Jonathan the scammer is that good... when you can convince your victims to feel sorry for you, the scammer has won. Hey, take that down, I don't want anyone to know or see that. Well, where was the concern when he was running with peoples money? It only became a problem when he was called out!

This has gone on for years, and each and every one of his victims have been ripped off, manipulated, and either they just go away and let Jonathan run with their money or they have to hound him. He knows what he's doing... don't let him make excuses. There are so many that he's ripped off and he's not making everyone whole. On top of that, there's no making up for the distress (both for the person and sometimes the family of the person) of those that have had their money taken (deprived from being able to use it for something) while he's danced around his lies... hoping you'd just go away... and if you did go away, you'd never see a cent. Look at the people that settled for being ripped off just because of the frustration and knowing they'd never get what they were promised.

Plus, then tie in the ABSOLUTE LIES. How can you make excuses for someone who has spewed material misrepresentations and in some cases, lied about order status, tracking numbers, production of certain items, and his involvment in big projects that were a lie? And more.

And lastly, he was banking on the guys he gave good deals to to stand up for him... you know, when someone was ripped off he knew others would stand up for him and squash the ones that actually did lose money and had absolute frustration... Jonathan had power in this.

Don't let this go.

A few weeks ago I went to lunch with a buddy of mine and after we ate, I realized I had forgot my wallet. No problem though, my friend loaned me $20.

The feeling I had knowing that I owed him that $20 literally disturbed me to the point that I drove it over to him later on that night. I hate owing money, especially when the person has to unsuspectingly loan it out. While it really was no big deal, it was to ME.

Now throw in taking thousands from someone like in this instance... and knowing that if someone doesn't follow up with you, you walk away with THOUSANDS. In the meantime, you use leverage from others to pressure the person (directly or indirectly) you owe money to to make them go away... you know the people you've kept whole are going to stand up for you and silence the ones you don't. (the "great guy" people, the ones he really did give great deals and the ones that benefitted from your loss).

I've been a victim of a scammer myself and it really got me... and I know a victim of JD's who was afraid to say anything.

I'd bet a truckload of money that there's one or more distributors that he owes money to.. hmmmmmm

Organized fraud is definitely there. How? It's the lies and misrepresentations in order to obtain money that were taken for a said purchase and used/directed somewhere else. Anytime fake claims or representations (you are buying something that doesn't exist, fake tracking numbers, fake purchase orders to show product that doesn't exist, etc.) are made to illicit money or put off someone that should be getting their item/money back, that's an overt act. Two or more transactions like this and the charge goes up to the "organized" Fraud level.

This is just ONE example of Jonathan lying to customers to further his thefts and fraud. This is NOT bad business... this is making false statements in furtherance of committing criminal fraud.

Anyone that thinks that this was just "bad business" isn't looking at the total picture and acts committed to continue to rip people off.

But it appears he hasn't "taken care of all those involved" though. Saying one thing and doing another is again playing people (by him).. . Good for you and Snaroff, but is he REALLY contacting everyone?

Good for you for calling him out... but until everyone says he's following through I wouldn't start defending him yet.

Why are people trying to look into the dealers Jonathan was buying from? Simple. When he was selling cheap games out of the back door, the other retail dealers (especially Florida?) were losing these sales themselves at legit prices to legit customers and they felt the dealers selling to him (Jonathan) were "turning a blind eye" and should now pay for it.

That's my guess.

Just don't piss him off

Yikes. Hopefully people are smart enough to google ASOA before sending money!!

You have got to be shitting me LMAO

People have been paid back, but the ones that lost out on their "Dream" or rare/LE game that ended up skyrocketing in price are the ones that it really hurt. POTC, TBL, MM-royale, etc.

Man it would suck to think you had a POTC, TBL, or MM-Royale at the old/intro price only to be hosed because you picked JD.

WOW. He's like the terminator, just keeps coming and coming LMAO

He was a huge liar and deceitful and caused a lot of pain because of that. Paying people back (what he OWED them) was the least he could do.

I'd even bet that there were people that got deals from him that went back to see if they could get another deal EVEN AFTER SEEING THAT HE'S RIPPED PEOPLE OFF. Imagine being that crazy.