car is involved in an accident and it can be traced back to you? Wouldn't that be the nuts? Your stolen car hits a kid in a crosswalk, the driver runs, and they come after YOU?
oh no.. i completely forgot about "Josh"... who redefined the term "to pull a Josh", which can be summarized in so many ways. e.g. to "pull a Josh": to linger on ferrarichat after receiving initial advice to contact a lawyer immediately to the OP: I wish you the BEST OF LUCK in catching this guy and getting your car back. Perseverance is key... don't give up! I have met deceptive people in buying computers online, and I am surprised how far a crook will go to continue communication with you just to give you the false impression that they're for real. do keep us posted, but please don't waste too much time here until you have taken all the necessary steps to GET YOUR CAR BACK! All the best. p..s I just read the newer posts about this couple who have been fingered in this theft.... I hope the thieves are caught and the stolen car recovered!
unless it's a hit and run? then the investigation starts with the owner of the car, if the car is identified from the scene of the crime obviously, the owner can be exonerated if it turns out to be a stolen car, but they would still have to be questioned first, I would think just my 2c
This will make you sick as it does me. I have paid State Farm $200.00 a month for a car they have already denied the claim on because my bank says if I remove insurance from the vehicle they will have to insure the title which would then make my loan payment for the vehicle go up. So take that $200.00 dollars for State Farm and add that to the $540.00 a month car payment come to $740.00 a month. Now take that $740.00 and multiply by that times the 7 months I have been paying for this stolen car and you get a nice total of $5180.00 I have payed out to ride a motorcycle in the winter while the thief drives my car. Imagine riding a motorcycle in the rain or snow or even both knowing some guy is sitting back thinking how funny it is that he scammed you. Now you get a idea of how my daily day is.
I contacted a lawyer months ago to see if he could help me fight the insurance company. After a month and a half wasted looking into it he tells me he can't help me.
Dude, get real, no insurance company should be held liable for your own stupidity. You handed over a car which you did not own 100% outright without the full purchase price in your hands is plain dumb. Your only recourse is self help by trying to recover the car thru pestering the law enforcement agency. Scroll the internet sales site or carfax to find the car. Whoever has it now cannot defend title once you file motion to recover it.
Understood. I hope you're able to work something out... in the worst case, hopefully this will make you more vigilant (and not bitter/spiteful), best of luck! Hey, that's kinda mean... I'm sure he knows that he messed up, and didn't take the proper precautions before trusting a 3rd party, that's not why he's here. He made a mistake, and now he needs some advice to help set things straight (if possible) ok, that's better.
That comment about the insurance company may sound harsh, but in reality the car wasn't "stolen" in the traditional sense. He was scammed out of it, he handed it over to this guy by his own free will, and no, the insurance company should not cover that. Matt, I hope the cops find these two, but after this long I wouldn't expect to find any sign of your car. It was likely parted out or put in a container and shipped out of the country within hours of your handing it over. Sadly, this is going to be a very expensive lesson in trust for you.
Insurance companies insure drivers against stupidity every day...why should this be afforded any less coverage than say leaving you keys in your car with the engine running while you pop into a convenience store to grab a Coke and a bag of Cheetos? Or getting car jacked while driving with your windows down through a 'questionable neighborhood'? Or even just leaving the car unlocked while it is parked? This was GRAND THEFT AUTO and State Farm should have stepped up. The real kicker is that Matt has to keep paying for insurance that didn't cover him when he needed it.