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The victim victim contacted the Economic Crimes Bureau and advised that he was referred to Doug Rowe at Crankshaft Specialists, as a place he could buy a 4340 billet steel 3.75"" Stroker crankshaft for his 4.3L V6 truck; who stated that he had 2 of the crankshafts sitting on his shelf. The suspect Doug Rowe agreed to sell the crankshaft to the victim Mansayon at a lowered price of $1791.00 including shipping. Christopher sent the $1791.00 to Doug in the form of a check (check #173) on December 21, 2005. Doug told Christopher that his order number was # and that the part would arrive in 12-16 weeks.\r
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Christopher waited for his part to arrive from Doug at Crankshaft Specialists, but it never came. Christopher attempted to contact Doug on February 24, 2006, and left a message for him. Christopher never received a reply. Christopher tried several more times leaving messages on voice mail and with a Secretary at Crankshaft Specialists. Doug told Christopher he had been sent the wrong crankshaft and was waiting on the correct one and then would ship it. After many attempts to deal with Doug, Christopher finally accepted an offer from Doug to just get a refund. Doug never sent the check.
Pros: Nothing now
Cons: Doug Rowe
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