Michael Anthony aka Vigilante8

[dentmagnet]

Does anybody know a guy that goes by Michael Anthony with a Racing Junk handle "Vigilante8" and supposedly is out of Jersey City, New Jersey? If so please let me know, I sent the guy money for some heads and intake and he has dissapeared on me, no longer returning emails and his phone is out of service. Your help would be appreciated

[dentmagnet]

Update: He finally returned my email last nite at 1 AM, says he was out of town for the weekend and just got back Monday. Says he recieved payment and will ship stuff today(Tues) We shall see......

[dentmagnet]

Update: OK my first instinct was right, this guy is a thief of the worst kind and has been scamming people here on RJ and moparts.com and I'm sure many other sites. He has an ad on RJ RIGHT now #945590. DO NOT send this guy money, HE IS A THIEF

[dentmagnet]

Update: Well all of the posting here and elsewhere seems to have shut him down for now, He has removed all of his ads from RJ and Ebay. But I am sure he will be back under a new name, Beware if someone doesnt want any form of payment other than postal money orders Beware! If he wont give you a valid phone number to reach him at, Beware! If you feel there are just too many red flags, Move on! do not buy from that person! I just hope we havent scared him into hiding so that the authorities cant get him. But I believe they will eventually, Because career thieves like this always surface sooner or later.

[topsportsman1]

http://www.racingjunk.com/post/945590/Gear-Vendors-Mopar-Overdrive-and-Cope-727.html


With an add of this nature,I wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole,no phone number,new member awesome rating within just a few days of membership,I'd run from this crook.

I seen the post over on DRR,If this is who someone mentioned,I'd stay far away from this crook,he has sold more sets of heads numerous times to people for cheap and never delivered in the past.

When buying some thing of this value,you people need to do your homework,trust me,you not the first guy that came in here complaining to the forum when the mail didn't show up from this crook.

[dentmagnet]

My appologies, I had his ads saved in favorites so I could watch them easier and when I logged on this AM they were gone so I assumed the ads were pulled but they were not, They are still there so same advice goes, do not buy anything Vigilante8 is selling, this includes ads numbers 945590,947094 and 947539 and whatever else he may be selling.

[dentmagnet]

I talked to Mr. Lamb yesterday, He says that he is going to be indicting the f$&*#ng thief very soon. I know my money is gone but the satisfaction of knowing this c$#&* s*#$*er is in jail will have to be enough.

[humdog]

Michael Anthony is a thief he ripped me off for $1015 on Moparts.com for a set of cylinder heads back in June of this year.Not only was I taken but about a half a dozen guys bought the same cylinder heads. He had the same ad on RJ.I can't believe he's that STUPID that he keeps on pulling the same scam.His days are numbered.He has a nice jail cell awaiting him.Mike you can run but you can't hide!

[dentmagnet]

Talked to Postal Inspector Lamb last week, An arrest is coming soon. Mikes days as a free man are limited.

[crb49]

Just found you guys. We're some MB owners who got hit by this guy. See 10/3/07 post:

http://forums.racingjunk.com/viewtopic.php?t=2935&highlight=

Thanks too all of you for getting this info up on searchable posts. I'll be very interested to see this bottom feeder get his.

[dentmagnet]

EVERYONE PLEASE BEWARE, THIS SOB IS ON THE PROWL AGAIN!! DONT SEND MIKE AVILES OR MICHAEL ANTHONY ANY MONEY!!! YOU WILL BE SORRY YOU DID!!

[placecraft1]

HOW MANY NAMES DOES THIS ASSCLOWN HAVE????

[lotsof454sss]

placecraft1, I got a question...You have had 8 posts to this site and they all are in regard to Michael Anthony and in different threads about him..You registered here in 2004 and this is all you have had to add to all the discussions on this forum...You are located in the same general area as Mr. Anthony according to your ip...So are you Michael Anthony??? If your not then so be it, but that is alot of similarities to me....Just to prove my point all anyone has to do is click the Micheal Anthony Scam and Micheal Anthony threads and the post are there..I think I have the threads right...

[DrL88]

Any new updates on this POS? He got me for a lot of money. I got friend who says he knows where he lives.

[placecraft1]

placecraft1, I got a question...You have had 8 posts to this site and they all are in regard to Michael Anthony and in different threads about him..You registered here in 2004 and this is all you have had to add to all the discussions on this forum...You are located in the same general area as Mr. Anthony according to your ip...So are you Michael Anthony??? If your not then so be it, but that is alot of similarities to me....Just to prove my point all anyone has to do is click the Micheal Anthony Scam and Micheal Anthony threads and the post are there..I think I have the threads right...

I am not him, and they are not all on this thread, if you would look first and not make stupid statments. just keeping it active.

[DrL88]

He got me for $1200 last week. He was suppposed to send me a new Richmond 6 speed trans COD but after checking with UPS (supposedly) he said it would delay his receipt of funds for too long, so I went ahead and sent him a $1200 deposit, with the balance to be paid COD upon receipt of the trans.

This guy HAS to be stopped. My local Law Enforcement agency has all the details on my failed transaction and they are working on it. I will share any information I have for anything anyone else has.

[email protected]

[placecraft1]

Will say one thing this assclown does not slow down.

[bbms1000]

8) Just want you all to know Placecraft is not Micheal Anthony, I have known him for years, very hard working honest person who is a very close friend. If he sells or buy's you can take it to the bank. 8) I did contact him first to go find this clown, like I said , If he buy's or sells you can take it to the bank as well as myself, we are old school and know how to treat people, WORK HARD and BE HONEST :wink:

[sledgemd]

I was told that this guy sold someone a set of 15 deg Pontiac Pro Stock Heads w/ Hogan intake. These are my heads that I couldn't get enough for so I pulled the add. If this is true, I will do whatever to help you prosecute this prick

[markdog]

I WAS TAKEN BY HIM TOO , I RECEIVED NOTICE TODAY ABOUT THE FEDERAL CASE AGAINST HIM.

[dentmagnet]

I just read on another post that he has been arrested. Does anyone else know anything about this? Is it really true?? let us know please.

[dentmagnet]

As of Jan 12 he has been arrested. See other posts for more info.