Email update- Guardala Scam
The following details look very familiar to me since the German Numbers and Names look very familiar! The Locations and Victims names have been removed to protect their identity. Please understand, many have been burned in this Dave Guardala Scam from all over the world. My story is here - Dave Guardala Scam Site.
These two individuals, and a third, and a guy from the UK, and the guy that got the call late in December, and the PMS guy are all real people that bought Vintage Saxophones from Dave Guardala, or had Dave Guardala email them about buying Vintage Saxophones and never saw the saxes. The PMS guy just happens to live in Germany, so I know people have contacted him trying to find Dave Guardala too.
I have not been contacted by anyone from the UK as of yet, but have received emails from a friend of his. I have been in contact with the US and European Victims sited in the following exchange. I have purchased Mouthpieces from PMS but have not had direct contact with him, but a few of my friends talked to him at NAMM, asking about the Guardala Scams, knowing he lived in Germany.
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This email came from a US Victim and contains correspondence between the US
Victim and a European Victim. Included are some details, phone numbers and
German Contacts - most of which are the same as mine.
In a message dated 3/2/2007 10:50:21 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, "withheld
US Victim" writes:
Greg, This is an email from early December 2006 to "withheld European
Victim". It has some information that might be different from yours. Perhaps you
can post it on your blog.
BTW, I have no success getting the FBI to call me. I have the
Prosecutors Office of "withheld" calling the FBI for me, but no word.
It really sucks that no law enforcement agency will call us.
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Begin forwarded message:
From: "withheld European Victim"
Date: December 6, 2006 3:58:27 AM
EST
To: "withheld US Victim"
Subject: Re: phone numbers, names
Good thing "withheld3" called you.
I'll try to get the third person I mentioned to contact you asap. I'll
forward the information to the police, and will send you the address information
I have tomorrow from work, since we have a national holiday today.
From what I remember, Dave said he lives on Bahnbergerstrasse 2?,
Morfelden(near Frankfurt).
Wolfgang Rausch is the person who we sent the money to as well, I'll check
the addresses tomorrow.
The owner of PMS music shop in Munich seems to know something, since he
told me that there is a businessman from England who's lost large amounts of
money to Guardala. I'm not sure if he's in any position to help at this
point.
I really hope that the FBI would pursuit this investigation, I wouldn't be
surprised if more victims turned up.
I'll send you more info tomorrow, let me know if there's anything else I
can do.
FROM "withheld European Victim"
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TO "withheld European Victim":
FROM "withheld US Victim":
Thank you for putting me in touch with "withheld3". I had thought to warn
him today, but he called me before I could call him.
Some information for you and the police:
This is the cell number that I use to contact Dave 491 734 671 970. He
claims his previous phone was stolen while he was at the Western Union office at
the train station or the airport in Frankfurt.
Here is the fax number that Dave gave me. He claims it is for a fax machine
at Kuehne and Nagel. 496 927 103 611
His contact person at Kuehne and Nagel is "Karl Heinz". Dave claims that
Karl has booked a flight to Japan for my 3 xl pallets of instruments.
absender:
David Guardala
Frankfurt
60549 Frankfurt
verladen von: Frankfurt/Main
flug-datum: 17/12/2006
flug-nr.:
JL6422/17
carrier/flugges.
Japan Airline Intl Co. LTD.
ankunftsflughaf.: Narita
ETA: 18/12/2006 1030
lieferbedingung:
DDU
versicherung: nicht durch kn
Whenever I receive a call from Dave, the number that shows on my phone is
usually a calling card number 496 925 739 704 otherwise the number reads as
"restricted".
The people who have received money in our transactions - all by Western
Union or MoneyGram
Wolfgang Rausch
Offenbacher Landstr 460
Frankfurt 60599
Athanassios Stamos
same address as W. Rausch
Elzbieta Ambroziewicz (aka Elzbieta Dabek)
Fuellerstr
75
Frankfurt 60431
(She is the one who has been receiving money from me
most recently. Dave tells me she is available to receive money at this
time.)
Dave was very adamant that I have their correct addresses.
I do not Dave's address or land line number.
Dave claims to have a wife. I do not know the name of his wife. He tells me
that they are not legally married. He claims she is from Ukrainia and has a 7
year old daughter named Vivian. Vivian is supposed very active as a tennis
player. Dave tells me he met his wife when she was a concierge at a hotel in
Frankfurt.
My group has sent at least $50,000 US to Dave since
September. Dave is in possession of my bank's routing number and my bank account
number. He claims to need it in order for the Japanese buyer to prepare a letter
of credit. I have withdrawn all my funds from that account.
I also spoke with "withheld4" of "withheld4" ("withheld4".com) on Saturday
Dec 2. "withheld4" told me that Dave had left a message on his voice mail
offering horns for sale. "withheld4" did not respond.
Best wishes,
"withheld US Victim".
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