Quoted from silverbluemedall:search MIKE DEE LOTTERY on youtube
How could we go about getting him through his youtube channel? That seems to be important to him.
Quoted from silverbluemedall:search MIKE DEE LOTTERY on youtube
How could we go about getting him through his youtube channel? That seems to be important to him.
Glad I found this thread a s I have been trying to order for over a month now with Mad Amusements.
No wonder contact is less than poor and he advertises things that no one else has!
I'm sure like most gambling addicts, you only hear about his winnings, not how much out of pocket he is chasing this. If he's taking money from his customers, that is probably funding the party. $200k notwithstanding, which will probably be gone before you know it.
Quoted from frolic:I'm sure like most gambling addicts, you only hear about his winnings, not how much out of pocket he is chasing this. If he's taking money from his customers, that is probably funding the party. $200k notwithstanding, which will probably be gone before you know it.
Yup, it could be why suppliers said they stopped getting paid too.
I have composed this email if you want to distribute it. I suggest using an anonymous email service so your name/address doesn't get out there.
Alex,
I saw your story about the latest New Jersey lottery winner. Mike Ducker, though seemingly benign at first glance, has a troubling business history and background as a fraud artist. He operates Mad Amusements, a private company that supplies parts and components for pinball machine repair technicians. Mike has been and is currently engaging in some very controversial and illegal business practices.
Specifically, he sells parts and components to overseas non-American markets and refuses to ship his products. He has sold goods to repair technicians, individual private pinball game owners, pinball distributors, vendors, and other suppliers. He has been stealing tens of thousands of dollars from these overseas customers and the best efforts of local and international police, regardless of jurisdiction, have turned up nothing against his name. He operates his business out of a PO box or unmarked location in Brick Township, New Jersey, making him difficult if not impossible to track and criminally charge. This has been going on for years and many cases have been filed, but no efforts of charging or apprehending Mr. Ducker for his crimes have solidified. To my knowledge he has not even testified in a court of law.
I believe this would make for a good investigation and story for nj.com. For more information, please visit the following links.
http://www.madamusements.com
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusementsWhat I speak of is not slander, nor it is not hearsay. There are dozens of people willing to testify, and have testified, publicly on their behalf to substantiate these claims. Please consider investigating Mike Ducker.
Thank you for your time.
Quoted from Crash:I have composed this email if you want to re-send it. I suggest using an anonymous email service so your name/address doesn't get out there.
Very well written.
Just got a response!!!
The journalist wants a paper trail of what we have tried and who all has been burned. Let's get him everything we need to get an article.
Quoted from bbaker2824:That would be awesome if winning the lottery led to his demise!
Karma works in mysterious ways
Quoted from futurepinhead:Just got a response!!!
The journalist wants a paper trail of what we have tried and who all has been burned. Let's get him everything we need to get an article.
Awesome. Fast response! Fortunately this site is the best resource for finding info on this scumbag.
Great place to start:
https://pinside.com/pinball/search?q=Mad+amusements
powerzone (the OP of this thread) probably jumped through a lot of hoops to try to get a resolution. Try PMing him.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/6#post-2088246
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/10#post-2461506
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/11#post-2671216
Also, be sure to contact parts suppliers as well--it sounds like Mike burned people at both ends.
Try PMing Buthamburg:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/10#post-2498561
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/12#post-2752071
And of course CPR:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/mad-amusements-gets-called-to-the-carpet-by-cpr
cppinball:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/11#post-2620447
Mesmerism:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/12#post-2741460
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/12#post-2744972
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/12#post-2750494
Doostur:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/7#post-2354379
the_one:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/5#post-2063012
epotech:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements#post-2016720
Lists of other victims:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/7#post-2354395
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/4#post-2055258
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/4#post-2055594
Plus all these other threads listed here:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/warning-mad-amusements/page/2#post-2017679
Why can't this post topic remain as a STICKY? It's a friendly public service announcement, Pinside. It's obvious plenty of people have been ripped off, so you're clearly not going to endorse this shady business, at least I would hope not. So why not make the warning more noticeable?
Quoted from sevenrites:Why can't this post topic remain as a STICKY? It's a friendly public service announcement, Pinside. It's obvious plenty of people have been ripped off, so you're clearly not going to endorse this shady business, at least I would hope not. So why not make the warning more noticeable?
I don't understand the complaint. I'm showing that it is a stickied thread, indicated by the pushpin icon on the thread line itself. Nobody has removed it or changed it that I can see. Robin is the only one that can sticky things to the main forum page, (the mods can only sticky to subforums,) but it's still showing on the All Pinball Stickies subforum page for me.
Quoted from blondetall:I don't understand the complaint. I'm showing that it is a stickied thread, indicated by the pushpin icon on the thread line itself. Nobody has removed it or changed it that I can see. Robin is the only one that can sticky things to the main forum page, (the mods can only sticky to subforums,) but it's still showing on the All Pinball Stickies subforum page for me.
It might be because stickies are hidden when there are no new unread posts. For example:
2016-01-19_20_23_44-All_Pinball___Pinside_Forum_(resized).jpg
Once there is a new post, it will pop up back into view. Until then, visitors have to click the "show all stickies" option.
2016-01-19_20_26_54-All_Pinball___Pinside_Forum_(resized).jpg
The behavior is a little confusing and not immediately obvious at first glance.
Quoted from futurepinhead:Should we start a new post asking for all people to come forward with screenshots?
Probably a good idea. Not everyone reads through every post on a megathread like this.
Okay, I will start a new thread and start compiling all the information I get. If any one else can volunteer if needed that would be great.
"He said he indulges for entertainment purposes and is responsible about how much money he spends on tickets.
He keeps a separate fund just for lottery tickets. In all, Ducker has spent a total of $125,000 on the lottery, but has won $300,000."
Let's do some simple math. Before Mr. Responsible won $200,000, he'd spent $125,000 and had only won $100,000. Wonder how he funded that $25,000 difference before he hit it big?
Rhetorical question in case you can't tell.
Quoted from stangbat:In all, Ducker has spent a total of $125,000 on the lottery
the "real" number is likely much higher than this as well. This is big money, no way he's keeping real accounting for it.
Quoted from ForceFlow:It might be because stickies are hidden when there are no new unread posts. For example:
2016-01-19_20_23_44-All_Pinball___Pinside_Forum_(resized).jpg
Once there is a new post, it will pop up back into view. Until then, visitors have to click the "show all stickies" option.
2016-01-19_20_26_54-All_Pinball___Pinside_Forum_(resized).jpg
The behavior is a little confusing and not immediately obvious at first glance.
Thanks for the screenshots ForceFlow. I've got a slightly different view and never go into the subforums, so I forgot about that.
If a new thread is started, I'll check with Robin about him stickying it to the front page.
Quoted from futurepinhead:Ah, shit, he's got a Facebook page too.
https://www.facebook.com/mikedeefanclub
May I suggest anyone with a facebook account pay a little visit to his pade and post something "nice" about this man.
Quoted from vdojaq:May I suggest anyone with a facebook account pay a little visit to his pade and post something "nice" about this man.
I'd say not yet, we'll see how this goes with the article first. After we have an answer from the journalist, I'd say we blast him whether he'll do it or not.
Quoted from frolic:the "real" number is likely much higher than this as well. This is big money, no way he's keeping real accounting for it.
Exactly. Now we all know where all the vendor and customer money has gone ... On scratch lottery cards. Disgraceful.
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Quoted from futurepinhead:It would be pretty easy to have fun with that picture in Photoshop
Oh, it looked so bad I thought it was a photoshop-job
I fought this battle for a long, long time, but few on Pinside would give me support. Back then, most every comment was about how great Mike Ducker was. I tried to help several guys from overseas who were ripped off by him. I felt sorry for them because they were so far away and didn't know how to get relief. I got pretty deep into this . . . . probably too deep . . . for I received threats. They came from anonymous person(s). If you explore one of these threads from a couple of years back, you will see a post to me by an unknown person, making veiled and outright threats. I found it shocking and backed off. Not out of fear, but feeling like I was a lone wolf. I ran out of desire.
I sure hope you all have good luck with this. I assume when you read that article obout where Mike D. won the lottery money, that he was quoted with saying he owned a business but kept track of all his gambling funds, as if he WASN'T using 'our pinball money' for his lottery tickets!
Just dug up a thread from back in 2010. It looks like complaints have been surfacing for quite a bit longer than I originally thought.
Quoted from Lermods:Nobody wins the lottery three times...I smell a rat.
Sure you do! When you use stolen money to fund your lottery habits, you get a lot more chances.
Quoted from Pintucky:I fought this battle for a long, long time, but few on Pinside would give me support. Back then, most every comment was about how great Mike Ducker was. I tried to help several guys from overseas who were ripped off by him. I felt sorry for them because they were so far away and didn't know how to get relief. I got pretty deep into this . . . . probably too deep . . . for I received threats. They came from anonymous person(s). If you explore one of these threads from a couple of years back, you will see a post to me by an unknown person, making veiled and outright threats. I found it shocking and backed off. Not out of fear, but feeling like I was a lone wolf. I ran out of desire.
I sure hope you all have good luck with this. I assume when you read that article obout where Mike D. won the lottery money, that he was quoted with saying he owned a business but kept track of all his gambling funds, as if he WASN'T using 'our pinball money' for his lottery tickets!
Pintucky has been fighting the good fight for many years. He was the first person to really call him out and take a stand. I'm following your leadership here bud. (Also, we need to get together very soon again and play some of those pinballs you gots)
Quoted from futurepinhead:(Also, we need to get together very soon again and play some of those pinballs you gots)
First, thank you so much for your remarks. I would do more to help, but right now I've got a 90 year old mother doing poorly, plus many other family obligations. I barely have time to even go on this forum!
As for us getting together to play pins . . . no . . . you keep your ass in Wades-fricken-ville! We don't need a human coin changer for Quarters down here!
One of these . . . days . . . weeks . . . months . . . years . . . we will get together again!
Hang in there with this fight. By the way, I DID email that journalist who wrote the lottery story on M. D. I gave him some good fodder.
See you later on dirtbag . . . er . . . I mean My Dear Friend
Quoted from Pintucky:I fought this battle for a long, long time, but few on Pinside would give me support. Back then, most every comment was about how great Mike Ducker was. I tried to help several guys from overseas who were ripped off by him. I felt sorry for them because they were so far away and didn't know how to get relief. I got pretty deep into this . . . . probably too deep . . . for I received threats. They came from anonymous person(s). If you explore one of these threads from a couple of years back, you will see a post to me by an unknown person, making veiled and outright threats. I found it shocking and backed off. Not out of fear, but feeling like I was a lone wolf. I ran out of desire.
I sure hope you all have good luck with this. I assume when you read that article obout where Mike D. won the lottery money, that he was quoted with saying he owned a business but kept track of all his gambling funds, as if he WASN'T using 'our pinball money' for his lottery tickets!
sounds like him, you should see how angry he gets on youtube if you say comments like "im sure he losses more than he wins"... there seems to be a screw loose.
I went to High School with this guy, he was always a super weirdo. I remember him walking around with bags of stuff animals that he won at he boardwalk. He would do this almost daily. His parents are loaded, I remember people talking about how he had an elevator in his house. I used to see him in the Brick post office mailing stuff out, no idea what he did. Now I see people who work for him mailing stuff out from time to time, usually late afternoon. Not sure what other help I can offer you guys but I feel awful that he ripped people off.
Quoted from Pintucky:First, thank you so much for your remarks. I would do more to help, but right now I've got a 90 year old mother doing poorly, plus many other family obligations. I barely have time to even go on this forum!
As for us getting together to play pins . . . no . . . you keep your ass in Wades-fricken-ville! We don't need a human coin changer for Quarters down here!
One of these . . . days . . . weeks . . . months . . . years . . . we will get together again!
Hang in there with this fight. By the way, I DID email that journalist who wrote the lottery story on M. D. I gave him some good fodder.
See you later on dirtbag . . . er . . . I mean My Dear Friend
Yes Pintucky was one of the few to stand up for my thread that I created years ago telling about the negatives from MAD. He found out a lot of info. Perhaps it's time to take up that fight again Pintucky, except this time I think you will have more help.
I got in touch with a big parts manufacturer in Germany, he is sending me a lot of stuff hopefully today. I need Powerzone to message me back so we can get his paper trail of what all he has tried. Emails from lawyers, police, any other ways.
Someone mentioned they thought he resembled John Belushi, i say yes, with a tad bit of Homer Simpson also.
i live very close to the store he plays in. if you watch the video, the girl is not even happy for him that he won when she cashed it in. I could understand why.
He comes in and scratches hundreds of tickets and leaves all the losers/trash for the store staff to clean up all around where he is scratching.
Totally disgusting, he wont even clean up after himself.
Quoted from silverbluemedall:i live very close to the store he plays in. if you watch the video, the girl is not even happy for him that he won when she cashed it in. I could understand why.
He comes in and scratches hundreds of tickets and leaves all the losers/trash for the store staff to clean up all around where he is scratching.
Totally disgusting, he wont even clean up after himself.
This is most of the reason I dislike him. He thinks because he has money it allows him to be a dick. He's just a creepy weirdo who apparently has been ripping people off since 2008
Quoted from Crash:I couldn't find a video on his third winning. Got a link?
I am too new to post links, but go to youtube and search for:
Huge Winner! $200,000 Jackpot! $500 Frenzy Instant Lottery Scratch Off Ticket - Mike Dee
Quoted from silverbluemedall:I am too new to post links, but go to youtube and search for:
Huge Winner! $200,000 Jackpot! $500 Frenzy Instant Lottery Scratch Off Ticket - Mike Dee
All you have to do is just copy and paste the address from your browser's address bar.
Quoted from silverbluemedall:I am too new to post links, but go to youtube and search for:
Huge Winner! $200,000 Jackpot! $500 Frenzy Instant Lottery Scratch Off Ticket - Mike Dee
Hmmm
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