Complaints against James Denlinger  or Tom Richard or Ian Oerlin
Pacific Beach, CA / La Jolla, CA.

November, 2004
Traderlist has received information that Mr. Denlinger may be using (abusing) the internet again. If you have any information, please contact me.
Pat

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Alert! Dec. 17, 2002
Mr. Denlinger is back. His email address is Danz1@aol.com
Please contact me if you have been in contact with him.
Mediator, Pat
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May 23, 2000
Update: He has been arrested & convicted!
See bottom of page

New emails: pezzer@hotmail.com,  tomrich01
Runner74@aol.com, Happy93991@aol.com,
Runner7056@aol.com, NCLAUS33@aol.com,
surfsd97@aol.com, kimesq@aol.com, beanloren@aol.com

New mailing address: 7486 La Jolla Blvd #465,  La Jolla, CA. 92037
Addresses: Mail Boxes Etc. (3639 Midway Dr. Ste. B #289 San Diego, CA);
3453 Ingraham Street, Apt 86, Pacific Beach, CA 92109

New email and mailing address: SprtzPalac@aol.com  Sports Palace, 769 E. El Camino Real #76, Sunnyvale, CA. 94087-2919.

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

October 13, 1998
Complaint filed by: Alan.Brooker@btinternet.com

I recently entered into a trade for my Brittania MWMT's with James Denlinger of 3453 Ingraham Street, Apt 86, Pacific Beach, CA 92109. He agreed to trade Grunt, Garcia and Coral. On the 18 September I sent my shipment via SwiftAir on guaranteed 3-6 day delivery, James Denlinger e-mailed me to confirm he had also sent his shipment on the same day.  After 10-12 days I had not received my shipment and e-mailed James to advise, after 2 further e-mails he responded with an e-mail saying Hmm strange, shipment no. given He added he would investigate from his end. I checked shipment no. over in the UK and was advised they did not recognise given shipment no. I e-mailed James again requesting further info on shipping agent or any info he could give me to aid me in my search, I also requested that he confirm receipt of my shipment as I had checked and my shipment had been received and signed for. To date despite several e-mails requesting contact/info and advising James that if he had not responded by, and I actually gave him 2 deadline dates the last being today 13 October 1998 I would post his details on the Bad Traders List. As expected I have had no response, hence this warning to all others. I am saddened by this experience as I am only a private collector of 3 months and am just trying to get as many individual Beanies as I can and to make contact and friends with as many enthusiasts across the world.

I traded my Glory and Velvet and he was supposed to send me NF Brown teddy...He never did...that was three weeks ago or more....I have heard he has scammed many people.... One of his email addresses is: Autogra789@aol.com.

James Denlinger from San Diego/Pacific Beach area. He needs to be added! The FBI is investigating him. One of his many screen names is Autogra789@aol.com

Message:
205.188.193.58 writes:

James Denlinger is a bad trader. Please be careful in who you deal with. Many have bought or traded with him and have been scammed. I myself was lucky. I tried to purchase some 97 teddy's from him and he actually sent my money back. I think that it is a true shame that this is happening to a lot of people out there who have tried to make a buy or a trade with James Denlinger in Pacific Beach, Ca. Turns out that the address he has used was to a mailing company box to receive mail and phone # was to a business and not his own. The references that he used were to his own e-mail accounts. He is a good scammer people and I have a hunch that he is not just lucky to get away with what he has done, but with all the precautions that he has taken to assure himself, surely he must be a professional con-artist. He has several complaints out there. I just hope that you all will be extremely cautious about him.  Here are ajust some of his e-mail names.

Freddio56
Autogra789
Cardman81
JoeFr58393
Norris_Wise@yahoo.com
KeithLove@hotmail.com
cardwhiz@bigfoot.com
freddy@cetlink.net
wingingit33@hotmail.com
PaulEller@yahoo.com
beeneeup

and here is a link for his complaints on E-bay!

http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=Cardman81&DBS=1&maxhits=25&format=terse

JENNIFER - JEngesser@aol.com

Message:
152.163.232.32 writes:

Stay away from this guy, he is a parasite and he will steal whatever you send him! If it is cash, he will keep it, if you trade with him, DO NOT send your half of the deal UNTIL you get his part of the deal first. HE IS BAD!! His name is all over AOL boards, and the internet Newgroups. He is from the San Diego/ Pacific Beach area at least for now. Losers like him, move around alot...so beware!

Lori  - speelman@micron.net

Initially, I responded to a post made by James Denlinger listing beanies for sale. I sent him an e-mail asking if he would be willing to trade beanies. He replied that he would and we worked a trade- my (20) retired beanies for his (4) high valued bear beanies. I confirmed this trade with James Denlinger (autogra789@aol.com) as he did also on 10/1/98. I gave him many recent references for myself and requested the same from him. He gave me four references. I immediately e-mailed all four references requested information on James Denlinger as a trader. I received all four references back and each had VERY positive things to say about him. All four references were excellent. The last contact I received from James Denlinger was on 10/02/98 stating "Great. I will send tomorrow also." On 10/03/98 I mailed the (20) beanies I promised in trade to the address given by James Denlinger via UPS.  On 10/07/98 I e-mailed James to ask if he had received my package and asked by what method he sent the (4) beanies he promised to me in trade. I received no reply. On 10/09/98 I sent another e-mail to James telling him I was concerned that I had not received the (4) beanies from him and urged him to contact me.  Still no reply. James Denlinger is a fellow AOL member- which allows me to check status of e-mail sent. James read both e-mails on 10/12/98 and did not reply. I sent one final e-mail to James Denlinger on 10/14/98 asking why he did not send the (4) beanies he promised to me in trade and why he had not replied to my prior e-mails. I stated in this e-mail that if he reads this one and chooses not to repond with an explanation I would be sure that I was dealing with a bad trader and would need to take action. AOL status shows he read this e-mail the very same day I sent it 10/14/98 and once again he did NOT reply.

At this point I began to do some checking on the net and even contacted the packaging mail store from which I sent my package via UPS. The packaging store contacted UPS for me and stated that my package had been delivered on Friday, October 9, 1998 and signed for by a person by the name of T. Frayer. The only other information given was that this was delivered to a business. This information really began to worry me, because the address given by James Denlinger was presented as a residential address. The address he gave to me was: 3453 Ingraham Street, Apartment 86, Pacific Beach, CA 92109. I immediately began to search the net for any information that might lead me to the truth. First I discovered that Pacific Beach is not a city and according to the US Postal Service Pacific Beach should be listed as San Diego when mailing. I checked the business white pages for San Diego under the street address given and came up with a listing of 8 business for this one street address. I then assumed that this must be a business complex and James must work at one of the listed companies. I called the first business on the list (First Class Mailboxes & Service) and discovered that this mail packaging store is the only business at the named street address. All other listings were businesses that held a mail box with them. Apartment 86 was actually the mail box # for James Denlinger. The lady at "First Class Mailboxes & Service" stated there were over 500 combined businesses and individuals holding mail boxes w/ their service. At this point I was dealing with more than a "bad trader", but it appeared that James Denlinger had attempted fraud. I even went back to the four references given by James Denlinger. All responses had been excellent- how could this be? I discovered that two of his references which were also AOL members (Cardman81@aol.com and freddio56@aol.com) are now no longer "known AOL members". It appears the persons or person of  these two e-mails addresses have canceled membership. And I also contacted the other two references given by James (pauleller@yahoo.com and wingingit33@hotmail.com) sending two e-mails to each inquiring what address they used in their dealings and requesting more specific information from them. I never received a reply from either. I do believe I was set up in a scam.

When I called the business at 3453 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA,  92109 (619-274-6245) named the First Class Mailboxes & Service store I asked to speak w/ T. Frayer (the name given by UPS as the person who signed for my package when it arrived). She was the owner of this business. I explained my situation and she stated that the package I sent was still there and had not yet been retrieved by James Denlinger. I immediately set-up a "Call Tag" on the package which makes request for UPS to retrieve the package and return it to the sender. It was my only hope in having my package returned safely. The call tag was issued today Tuesday, October 20, 1998. UPS stated my package should be returned in 7-10 days to the packaging store I sent it from. As of October 22, 1998 I have yet to hear from James Denlinger or the only two references I was able to e-mail after the trade. And I never received the (4) beanie bears he promised to send in reference to our trade agreement.  I do intend to report James Denlinger for attempted fraud and felt I should warn others also. If this man has a mail box at a mail packaging service business which he represents as his residence- there is intent to deceive. I can only imagine how many other people he has deceived and what losses people have suffered. Because I sent my package UPS, I was able to attempt retreival of the package; however, had I sent this package by US postal service I would have no right to get my package back. I could only report him for fraud and hope for the best. I have no phone number for James Denlinger. The only information I could find on an internet people search for a James Denlinger in San Diego came up w/ apparantly an old home address and phone #. I called the number that came up on the search and a lady said I was the forth person to call asking for him, but that he did not live there. She said "he must have lived here before me".

If you have any questions please contact me at JIMason65@aol.com. I would be glad to supply any additional information I can. I have printed copies of every exchange I had with James Denlinger via e-mail. These copies of e-mail received from him verify his commitment to the trade.

Message:
206.171.33.60 writes:

This guy is really a Bad Trader, he is posted all over this board. I sent him a $60 money order on Oct.5,1998 from the post office for two 97Teddys and he never sent them. He has all kinds of different email addresses. His mail address is: Ingraham Street Apt.86, Pacific Beach, CA  92109, thats in San Diego, Southern CA. There should be enough of us to do something about him.

Helene - grammysplc@aol.com

James Denlinger answered one of my ads on knk. He agreed to send me three 97 Teddys for my Tusk. We both agreed to ship priority on Oct.19 (Monday). He gave me three references that came back positive and at that time he had no feedback on knk. He gave me a ph.# that turned out to be a pager. I just found out the ph.# was a pager when I started to get concerned. I shipped my Tusk out on Oct.19 priority insured. I e-mailed him on Thursday letting him know that I have not received three 97 Teddys. He did not answer. I have e-mailed him two more times trying to get my beanies or Tusk returned. I also e-mailed his three references and not one has gotten back with me. I now believe that his three references are in with James. I do not believe that I will ever receive my beanies but I will do everything in my power to stop him from hurting anyone else.

I would like to report James Denlinger, that lives in the San Diego area in Pacific Beach, CA., his e-mail address is <Autogra789@aol.com>.  I sent him a $60 money order from the post office on October 5, 1998 for (2) 97 xmas Teddys and he never sent them or will he respond to my e-mail. I see that in October this year he has done this to a lot of other people. I do have a receipt for the money order, but his address is a mail drop off, as I found out from the people who also posted him as a Bad Trader. If you need the address it is: 3453 Ingraham Street Apt.86, Pacific Beach, CA 92109.

I recently traded with James Denlinger and did as told and checked 3 references. Obviously, I've been had. I mailed out 3 beanies in trade and as of Fri I have not received any of the promised beanies. I would like my beanies back. I insured them and have a slip showing that.

I traded with James Denlinger my Princess, Glory and Wise for his NF Brown Teddy. I sent my stuff out on the 23rd of October. I know it is not late or anything, but I do need help on how to get my stuff back.

I have been ripped off by James Denlinger - I found him on the top of the list for warnings (a little too late to help me). I wanted to send my information that you can add to his list of complaints. James & I agreed to trade my Libearty for his Bubbles & Coral. We agreed to ship a week & a half ago. I shipped mine out and waited to receive Coral & Bubbles. I never did. I emailed him asking about it since priority mail doesn't usually take longer than 2-3 days - he told me he would "check on it at the post office". He claimed he didn't receive my Libearty either yet - but when I checked on it he had signed the insured package for the Libearty that was shipped to him. He has not answered my emails since. I probably will never see my Libearty or the trade beanies again. I only wish I would have checked the lists before shipping. He had sent references which I checked - but have discovered that they were all his "own email addresses". I am really saddened to be another victim of this con-artist but hopefully others will not make the same mistake I did!!

I too have been scammed by James Denlinger. We entered into a trade agreement for his Brittinia. I was to send him Princess, Erin, Fortune, Valentino, Curly, Clubby, Seaweed and Wise. We agreed to mail on Monday, October 19. He emailed back that he would keep me informed. That was the last I heard from him. I have emailed him and the phony references that he gave me. Not a word has been heard. And I have yet to receive my bear. I began to investigate found that his address is really Mail Boxes Etc. (3639 Midway Dr. Ste. B #289 San Diego, CA)  This guy is bad news and it seems like this isn't his first time at the scamming game. Please let everyone out there know that he has changed address and is at it again.

208.234.156.8 writes:

Bad trader. On Monday, October 20th I sent James Denlinger a Curly and Princess for a Glory in return. He said he would ship priority and to this date I have no Glory. Well after going to the traderslist which is what I should have done before (I have learned my Lesson) I suspect I will not be seeing Glory anytime soon. Let me know if I can be of any help.

asearles@michianatoday.com

204.149.20.10 writes:

I hate to admit it, but he got me also. We agreed to a trade last week. I sent mine, his never showed. I sent notes to his references, which I now know are bogus. I'm going to call the police telephone # that's listed in this section for this guy and add my name to the list.

glmcconnell@amoco.com

Monday, 26-Oct-98 14:35:18

152.163.206.182 writes:

PLEASE CALL San Diego FBI #619-565-1255 to report your dealings w/ JAMES DENLINGER AKA (Autogra789@aol.com/ Beeneeup@aol.com/ Freddio56@aol.com/Cardman81@aol.com/ JoeFr58393/ Norris Wise@yahoo.com/ KeithLove@hotmail.com/cardwhiz@bigfoot.com/ freddy@cetlink.net/ wingingit33@hotmail.com/PaulEller@yahoo.com.  Ask for Elizabeth Oaks.

Elizabeth Oaks is handling all complaints against James Denlinger. I have listed the address below for people to send their complaint along w/ copies of e-mail, correspondence, etc. pertaining to their loss.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
ATTN: Elizabeth Oaks
9797 Aero Drive
San Diego, CA 92123

The more people that report there dealing with this crook the better the chance that they will issue an investigation. PLEASE CALL. Thank you.

Jeannie:o)

204.50.21.89 writes:

I gave him a princess and he was supposed to send me a speedy. We were both were supposed to pop ours in the mail at the same time. (my suggestion). I mailed mine october 19th/98. He told me to send it to.

James Denlinger
3639 Midway Dr.  ste. B #289
San Diego CA  92110

these were his references which I checked with one the first one listed here:

sf49rfans@yahoo.com, skiontop@aol.com, beans4me24@hotmail.com

chickite@oborn.ark.com :(

205.184.23.45 writes:

James Denlinger beeneup@aol.com On October 13, 1998 I sent him a money order for 150.00 and the following day a money order for 115.00 Liberty and Garcia. He gave references, and a phone # which is 619-893-4606. This is a pager. He never returns pages. This man needs to be stopped. I believe this is mail fraud and against the law. He gave the same address that is posted all over this site. He had an account at Traderspage and I contacted his references which Ifound out are his own. What can we do to this guy?? He has made a lot of money off of us!!! Any ides..please email me.

Sandy Tarr - tarrbaby@is.netcom.com

206.84.154.93 writes:

On October 29, James emailed me that he would trade his MWMT Halo for my MWMT 97 Teddy...he wanted refs which I supplied and I asked for his refs which I checked out and they came back glowing...his refs were: sf49rfans@yahoo.com...skiontop@aol.com....beans4me24@hotmail.com....and beanie@n2law.com....I now assume that he supplied his own ref reports...anyway, we also then agreed to trade his MWMT new Santa beanie for my MWMT Princess....he told me that he would mail out on Friday october 30 and so did I...I tried to check him out on this site but could not get on at all that day so I mailed them out so as not to delay since I had agreed to the Friday date...well, like all the other complaints, I have yet to receive my beanies but he has mine....and I am FURIOUS....I appreciate the FBI phone number and intend to call them to place my complaint tomorrow morning...What a scum bag to cheat all out of money and toys...this is my first scam in almost a year of buy/sell/trade and now I am real hesitant about doing any trading at all....Thanks all and I am going to post his name everywhere so all can see...

Cindy - cestoner@localnet.com

James Denlinger
Thursday, 05-Nov-98 23:06:20

152.163.197.46 writes:

If you had an encounter with James Denlinger I would like to know. I would like to add your name to my list that I am sending to the FBI

Carmen - romancar@aol.com

167.206.198.129 writes:

WARNING! WARNING! BAD TRADER ALERT

Yet another victim falls to that scam artist "JAMES DENLINGER". He used Beeneeup@aol.com which is no longer vaild. He agreed to trade his mint condition Garcia for five of my mint beanies. Which were Glory, Wise, Valentino, Fortune and Rocket. He told me that he sent garcia out on Oct.27. I, like an idiot, belived him, a few days later I mailed mine 2 day priority mail. I am so pi**ed that I wasted good money on the shipping. Please,if you also been scamed by JAMES DENLINGER post the complaint. This guy is going to pay!!WE WILL GET YOU!!!!!!!!

Elizabeth Oaks is handling all complaints against James Denlinger. I have listed the address below for people to send their complaint along w/ copies of e-mail, correspondence, etc. pertaining to their loss.

San Diego FBI #619-565-1255
Federal Bureau of Investigation
ATTN: Elizabeth Oaks
9797 Aero Drive
San Diego, CA 92123

jeep-girl@usa.net

I posted a trade message on beanie boards for new 98 teddy & Halo bears, James Denlinger(beeneeup) answered my post and was willing to take my 97 holdiay teddy and 3 seaweeds for trade. I mailed Nov 4th after having ref and 5 email contacts with him. Nov 9th, nothing came in mail, emailed him and screen name had already been deleted. I have a signed receipt from Post office for merchandise, I wish only now I would of insured them. This man should be CAught..he has literally ripped too many people off and is still at it.

205.188.197.182 writes:

If this is the same J. Denlinger, he also owes me either beanies or money. The one I dealt with had a screen name of: Autograph789 and a CA address. If this is the same persone please let me know.

Lisa - cclc1022@aol.com

James Denlinger Beeneeup@aol.com
Wednesday, 18-Nov-98 13:32:30

62.172.94.103 writes:

I to have been duped by James Denlinger I have sent Six Brittannias and Erin to his Bogus Address. I am just a new trader and up untill now I have had nothing but good experiances with trading on the net I hope they catch him soon and James if you read this Watch your back as some one will catch up with you.  
George - joeb217@btinternet.com

195.195.164.148 writes:

I have just been ripped off by James Denlinger also. I sent him Britannia, Princess and Peace. He was supposed to send me Maple and Liberty. His reference checked out but I think they were all him as they to have since disapeared. This is the first time I have been cheated and I am not sure if there is anything I can do about it. I do know this about Mr.Denlinger - The address he sent me was his real address (at the time) because I looked him on the international telephone directory on the web and he was listed at that address. The phone nunber listed had how ever been cancelled along with his Email account. I think this guy is sat at his computer ripping people off and then cancelling his Email so that no one can get in touch. I am in the UK so he probably thought that I wasn't likely to come knocking on his door in San Diego! With just the 2 of us he has scammed 15 bears and there are probably more people out there like us. Should we get together and contact the San Diego police? Please get in touch.

Regards Sarah - sarah_pawlowski@hotmail.com

PLEASE POST IMMEDIATELY......HE HAS NEW EMAIL NCLAUS33@AOL.COM

HE JUST TRIED TO TRADE HIS LIBEARTY FOR MY MAPLES....PLEASE POST IMMEDIATLY...SAVE OTHERS....I CHECKED AND IT IS NOT POSTED ANYWHERE!  I JUST RECOGNIZED THE NAME

THANKS!  SHANNON TOPEL

December 1, 1998
Complaint filed by: Mercedes@aon.net

James Denlinger from San Diego, CA. He is at it again. He sent me this info.
He is using the e-mail address now of Nclaus33@aol.com

Gave me this as the address to send beanies to:

James Denlinger
P O Box 83823
San Diego, CA 92138
619-893-4606

Home address he said was 3639 Midway Drive # 289  San Diego, CA 92110

The refs he gave m probably are all his other free e-mail accounts.

Samsbeans7@aol.com
MyBeans20@aol.com
KellyEvert@hotmail.com
BeanLoren@aol.com
JohnJay@yahoo.com
beanie@n2law.com
snaptight@snap.net
pauleller@yahoo.com

PLEASE ADD THIS INFO TO YOUR LIST, THANKS  ROBIN IN VA

Message: 195.195.164.151 writes:

I know that there have been endless complaints about this person in the last few weeks. I too was conned by him for goods to the value of $300. I would like to let everyone else who has been scammed by James Denlinger (real name John Denlinger)Know that the San Diego FBI are investigating him for multiple charges of fraud. You can call the San Diego FBI (619) 5651255

You can Email the FBI in San Diego at beanie_119@hotmail.com, with full details of your complaint -

Your Full name
Your date of birth
Your home address
Your Telephone Number
Your Email Address
Dates of first contact and postage
Details of what you sent (money / goods)
Address that you sent to
Dollars lost (actual /estimated)
Email address used by James Denlinger

Sorry this is so long but to prosecute this guy the FBI need all of the above information.

Thank You

Sarah Pawlowski

I would like to make a complaint against James Denlinger nclaus33@aol.com. He and I traded a creased tag garcia for furby. Looks like my garcia is gone. Is there any way to recover and stop this man.   Michele Greaves minnebo@mich.com

SCAM ARTIST
Friday, 11-Dec-98 22:46:37

205.188.192.176 writes:

HE SCAMMED ME TOO! WE WERE SUPPOSED TO TRADE MY 2 FURBY'S FOR HIS 97 HARLEY BARBIE. CHECKED EACH OTHERS REFS AND SENT ITEMS ON SAME DAY (SUPPOSEDLY). HE DIDN'T HOLD UP HIS END OF THE DEAL AND I'M OUT 2 FURBY'S. I DID FILE A MAIL FRAUD COMPLAINT W/THE POST OFFICE, AND I SUGGEST ALL THAT HAVE BEEN SCAMMED BY HIM DO THE SAME. THIS WILL GIVE THE POSTAL INSPECTOR ENOUGH AMUNITION TO NAIL JAMES DENLINGER ONCE AND FOR ALL!!

ANY QUESTIONS, AND YOU CAN E-MAIL ME AT LITE26X

"LET'S GET THIS ZERO!"

My sister and i both sent $68.00 each to screen name nclaus33 and he never sent beanies! we tried to email but he never answered! I called a number in calf. Looking for im, and a person at the number said she gets lots of calls looking for him, people said they bought off the net and he never sent their beanies! his name is James Denlinger from san diego calf 3639 Midway dr. #289 Sandiego ca, 92110 I think the police should be notified about this man, but not sure how to go about it, he probaly has scammed lots of us on the sale board collectore under $100.00 thats where his add was same place that i got a bad deal from mbzr who scammed me out of $156.00 and sent me dirty beanies!

208.252.42.13 writes:

This man is a parasite just waiting to prey on innocent victims. I too was scammed by this low life and I do believe that in the end Karma will kick in and he will get his in the end.

Are you reading this James (or John?) You better watch your back because you are going to get sloppy with your scamming and that's when they'll nab you, you parasite!

Karen Naranjo - naranjon@earthlink.net

152.163.232.36 writes:

I have just read your complaint against James Denlinger. I have been scammed by him too. I sent him $150.00 and he was suppose to send me some beanie buddies, but after reading your complaint I know now I will not be receiving them. Is there anything I can do to get my money back from him? It's been about 3 weeks now and I still haven't received anything from him. He told me the package was insured, but now I can't believe that either cause there is no package.

Susan - nhwomn@aol.com

Name: James Denlinger

Email:HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

Date: Thursday, December 17, 1998 at 16:08:46

Comments: All you people are really quite rediculous. You make a deal via email, never see the person, never speak with the person and then get upset when you get ripped off. You must be a bunch of morons. If you do not want to get scammed go to the store and buy there. I get ripped off and then get so upset about it, as if someone put a gun to your head and said mail those beanies. But for me that's good, I like you people, I have made substantial financial gains from guys. They say an idiot is born every minute and that idiot must go directly to this web page. You are doing it to yourself, but don't get me wrong, I really hope, for my sake, that you all disregard this posting and continue as ussuall.

Add another person scammed to the list of people scammed by James Denlinger of San Diego. At the beginning of December, I put an add in the Collector's Looking section on Beaniemom looking for a MWMT Bronty at $650.00. Two days later, I received a reply from James Denlinger that he had one for sale. I asked him to send references which he did the following day. Each of the>

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y must have been aliases or co-scammers). We mutually agreed on the deal and a US Money Order in the amount of $650 was sent to him on 12/7. As of yesterday I have not received the Bronty nor have I heard from him. He apparently looks at the Crime Boards because yesterday afternoon after posting a complaint in BeanieNation and sending him a warning e-mail, I got a reply from him that he received my payment yesterday and that the Bronty was put in the mail to me. In reviewing his history, I'm afraid that it is just another of his lies or scams.
I cannot believe that there are so many complaints on this individual yet he is able to keep scamming honest people. He needs to be brought to task for all of us scammed.

Wanted to add this caution to the already large list:

James Denlinger scammed me for $100 in trade for (2) Furbys which I never received.

The address he gave me was:
3639 Midway Dr. #289
San Diego, CA. 92110

I got a chuckle from the emails calling him a "bad trader".  He's a common thief.

152.163.204.63 writes:

Dec. 10th,1998 I mailed Maple and a money order for $65.00 to this person. He was supposed to send me Garcia, 98 Teddy and a Furby. Well he has not responded or sent my merchandise and I must assume that the references he gave me, that were all good because I checked them, were false. Watch out for this scumbag.

LadyGator1@aol.com

153.34.181.174 writes:

I also got duped from NClaus@aol.com. I sent him a Furby and he was supposed to send my a Cranberry Teddy Buddy. I month later and no Teddy.His real name is James Dinlinger and he lives in San Diego California. BEWARE do not deal for anything with this person.

woollham@msn.com

JohnJay1999@yahoo.com
BeanLoren@aol.com
Mybeans20@hotmail.com
Kelly.Evert@n2home.com

So far, 3 of the four have sent GLOWING references for Runner5076@aol.com. I was in the process of finding out about Runner5076@aol.com before purchasing, therefore did not send any money. Only because of YOUR sight tho did I find out this information.

Due to the intervention of a very wise friend I did not fall prey to James/John Denlinger but he contacted me on 1/09/99 trying to sell me 99 releases beanies. He is still out there. I did not know about this message board until a friend told me and saved me $390.00. He has to be stopped. More people should be aware of this information. How can we make this happen??????? Can we legally post this web address daily on AOL Collectables to warn people?

Just wanted to let everyone know that James Denlinger is back using Happy93991. He tried to sell me 3 new beanie bears for $60.00 today, but as soon as he emailed his name I knew I better get out of that deal! Just wanted everyone to be aware!!! I'm sure he has already changed his email by now. We all know how fast he moves around.

I was one of his victums to, which I hate to say. My first email from him was around December 5, l998. I sent him a check for $60.00 in return for 3 beanies. Needless to say the check was cashed and as of today 1-13-99 no beanies. I sent several emails to him I saw he read them but no response to them. I am in the process of getting a copy of my cancelled check to see if there is any helpful information on it. I unfortunately found out about this site a month to late. I see they are investigating him. I also put in my complaint with the CA FBI. I dont think I will be seeing my beanies or get my money back. But my next step before I found this site was to have my brother in law, who is a lawyer to see what he can do. And I did mention that to James in a letter I emailed to him on Jan 2, l999. If he didnt send my the beanies or my money back I will pursue legal action and told him he would be hearing from my brother who is a lawyer and gave him to 1-14-99. !

So I still have one day left but I really dont think I will see that money, not after reading all these complaints. If anyone needs my help with information on him to help them catch this jerk please feel free to email me GStinker@aol.com.

On Monday, 11 Jan 99, I sent a return-receipt letter to James Denlinger in LaJolla, CA...enclosed was a check in the amount of 950 dollars...I was fortunate enough to be flagged by another person on AOL that this man is a criminal so that I had time to stop payment on my check...he is presently using a screenname, one of many, of Runner7056@aol.com, and we all know what he is running from. His present address is LaJolla Blvd and this address has been reported before. Beware and take heed.

I recently sent payment to this person, James Denlinger, for a dozen Halos and a dozen 98 Teddys. He is a complete fraud - he has read my emails, and he hasn't responded to the emails. He claimed to have shipped the package Overnite Mail, and it has been 10 days and no response. He provides fabricated references, probably just some friends of his he uses to give him a good name, and then takes your money and assumes you won't do anything about it.
Runner7056@aol.com

James Denlinger
7486 La Jolla Blvd. #465
La Jolla, CA 92037

Little does he know that I have already contacted his mail carrier, and he will be charged with mail fraud for signing for money per the mail and knowingly defrauding the sending party. Just thought I'd provide a little public service.

Buyers beware James Denlinger is still out there. He will wait for you to post what you are looking foor and get you. He's using Runner74@aol.com now.

I posted a buy on a Disney newsgroup. He replied the next day that he had them available. I sent a postal money the same day. He acknowledged receipt of money order, however, would never reply to the messages regarding "I HAVE NEVER REC'D MY BEANIES"...Note, his phone # (personal??) in San Diego is Disconnected. Please review comments on other users with complaints on this site with aol logon beginning with " runner ".. Apparently, he uses a few logons. Good Luck All!

In addition, to runner7056@aol.com, I was able to determine that he is also using the following email address on AOL: surfsd97@aol.com, kimesq@aol.com, beanloren@aol.com, happy93991@aol.com

The screen names he is presently using come from a very reliable source.

THIS PERSON RESPONDED TO MY AD FOR THE GOLD SET OF BAMM BEANOS. HE AGREED TO TRADE THE ABOVE BAMM BEANOS FOR MY BRITANNIA, GARCIA AND JAKE BUDDIE. I SENT MY PART OUT AND OF COURSE I DID NOT GET THE BAMM BEANOS OR MY THREE BACK. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING INFO. TO THE SAN DIEGO FBI.

Well he has done it again...i had no idea about this guy...he seemed nice..but i sned him$164 for some of the January releses and of course i go to e-mail him and it no longer exsist? well i e-mail aol about him and asked that they revoke him aol membership. Be careful of this creep guys.

On 1/13/99 I placed an ad "Looking for 99 Newbies" on AOL " Under $100 collectibles--free 2-day ads" to inquire about new Ty beanie babies for sale. Happy93991@aol.com e-mailed me on 1/13/99 a list of beanies and prices that he had available. After communicating by e-mail several times, I decided  to send a money order to purchase beanies on 1/21/99. I tried to e-mail Happy93991 on 1/28/99 to see if he had received my money order. AOL responded that the user was unknown. The 4 references that he had given me were also no longer able to be contacted (JohnJay1999@yahoo.com; BeanLoren@aol.com; Mybeans20@hotmail.com; Kelly.Evert@n2home.com). Since these references had earlier given me good reports about transactions with Happy, I am assuming that these were just screen names that he used himself. The name and address he gave me was:
James Denlinger, 7486 LaJolla Blvd. #465, LaJolla, CA 92037. I learned about the bad trader list when I wrote on the AOL ad message boards about him on 1/28/99. I have not heard from James as of today, 2/3/99.

i have recently been scammed by james denlinger.......i need to know what to do.. i plan on pressing charges if possible...do you know any way of finding this person? i will do what ever it takes!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi everyone who got ripped off or is checking up on James Denlinger. I got my beanie back in the mail today after 3 months. Seems James had already changed his PO Box by the time it got there. Here is are some of the email names and addresses he uses.

nlause33@aol.com
Freddio56
Autogra789
Cardman81
JoeFr58393
Norris_Wise@yahoo.com
KeithLove@hotmail.com
cardwhiz@bigfoot.com
freddy@cetlink.net
wingingit33@hotmail.com
PaulEller@yahoo.com
beeneeup
Samsbeans7@aol.com
Mybeans20@hotmail.com
Kelly.Evert@n2home.com
BeanLoren@aol.com
JohnJay1999@yahoo.com

beware of this guy going under the name of tom richard who is really james richard denlinger and has scammed many many people on the boards! he is wanted by the fbi in san diego california and has taken people for a load!!! he uses his own previous email ids for references and doesnt send stuff ordered!!!

Add me to the list! I sent him a MO for $250.00. E-mail - TomRich01@aol.com. Tom Richard. From what I understand when he cashes a check or MO he changes Tom to James ( puts a hook on the bottom of the T....changes the "o" to an "a" and adds a "e" and "s" after the "m") Then adds Denlinger after Richard. Tom Richard is James Richard Denlinger! He used his on E-mail addresses as references. I am in the process of contacting FBI, thanks to this board. I hope the FBI catches him before one of us does!

I have been scammed out of $95 on my order of two MIP series 2 BBOC boxes of cards. This person e-mailed me on April 3rd and told me that he had received my money order. I have not heard from him since. The e-mail address and phone number no longer work. I just wanted to let you know so that you could add my name to the list of people who say that they've been scammed by this guy as well. Thanx!

James Delinger is now going by Ian with SprtzPalac as e-mail address. His newm address:Sports Palace, 769 E. El Camino Real #76, Sunnyvale, CA 94087-2919. AVOID THIS MAN!! Don't let him rip you off! He is scum! Jeffery Brown

you helped me a while back with a deal gone bad in Scotland..it appears that myself and a few others have been ripped off by a person by the name of Ian Oerlin 769 E. Elcamino Real # 76 Sunnyvale Ca. email.. sprtzpalac@aol.com I ordered 3 osito's for $45.00 then i ordered 3 more for a friend the next day..now i am reading that others are not getting what they ordered..i tried all the reverse searches and stuff and i can't find him..all his references checked out...i want to see this guy caught..anything you could do or share with me about this individual would be most appreciated. I have read that there are many people looking for this person...please add me to the list...thanks..

Sprtz Palace Scammer: I am really ticked off that I have been scammed and I will make sure that this jerk is caught!! I sent him 180.00 for 6 Ositos and 6 Spangles and never received a thing. His last address was 769 El Camino Real #76 Sunnyvale, Ca. Buyers beware and everyone else that has been scammed, lets all get together and nail the---------!!! Karen Zentgraf

I mailed a money order to Ian Oerlin on June 29, 1999, to Sports Palace in Sunnyvale, CA. I never received the 2 Ositos that I paid $30.00. I received a couple of e-mails stating he had mailed the beanies. I never received them. Now I see all these posts on the board about this bad trader.  

I ordered 1 Spangle and 1 Osito from Ian better known as James Delinger, or now known as SprtzPalac. He cashed my check and said they were shipped out. As the days pass without the beanies and no more emails because he won't answer them, I found out I was ripped off. In December I had ordered about $100.00 from Tom Richards and when I didn't receive anything, I put stop payment on the check. A few days later the police dept. in California returned my check and said they had many complaints about him. Now I turn around again and it is the same person with a different name., I am calling the Postmaster General on him today. The address I sent my check to was Sports Palace 769 E. El Camino Real #76 Sunnyvale, Ca 94087-2919

SprtzPalac@aol.com is the first one to scam me. I have done over300 - 400 deals over the internet and I always check out references, but he got me. I sent him $100.00 for Germania and he gave me references which checked out and even responded the 2 or 3 times I questioned him about where my bear was. Guess what??? His e-mail has been disconnected and I tried to get a phone number from the operator and was told there was noone by that name in Sunnyvale. I'm going to the post office tomorrow and fill out the necessary forms to start the refund process, but I don't know how long that takes and I'm also going to contact the FBI at the address that I got off this site. Don't fall for his game. Check your people out throughly. I wish I had tried to get his phone number before I did this deal. Maybe I would still have my money or at least a Germania out of it. Stay alert! Be careful!

I AM REPORTING A MAN THAT GOES ON E-BAY AUCTIONS AND PROBRABLY MANY OTHER  SITES AND OFFERS HIS BEANIE BABIES AND WHEN YOU SEND HIM MONEY YOU GET NO BEANIES IN RETURN!!!!!!!I SENT HIM 135.00 FOR BRITANNA&LIBEARTY AND RECEIVED NOTHING BUT HE HAS MY MONEY. FOR ALL OF YOU OUT THERE BE CAREFUL AND I HOPE THEY FIND HIM BECAUSE HE OWES  ALOT OF US MONEY AND HAS CAUSED A HUGE DISTRUST FOR BUYING ON THE INTERNET.

This time he is going under the name of Ian Oerlin. His email is sprtzpalac@aol.com His address is 769 E. El Camino Real #76 Sunnyvale Ca 94087-2919, I bid on a Britannia. He contacted me right away and I sent money order right away. This was on July 9. Still nothing. I emailed him a few times and finally threatened him with fraud. Now his email address is unknown. I only sent him $50. I know that's not a lot but it's nothing to sneeze at either. He was running a dutch auction for 6 Britannias so there are at least 5 other people out there that ran into the same scam. Any information that can help me out would be most appreciated.Pam Hulleman

Jul. 29, 1999

By RANDI ROSSMANN

Press Democrat Staff Writer

Sonoma County sheriff's detectives have arrested a man who investigators say conned up to 100 victims by pretending to sell rare Beanie Babies over the Internet for more than a year.

James Richard Denlinger Jr., 28, was seized Tuesday in San Jose. He is being held at the Sonoma County Jail in lieu of $200,000 bail and is expected in court today.

He faces seven counts of computer fraud and one count of setting up a false auction Web site.

Police say he used phony names on Internet auction sites, offering to sell the coveted English "Britannia'' bear or the Canadian "Maple'' bear Beanie Babies, plus others. When a customer sent him money, he didn't send the treasured merchandise, said Mike Hopkins, a detective with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, who worked with Detective Joe Quinn for more than a month to catch the suspect.

Hopkins said he knows of more than 100 victims spanning the nation, and they lost $75 to $2,500 apiece. Detectives said Denlinger took about $200,000 from people through fake sales.

Beanie Babies are small, plush toys that sell for as little as $6 in stores but can skyrocket to thousands of dollars.

They are collected by children and adults, for fun and for possible profit. The market for the toys, put out by Ty Inc. of Illinois, exploded in 1997. Like almost everything else, the toys are for sale on the Internet.

Auction Web sites allow sellers to put up an item for bid, such as the Britannia bear, which is listed in collectors books for $450 to $600. The highest bidder is supposed to get the item.

Sheriff's detectives got involved in June when a victim contacted Windsor police. The person told police that money was sent to a mailbox address and no stuffed animal ever was received.

Because of the interstate sales angle, the detectives spoke with FBI agents, who said they'd been looking for Denlinger for more than a year, Hopkins said. A bulletin put out to other agencies got a response from Rohnert Park police, whose detectives also had tried to find him after he allegedly used a mailbox address there, he said.

During their investigation, detectives learned Denlinger was suspected of advertising rare Beanie Babies on auction sites. Prospective buyers, from as far away as Florida, mailed money to postal drops set up throughout the Bay Area, said Sheriff's Sgt. Dave Legro, who supervised the investigation.

"He opens mailboxes and Web sites weekly,'' Hopkins said, and when the checks come in, he abandons the postal site and starts over.

Denlinger is from San Diego but operated most recently in the Bay Area, Hopkins said.

After several would-be buyers contacted police about wrongdoing, warnings began showing up on auction sites, telling other potential buyers not to deal with the suspect. But he is suspected of changing names and continuing the sales pitches, according to police.

In response to the Internet warnings, Denlinger is suspected of crafting his own taunting computer message to a site's bulletin board, Legro said.

"Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha...Never see the person, never meet the person, never speak with the person and then get upset when you get ripped off...You must be a bunch of morons,'' the message said.

Police believe a prominent Santa Rosa businessman fell victim to the Internet fraud when he unknowingly became a suspect. Denlinger is suspected of using the man's name to open a postal drop in Windsor for some of his computer "sales,'' Legro said.

The suspect apparently got the businessman's name when he found a lost wallet belonging to the man, Legro said. Police would not identify the man.

Angry victims tracked down the local businessman, haranguing him for cheating them. And they contacted detectives. Suspicious that he might be part of the fraud scheme, detectives earlier this month searched the man's home and took his computers, Hopkins said.

Further investigation revealed the man was not a suspect and they apologized and returned his computers Wednesday.

During the investigation, detectives shared information with a San Jose detective specializing in high-tech crimes. Between the online investigation and basic police work, the net began to close on Denlinger.

"We were just going to a lot of places where he might show up. It took a lot of sitting in cars for 8-10 hours a day for three weeks,'' Hopkins said. "We finally got a line on where he would probably be'' Tuesday in San Jose.

Detectives arrived at the location that morning and found Denlinger's Jeep Cherokee. With help from San Jose police, they surrounded the building. Denlinger did not resist arrest but appeared shocked that he'd been caught, Hopkins said.

"His face went ashen. He was speechless,'' the detective said.

"It was a great feeling. It was like going fishing for a record pike in a river. And you catch him.''

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also see....
San Jose Mercury News - July 29, 1999

I was also this mans victim, I lost 45.00 to him for 3 spangle, I did check his references and got a phone number, and looked for him on bad trader lists, and still was ripped off by him. He even said he would send me a refund if my beanies were not received yet, great joke that was. I would like to know what authorities to contact now that he has been caught and where do we file complaints about him? Please post this so others will know what to do too. 'Thank you, Kathy Rowland

Hello...I also was one of many who have been scammed by Denlinger. My loss was for $310 for six boxes of '99 Upper Deck SPx Baseball that he supposedly was going to be sending me. I've heard the great news as of late and have already contacted Detective Hopkins and Detective Quinn about my claim and congratulated them on their great work. If any of you have any other concerns, feel free to contact them soon. They are very busy but have been a great help. Thanks again guys!

Re-posting Important Notice on James Denlinger

TO ALL CONCERNED, JAMES DENLINGER IS IN CUSTODY IN SONOMA COUNTY CALIFORNIA. HIS BAIL IS 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS ON A VARIETY OF COMPUTER FRAUD RELATED CRIMES. CONTACT ME AT MY INTERNET ADDRESS OR CALL 707 527 2995.  DETECTIVE MIKE HOPKINS -MHOPKINS@SONOMA-COUNTY.ORG

I just learned that the F.B.I. is filing an indictment against Denlinger today. That will cover all the victims in the San Diego area. Joe Quinn and I are handling the cases in Santa Rosa, Windsor and Sunnyvale. We don't know for sure at this time who is going to prosecute the San Pablo cases. I'm writing you because I thought you might like to post a note on the net.

A man accused of defrauding more than 200 people in an Internet Beanie Baby scam pleaded guilty Friday in Sonoma County court as part of a deal that could lead to a maximum of five years in prison.

James Richard Denlinger Jr., 28, will have to pay restitution, although his attorney acknowledged it is questionable whether he will be able to reimburse everyone who lost money through the Internet transactions.

As part of the agreement reached with prosecutors Friday, Denlinger pleaded guilty to five felonies and will be allowed to serve his sentence concurrently with any prison time he is given in a related federal case pending against him in San Diego.

Sonoma County Prosecutor Larry Ornell said it is anticipated that Denlinger will get a three- to five-year federal prison term.

Defense attorney Robert Beles of Oakland said Denlinger is being made an example of what happens to people who defraud someone on the Internet "because everyone wants to feel safe buying on the Internet. This is the Year of the Internet, maybe the next year, too. It's burgeoning. It's a massive section of American commerce.''

Denlinger is believed to have scammed at least $60,000 from unsuspecting online shoppers.

Beles said the amounts of each transaction were typically under $400, and would have been charged as misdemeanors "if he went into a store and stole. But he was using computers.''

Beles described the plea bargain as "the best thing we could work out. It throws the ball in the federal court's lap.''

Denlinger, who has been in Sonoma County Jail since summer, will now be transported by federal marshalls to San Diego to face 10 counts of wire fraud.

"He's very depressed,'' Beles said of his client, whom he described as coming from a good family and having no criminal background.

"He's a talented, intelligent young man who used his intelligence in the wrong direction. He's very despondent.''

According to the FBI, more than 200 complaints were received from people throughout the United States, as well as the United Kingdom and Canada, claiming losses to Denlinger.

Authorities said the fraud involved transactions dealing with the sale or trade of Beanie Baby dolls, collectible sports trading cards, Furby dolls or computer software.

The victims believed they were buying rare and collectible Beanie Babies and other items on Internet auction sites. But investigators said Denlinger used a variety of aliases and that when a customer sent money, he failed to send the merchandise.

He typically would have the checks sent to mail drop centers which appeared to be an office or apartments, and regularly e-mailed a pager number to his victims, claiming it was his home number, according to the affidavit in federal court.

Denlinger was charged with defrauding 37 people during the time he was in Sonoma County from March through May. The amounts taken ranged from $80 to $1,500, according to Ornell, who said only five of the victims lost more than $400.

As part the plea bargain agreement, Denlinger pleaded guilty to obtaining money in a mock auction, grand theft, computer fraud and appropriating another person's identity.

Beles said the federal case is also likely to be resolved short of a trial.

It will be up to Sonoma County and federal probation officials to determine the amount of losses that Denlinger caused, in addition to working out a monthly repayment schedule.

But Beles agreed it is questionable whether Denlinger will be able to pay the full amount.

After his federal case is resolved, Denlinger is tentatively scheduled to be sentenced March 3 by Sonoma County Judge Elaine Watters in connection with the state charges.

Source: The Sacramento Bee (SacBee)

California man pleads guilty in Beanie Internet scam

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A Mission Beach man has pleaded guilty to defrauding customers from across the country by advertising rare Beanie Babies on the Internet and failing to deliver the toys. James R. Denlinger Jr. was charged with receiving $46,701 from more than 200 customers from North Carolina to California and not providing the beanbag toys. Denlinger, 29, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to 15 felony counts of fraud. He faces a maximum of five years in prison for each count of wire and mail fraud, a $250,000 fine for each count and three years of supervised release. He was scheduled to be sentenced May 22. Among the people who lost money were Michael Schultz of Winston Salem, N.C., who sent $1,400 for a Billionaire Bear from Denlinger, according to court records. Carmen Manzana of Fontana lost $2,110 when she ordered several Beanie Babies from Denlinger. Denlinger ran the scheme out of his home in Mission Beach between September 1998 and January 1999. He continued his operation from Sonoma County, where he also pleaded guilty to a Beanie Baby Internet scam in state court in December. In that case, Denlinger is believed to have cheated online shoppers out of $60,000.

Well I had listed my second generation pinchers on a highly recommeneded trading board. He emailed me about it and said he would pay 200 dollars for it or offer a good trade..So we talked on it, and I finally agreed to sale. He said he sent off the money and gave me a tracking code so I sent off my pinchers. It turns out the tracking code was not a real one and his address was a box, and not a residence. I happened to catch him online on my AOL screenname and he said "They will never catch me again- James D". Then logged off. I proceeded on all the message boards I know to tell of this terrible trader, and then the treats of bodily harm and harrasing insued. He obviously is breaking that rule of staying off a computer cause it turns out a man just has emailed me about also running into him with the id of DanzL@aol.com . A close friend of mine, was able to check the account status and it was registered as JRD, initials only.

http://www.traderlist.com/JamesDenlinger.html

I know it's an old case but I have some new information about him and people should be aware that he is back.

Thank you