Complaints Against DMH Services (Sharon Opp-This is a stolen identity)

Dawn Mowinski/Hodge

Please also see http://www.traderlist.com/DawnMowinski.html

4600 Chippewa St.
Bldg.N PMB 161 St. Louis, MO 63116 (Address is for Mailboxes, ETC.)

dmhservices@hotmail.com
BBOT ID- phoebeshouse
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September 9, 2003
Update on Dawn Mowinski or Dawn Hodge or DMH Services

South St. Louis woman is charged with Internet auction fraud Reporter: Kara Kaswell, News 4

(KMOV) -- A south St. Louis woman is being charged with Internet auction fraud that has reportedly touched dozens of victims in the U.S. and even overseas.

"She probably was one of the more creative con artists," says assistant circuit attorney Scott Ingram.

Ingram is talking about Dawn Hodge of Company DMH Services. Hodge assumed the identity of an acquaintance and claimed to peddle TVs, Beanie Babies even laptop computers on sites like eBay.

Katherine Blumenthal and her husband who worked for a French company were victimized in the amount of $20,000.

Fed up with being taken by Hodge, consumers started filing complaints with the Internet Fraud and Complaint Center.

Victims also began striking back launching a Web site posting warnings about doing business with Hodge. Police served a warrant at Hodge's home seizing computer discs and printouts as evidence of the yearlong scam. Meantime, Blumenthal and her husband learned a hard lesson professionally.

Hodge is charged with six felonies including money laundering and stealing. Auction fraud has become today's new crime trend. The Internet Fraud and Complaint Center referred more than 48,000 complaints to police just last year. Consumer losses total $54 million.

The lesson from cases like this is to never pay up front. Prosecutors say always try to check out a seller before sending money.
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Update October 10, 2002 from Detective Muffler:

We executed a search warrant on Mrs. Hodge's current residence located in St. Louis, Missouri on 10/8/2002 and recovered a massive amount of papers relating to DMH Services and fraud. We found other victims of Dawn Hodge/Mowinski from examining some of the many documents seized that we did not know about.

Dawn Hodge/Mowinski AKA Sharon Opp was arrested for warrant issued in St. Louis County for violating her probation. We are going to get additional warrants issued for stealing as soon as we finish going through the massive amount of papers seized in the search warrant. Dawn Hodge is also wanted in Indiana, however, the authorities in Indiana will not extradite her from Missouri. Dawn Hodge is just outside of the area of where they will travel to pick her up. Unfortunately, I can't take her across the Mississippi River into Illinois (which I can almost see from my office window) where they will travel to pick her up.

Sincerely,
Detective Sergeant Robert Muffler
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
1200 Clark
St. Louis, MO 63103
314-444-5441
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If you are a victim of Dawn Mowinski/Hodge (DMH Services), please follow these instructions from:

Detective Sergeant Robert Muffler (Aleiraps@aol.com)
High Tech Crimes Unit
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
1200 Clark
St. Louis, MO 63109
314-444-5441 (Voice)
314-444-5432 (Fax)

"Please instruct anyone who reports fraud involving the use of the Internet to file a complaint with the IFCC online at http://www.ifccfbi.gov/. The IFCC acts as a clearing house for fraud complaints and this is how we receive the majority of our cases.

Also instruct anyone reporting a fraud to save the complete header information on any email messages sent to them by the suspect.I will need to look at the full email headers to try to determine what user account sent the messages.

Lastly, instruct anyone who is reporting fraud to obtain copies of the canceled checks, money orders and cashier's checks from the banking institutions. I will need to have copies (front and back) of these documents to show where the checks were cashed and to show what account the money was deposited into."

If you have questions about the complaint,
please contact the person who filed it.

On Dec.18,2001 this seller acknowledged receipt of my cashiers check in the amount of $600.00 for 2 sleeves of beanie babies,Smooch and Buckingham. The seller was very insistent in her ad that payment be made by overnight or 2-day mail and be in the form of a money order or cashiers check because,she said, she was tired of buyers who said they were going to send payment and then failed to follow through. She said the beanies would go right out.

It is now Jan. 20 and I have received every excuse you could possible think of, but no beanies. She broke her leg, the beanies were mailed to the wrong state, someone walked off with the box, etc.,etc., At the same time that I have been receiving these stories, she has been selling Smooch,along with other beanies, on BBOT!!! I have emailed her many,many,many times. I have now demanded a full refund. I have not heard anything.
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Response from DMH Services

Again another e-mail. I will contact this person and provide her with a refund.

Thanks,
Sharon

Subject: dmhservices@hotmail.com

I sent a money order to them on 1/8 for the nine new beanies. No word back from them, no merchandise. When posted query to BBOT, got four emails w/n half hour from other people they'd scammed. Thanks.

Mailing address for them is:

DMH Services
4600 Chippewa St.
Bldg. N PMB 161
St. Louis, MO 63116

She goes by the name of : phoebeshouse on tys bbot.

She never gave me a last name, but called herself Sharon in one email I she sent to me. I hope that something in this email can help stop her! Please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.
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Response from DMH Services
I have received this message from you as well and can definietely provide you with information relative to this. This person sent money for a Nipponia Beanie. The beanie was put in a Fed Ex Box and recently, this beanie was re-sent to this person because it was being held at Fed Ex. Now, just to prove that I wasn't lying to this person, I've actually sent the beanie in the original fed ex box showing the tags and everything put on this box on December 29?..if I remember that date correctly.

When the beanie was being ready to re-shipped, I was then given a different address to this person because she was heading back to college. Because Fed Ex doesn't deliver to Post Office Boxes, I asked for another mailing address and was given one.

If you want the delivery confirmation number I will be more than happy to provide this to you.

Please e-mail me back and let me know if you want this information.
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**Note...Mediator, Pat, requested the confirmation numbers, but no response was received.

I also sent money for a beanie and still have not recieved it yet. I sent the money order at the end of December. I still have the stub. It was for only 12.75 us, but that works out to be alot in Canadian money. She said she recieved the money order January 4th. I have emailed but got no response.
Thank you
Casey

This is the first e-mail I have from you that I have seen only because I
haven't been on the computer much lately and I won't go into detail as to why. Anyway, I am quickly returning e-mails to all the folks who have e-mailed me and have purchased beanies because I have delivery confirmation numbers on these.

I appreciate the e-mail from you and I myself have also posted on the BBOT just today asking everyone to e-mail me so that I can provide them the information they need.

Should you need additional information, please e-mail me and I will respond to you. Because my computer at home isn't up and running right now, it will take me a little longer to respond but please know that I will.

Thank you again and I hope this doesn't get too much out of hand.

Sharon

Please keep in touch and let me know what is going on if you hear of anything.
Linda Gray
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January 22, 2002
Update filed by lgbne@msn.com

I have received an email from Sharon DMH Services. She stated that her computer was broken and now she is getting back to everyone. Beanies have not shipped yet. She said she will email confirmation #. Please keep me posted on what you are hearing from others. I will keep you posted on my end. I'm going to make a demand that she ship beanies or send me a refund.

Mailed money for 9 new beanies didn't want the special one, I aslo explained how I had been taken by Breezeway and they assured me that wants I received my beanies that my faith would be restored. Well I guess my faith has not been restored.

traders_name: Sharon Opp

I sent a money order the end of December. She said she recieved it January 4th. I have never recieved my beanie and she won't respond to my e-mails.

Subject: BAsh
traders_name: Bill & Cindy Ash@airmail.net

In response to the complaint filed by Cindy and Bill Ash regarding buckingham beanies.... we still are not in receipt of the buckingham beanies as we tried to tell them in multiple emails..... We have are attempting to get the beanies at this time from DMH Services as you can view on this message board... It will be resolved shortly with the help of all on traderlist.com.... thank you

Ed Hines

Subject: dmhservices@hotmail.com
traders_name: Sharon Opp

Comments: Updating information:
Received erroneous confirmation number from this person. Seems to be her latest stall. Tried to track number and information came back that tracking had not been purchased for this number. Sent her yet another email this a.m. Will update results.

Still absolutely NOTHING for my $600.00 cashier's check "Sharon" acknowledged receiving on Dec. 18, 2001. To my knowledge, none of the many people scammed by this person have received any goods or refunds. However,it is only a matter of time until she is compelled to accept the consequences of her failure to conduct business in a legal fashion. Will keep updating!

-----Original Message-----
From: DMH Services DMH Services [mailto:dmhservices@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 11:42 AM
To: Veneziale, Helen
Subject: Re: Do the right thing

Helen,
Honestly, I've tried contacting Pat Edgerton regarding all the tracking numbers I have so that she can forward to everyone...I do not have her e-mail address any longer.

Also, yes you are getting a refund and as soon as I can get Pat's e-mail address, I have all of the numbers to forward to her since she's been contacting me.Thanks.

February 8, 2002
Message filed by: mighty_hunter@hotmail.com

HI MY NAME IS TERRY AND FROM CANADA . ON JANUARY THE 4 OF THIS YEAR I MADE A TRADE WITH DMH SERVICES RGARDING A SMOOCH FOR A GERMANIA I MAILE THE SMOOCH OUT ON THAT DAY AS SHE WAS TOO , BUT TOO THIS DAY HAVE NOT RECIEVED HER END OF THE DEAL . I NOW SEE SHE HAS MANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST HER ( SHARON ) I HAVE WROTE HER AND SHE SAYS THAT SHE CAN GIVE VERIFICATION BUT NEVER DOES AND ALWAYS HAS AN EXCUSE . IS THIS NOT INTERNATIONAL MAIL FRAUD . COULD YOU LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO FROM CANADA OR ANYONE ELSE CAN DO TOO STOP THIS FRAUD FROM CONTINUING TOO DO THIS . THANK AND HOPE THAT YOU CAN GET BACK TOO ME .
TERRY JULY

I told her that I have filed internet and mail fraud. She said she understood why she was under the gun. She was sorry and that her computer was broken and she had broken her leg during Christmas and have be in and out of therapy. I don't believe it. Funny how she always returns phone calls. That was the second time I called her.

Please let me know what the authorities and the others are doing.
Thanks,
Linda

Subject: I was crooked by dmh

Dear sirs,

I would like to get in touch with you all regarding DMH. I know a person working for a french hardware dealer who is still expecting a shipment of notebooks from DMH to France . Still the goods are expected to come....A 25% downpayment worth of around 15000usd was made on january. I have read your complaints on traderlist.com and am really concerned about what you had written.
Please advice me how you have experience this issue and about the leagl actions I may take here in France.
Please answer by mail.
With kind regards,
René Luu Kim

Jackie

In more detail:

My company, XLSYS Informatique located in Paris, France, Made a deposit totaling 17,000 dollars as a downpayment for the shipment of 100 "Omnibook 900 laptop" computers.
this deposit was made in two parts. first a bank transfer of 12,000 dollars to a bank account number which I still havethen Five payments via western union totaly 5,000 dollars , to be delivered to the name "Dawn Hodge" who it was claimed was the secretary.

throughout this deal I delt only with one person by phone who, when i eventualy asked refused to have me speak with her anyone else in her company, when i wanted to verify if the company did in fact exist.

She identified herself as Sharon Opp.These deposits were made three months ago, and untill this past week my company was still in touch with Sharon Opp who claimed that the refund had already been transfered to our account the week before. no proof of this transfer has been recieved.

as of friday the twelfth of april, last week, (today is the 17th)the cell phone number that she gave me has a recorded message claiming that the phone has been disconnected.

I personaly looked up the name Dawn Hodge in the white pages to try to find a personal home number and that number is also now disconnected.

We have the Pro- forma invoice that Sharon Opp sent to us asking for the deposit, as well as the proof of bank transfer of 12000 dollars and the five proof of transfer via wester Union to Dawn Hodge.

As I am in France i have no idea what I need to do in order to persue this. what does one do in the united states in a case like this? should i call the police?

thank you for any suggestions that you can provide on how i should go about filing for fraud etc.

thank you

Stephane, XLSYS informatique

May 3, 2002
Message filed by: Detective Muffler (Aleiraps@aol.com) (Printed with permission).

To whom it may concern,

It has come to my attention that a person currently residing in St. Louis,
Missouri has again committed auction fraud using the Internet. This person is using the name of Sharon Opp, however, the real Sharon Opp did not commit  this fraud. The real Sharon Opp is an acquaintance of Dawn Mowinski who has a history committing auction fraud.

After interviewing a witness on a related case, the name Dawn Mowinski was mentioned whom has a history of auction fraud involving the sale of sports tickets and beanie babies over the Internet. I arrested Dawn Mowinski for auction fraud before and I believe this person is responsible for the fraud mentioned at the URL http://www.traderlist.com/DMHServices.html.

I need everyone who is a victim to go to the Internet Fraud and Complaint Center's website located at http://www.ifccfbi.gov/and file a complaint online. I need you to include as many details as possible about this fraud in the complaint.

After making the complaint with the IFCC, I need you to obtain a copy (front and back) of the money orders, personal checks and cashier's checks used as payment from your banking institutions. I need you to scan an image (front and back) of the cleared check and email this image to me. If you cannot email an image of the cleared check then I will need you to fax a copy of the check to me at the below fax number. The faxed copy will not be as clear as a scanned image and I would prefer a scanned image emailed to me if at all possible. Please email me before sending a fax so I know to look for the fax if you cannot access a scanner to make an image of the cleared checks. I need this information in order to show what account or institution cashed the checks.

If you have any questions let me know. You can reach me at http://www.traderlist.com/aleiraps@aol.com(preferable) or at the below phone number.

Sincerely,

Detective Sergeant Robert Muffler
High Tech Crimes Unit
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
1200 Clark
St. Louis, MO 63102
314-444-5441 (Voice)
314-444-5432 (Fax)