Complaints Against RAJ Software, Trivedi Infosys Inc. (RAJ Trivedi, Edward, Judy, Elizabeth)

808 FOURTH AVENUE , SUITE 516
San Diego, CA 92101
or
1539 S. Mason #25
Katy, Texas 77450
or
20615 Aspen Canyon Ave.
Katy, Texas 77450
281-398-5874
Katy, TX

orders@rajsoftware.com, accounts@rajsoftware.com, sales@rajsoftware, cs@rajsoftware.com
UBid User ID rajsoftware

This person has used resellers to accept money and forward it to him. He is supposed to ship the product.  Please be aware that these Resellers are also victims:
t.choatejr@worldnet.att.net
Bobnjuls4@aol.com
jasoncoyle@hotmail.com
phoenix4@frontiernet.net
alwong@bellsouth.net

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***March 25, 2002***
Update..Mr. Trivedi has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to make full restitution.
2002http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20020323-9999_1b23trivedi.html

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Update February 20, 2002
Please scroll to the bottom of this page to see a copy of a claim form which was sent to some of the victims to be filled in and returned.
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UPDATE
JANUARY 22, 2002
Message from Tom O'Dea

I have spoken with Trivedi's lawyer, the prosecutor and an investigator, all in the last few hours (Trivedi's lawyer was via e-mail). A notice will be sent out in the next week or so from the prosecutor who is doing an excellent job in this case. As part of the sentence there will be a court order requiring Trivedi to pay back 100% of what he stole so a promissory note is NOT necessary (couldn't hurt but it is not required). What that means is whatever he does not pay back now, must be paid back as part of an order of the court. I will see if I can get a copy of the transcript of the sentencing hearing (I may need everyone to kick in a dollar or 2 - it may cost $300 +/- but if 300 people sent me a dollar I'd be covered and then I could send it to everyone - don't send me anything yet - I'll try and get it for free). With a copy of the sentencing hearing, it will be much easier to get the money from him once he's out of jail. As part of the sentence, he will have to accept the debt as set forth in the IFCC list - DO NOT TRY AND INFLATE YOUR LOSS. If "irregularities" / fraudulent claims are made, you could be prosecuted and you will hold up the claims process for the rest of us. I am going to send the prosecutor my list so make sure you don't submit different numbers! Be honest, please.
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UPDATE
January 21, 2002
Update from Attorney Tom O'Dea

Dear Interested Friends -
As many of you know, I am also one of those who was "taken" by Raj Trivedi (aka Edward, Barbara....?). I paid $775 by postal money order for a camcorder that was never delivered despite numerous fake USPS tracking numbers supplied by Mr. Trivedi.
Well, through the hard work of many of our law enforcement officers in California and Texas (and elsewhere I'm sure), Mr. Trivedi was arrested. (There is a particular officer who has been particularly busy on this case but he wishes to remain anonymous - we should all be thankful for the unsung police officers who work so hard to protect us all - I would propose that we all take 5% - 10% of whatever we get back and donate that to our local police benevolent association or see http://www.officer.com/ for some great ideas as to where to send the donation).
Anyway, on Friday 1/18/02, Mr. Trivedi and the prosecutors entered into a plea agreement. Mr. Trivedi plead guilty to 5 Felony counts (2 computer crime violations, 2 mock auctions and 1 grand larceny) and agreed to 3 years confinement and "global restitution." There will be a sentencing hearing in 60 days if Trivedi does not make the "global restitution." What does that mean? It means, at least so far, the best thing that could happen has happened. I spoke to the prosecutor a couple weeks ago and this is what she had hoped would happen but she was not sure she could get it done. Once I get her permission to publish her name I will do so as well - we all owe her a note of thanks and maybe a letter or 2 to her boss and the newspapers in San Diego as well. I will e-mail both the prosecutor and Mr. Trivedi's lawyer to see where they are getting the list of victims from and to assure all those who were victimized are made whole.
For those of you who have already e-mailed me, you do not have to so again but I remind everyone to make sure they fill out the ifcc complaint referral report - see www.ifccfbi.gov - I think that is where they are getting the list of victims. Please forward this to everyone you know who was victimized who is not on this string (I'm sorry for those of you who I have missed!). If Raj Trivedi does not make complete "global" restitution then we will re-examine whether a lawsuit would be an appropriate recourse.>>>>>
Again, we owe the police and the prosecutors our thanks and our support! Our judicial system may not be perfect, but I'll take it over any other system in the world!
Good luck to all and feel free to e-mail me with any questions.
Tom O'Dea
PS - Pat could you post this at www.traderlist.com/RAJsoftware.html

RESPONSES TO:
Thomas P. O'Dea, Jr., Esq.
Halloran & Sage LLP
315 Post Road West
Westport, CT 06880-4739
Telephone: 203-227-2855
Fax: 203-227-6992
mailto:odea@halloran-sage.com
www.halloran-sage.com

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January 4, 2002
Update from Attorney, Tom O'Dea
Please read the message posted by Tom on Jan. 4 below.
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January 3, 2002
Update
Please see the information posted by: Darren.Strickland@osd.mil on Jan. 3, 2002
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January 1, 2002
Update
To participate in a PayPal lawsuit, please see the posting from alwong@bellsouth.net on January 1, 2002.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2001

Important Message to all RAJ Software/Trivedi Infosys Victims from Mediator, Pat. Good News! RAJ has been arrested in Texas! More details will be posted here as soon as I receive them.  If you have not sent your complaint to me, please do so immediately. This took exactly 10 days from the day I  first contacted the District Attorney in Houston..wonderful cooperation from all of you, as well as the Houston District Attorney's Office, the San Diego District Attorney's Office, and the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Dept!  RAJ will be extradited back to San Diego, CA. After they have him, the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office should be able to get charges filed. Thanks to all of you who sent your complaints in so quickly.
Arrest story from Houston:
http://www.click2houston.com/hou/news/stories/news-112530320011213-061223.html
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December 3, 2001
**Note from Mediator, Pat...If you have lost anything to this person, or one of his resellers, please contact me immediately. I am compiling a list of victims as requested by the Houston District Attorney, and am forwarding all information to the authorities involved.
pedger10@coredcs.com

Please also be sure to file Federal Postal Fraud Form #8165, and the FBI Consumer Fraud Form at www.ifccfbi.gov and post a complaint on the Traderlist Message Board  to alert others.

More Information about RAJ Software:
Administrative, Technical, and  Zone Contact:
Trivedi Infosys, Inc.
Raj Trivedi
808 Fourth avenue #516, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 6192311404
Fax..: 6192311404
Email: ask@rajsoftware.com

Domain servers in listed order:
NS2.US.DELLHOST.COM 209.235.107.16
NS1.US.DELLHOST.COM 209.235.107.14

If you go to this website... http://www.DELLHOST.COM/
you will see the contact page...
http://www.DELLHOST.COM/us/en/host/contact.asp

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

We bought a laptop computer (Apple iBook 500 Mhz DVD/CDRW 128 MB) on 8-30-01 for $1445 and paid by Paypal the next day. 2-3 week delivery was promised. After weeks of being unable to get a tracking number we finally asked for a refund on 10-5-01. A week later they claimed to send out a refund (which never arrived) and then another. After a couple of fake tracking numbers we received a letter which stated refund enclosed but there was no check!!!!! We have since been sent two more fake tracking numbers and no refund. The San Diego Better Business Bureau has received 59 complaints mostly about delivery problems. They skipped town from San Diego and are now in Katy, Texas. They have not responded to the Houston BBB's calls. It has been 10 and a half weeks with no resolution. We reported them to the US Postal Inspector, IFCC, NFIC and the Texas Attorney General. Also to you and to ResellerRating.com.

ubid #520450014
Offending Company-
Trivedi Infosys
1539 S. Mason #25
Katy, Texas 77450

or

20615 Aspen Canyon Ave.
Katy, Texas 77450
281-398-5874

orders@rajsoftware.com

Subject: orders@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Raj Software

These guys are listed on ubid.com. I had ordered for a SONY TRV-17 Camcoder and paid the same on Sep4th. Till date I haven't received the camcoder. They keep on sending me fake USPS tracking number. Also they don't reply to emails sent.

Subject: rajsoftware.com

I ordered a digital camcorder and they gave me the runaround for 2 months with bogus USPS tracking numbers and now will not return emails. I ordered it through ubid.com and used paypal

Similar to all other complaints. Ordered a computer on 8/9, paid via e-check through Paypal, and never received goods. Was sent three wrong tracking numbers, then was promised refund, one of which was a bounced check on a bank in Massachusetts, and two more times empty envelopes saying that a check was enclosed but was not. Now they are not answering e-mails. Please feel free to contact me via my e-mail address if you have similar issues. I am trying to pursue this as best I can, and would appreciate others experiences with this company so we can find a way to shut him down!

Completely Fraudulent. They take payment via PayPal and then do not fulfill or refund. DO NOT USE THIS MERCHANT.

This company sells electronics online. I sent $625 via paypal for a Sony TRV-17 camcorder on 9/20/01. They repeatedly send false tracking information and agree to grant a refund, but nothing ever arrives. Over 60 similar complaints on the San Diego Better Business Bureau website.

This company is nothing but fraud. I paid $1300 for a laptop. The laptop never arrived after 5 weeks so I asked them for a refund and filed a complaint with paypal. I got a check from rajsoftware for a fake bank account which obviously bounced. Asked for refund again. He sent me a money order that somehow got lost in the mail. Then he send me a verfied mail that I could track but guess what he put the wrong address on it. I dont know but all this interesting list of events and then not responding to emails after this incident has nothing but this guy is a fraud and running an illegitmate business. If you read this before buying from rajsoftware you should be lucky and do not give away your hard earned money to this guy.

He does not have a phone number on his website and paypal is another company that wont do sh** about this. Anyways I think I lost my money. Hope nobody else does.

Subject: rajsoftware.com
traders_name: RAJ Software

The owner of this company is Raj Trevedi. Raj has a resellers program under his so-called business, rajsoftware. People sign up under the reseller program and begin taking orders from individuals on Ebay and forwarding the money through PayPal to Raj. Raj is suppose to ship the item directly to the reseller's customer. Instead, Raj keeps the money, and never delivers the merchandise. This makes the resellers responsible for the refunds to the buyers, but the resellers have already forwarded the money the Raj.

I discovered this after winning a bid for a camcorder on ebay and receiving an email to myself and 13 other people from the reseller a few weeks later concerning his troubles with non-shipment of items from Rajsoftware. Raj had lied about shipping the items, had given the reseller false UPS numbers, told him that the items were going to ship in a couple of days, etc. Raj's tactics are to stall the buyer or reseller for as long as possible. I have learned that Raj no longer uses PayPal. I assume PayPal booted him because of complaints of fraud, but Raj's story is that his prices are so low that he can't justify the fee that PayPal charges to do business.

I did not know any of this until I started asking the reseller some questions and doing some research of my own. I have lost $700 over this. In my case, the reseller happens to be a college student who signed up for the reseller program and was selling items through Ebay. I have been in contact with this reseller who, I believe, is probably in this for about $10,000, but that is only a guess.

If anyone would like more information, I'll gladly discuss this in more detail. I'm also interested to know if anyone is pursuing legal or criminal action against Rajsoftware, Trevedi Infosys, or whatever he calls himself at this moment. If there's a class actions lawsuit againt this guy, I would like to know about it.

In July 2001 I paid Rajsoftware for a Canon ZR 30 I won from them on Ubid. I paid via Paypal. They never sent the camcorder, and kept telling me it was coming. After about 2 3months of waiting I demanded a refund. Now after months of asking for a refund, they are giving me fake Certified mail numbers and lying to me. I have not recieved anyting in the mail from them at all. I have filed complaints with Paypal, Ubid, and Fraud.org.

Subject: rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Edward/Judy

We ordered two Sony trv-17 video cameras on Sept 9,2001. They said they were slow because of the bombing. After many emails they said the camera would be sent out on the 2nd week in October. The cameras were not received by the November 1st. We then asked for a refund to our credit card and they said they could not do that but said they would send a refund check. Judy said that a check was sent on November 13th. As of November 26th no check been received.

Subject: orders@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Rajsoftware.com

Purchased $1200 Sony Laptop in July through Ubid. Recieved 3 bogus tracking numbers, and a runaround for the past four months. Haven't yet got as far as the fake refund check; still waiting to receive even that. Have complained to Paypal, Ubid and Better Business Bureau. Have asked Bank to dispute Payment to Paypal, then THEY can go hunt their money! This guy (Raj Trivedi is a crook. I think my money is history....

Subject: orders@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Rajsoftware

I bought a Sony cibershot dcs-1 from them on Ubid.com at the begining of September and i haven't received it. They give you fake tracking numbers, evasives messages and fool arround with you until you get tired.

Beware with them!!

Subject: sales@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Raj Trivedi

As many others, I ordered a Canon Camcorder on UBID and paid my $600. Excuses, excuses, no-emails returned, then a bounced fake refund check. 3 months later I am still out. Anybody want to join together to sue this bastard into the stone age? Anybody contact the DA's office since it sounds like fraud on a pretty large scale?

Subject: orders@rajsoftwarw.com
traders_name: Rajsoftware

Like most of you I have been tricked. Ordered camcoder in july and recived false tracking numbers and broken promises. If anyone have any idea how we could stop this Trivedi gay, please let me know I am very willing to participate.
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Additional Information:
All details about UBID auction and Rajsoftware and SONY DCR-PC110 Digital Camcorder. After four months since I paid for Camcorder I still did not get anything from seller. I'm not able to resolve the problem with seller because they refuse to send me neither product nor refund. Instead of that, they gave only false UPS and USPS tracking numbers and false promises.

UBID Lot #:520315552
Description:Sony SONY DCR-PC110 DIGITAL SONY DCR-PC110 DIGITAL MINI CAMCORDER
Seller UBID ID: salesrajsoft
Seller Email: sales@rajsoftware.com
Persons contacted thru email: Edward, Timothy, Judy, Elizabeth

I ordered a camcorder from these guys off of ubid.com bac in september 2001. Here I am 3 months later with niether a camcorder or a refund. It seems like this person just gives you fake tracking numbers to stall you. I'm trying to dispute this with my credit card company. Hopefully they will help me in getting my money back. Anyway, if there is something i can do to help anyone please let me know.

I ordered the camcorder from one of Raj Software/Trivedi Systems resellers (Terry L Choate). I paid with my VISA Credit Card.  Camera was to be drop shipped to me directly from Raj within 2-4 weeks of payment. I have spoken on the phone and emailed with my complaints on numerous occassions (i have all my records). Each time I was promised a new delivery date or given a new excuse as to why it had not arrived. I have even been given false ups shipping numbers (Steve Weaver - 0301 0120 0000 7553 2924 11/15)!   I have not received the camera. Terry has since informed me that Raj has not been shipping cameras to any of his 80 plus prepaid customers! It turns out that this guy has a long record of fraud, yet has never been caught!

Raj Software / Trivedi Systems
20615 Aspen Canyon Ave
Katy, TX United States 77450
(281)398-5273
rajsoftware.com

I purchased a camcorder from them on 8/20/01 and just like everyone else have been recieving the run around and fake tracking numbers and empty envelopes. I lost $525 and want it back

I bought Sony digital camcorder on Ubid on 7/18/01 and paid them "Rajsoftware" the following day through paypal. They promised 2-3 week delivery. They gave me at least 3 boogus tracking numbers and each time making lame excuses and promising that it will be shipped out when the next shipment is in. But after weeks of of getting nothing I demanded a refund so they sent me a tracking number for a certified mail and I waited ... and got nothing. So they sent me another number and this time a a check came. So I thought - cool - this da** transaction is over so a week later I email them specifying that I have received the check and I would not do business with them again. Their response - 'Can you provide us with the address of the bank that was on the check cause we have closed the account 2 of the 3 checks that we sent out!!" Lucky for me I didn't desposit the check otherwise the bank would charge me!! So now they are going to send me a MONEY ORDER (yeah right)!! It has been almost 3 weeks and of course no Money order!! I can't believe UBID let these BAS****S use their auction service!! I lost faith in this a***ole and whatever email he sent me (Elizabeth, Edward, etc), UBID, and PAYPAL too. They are all worthless since I lost $625. UBID & Paypal can't do cr*p except for an email saying it is Raj fault but he has no money in his account so they cannot get any money to give back to me!! Let get this BAS***D out business and get our money back!!

Subject: accounts@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Rajsoftware.com

I odered a Sony digital camera from rajsoftware on 9/27/01 after a month and no camera I asked for a refund. I still have not received any refund. I am a college student and cannot afford to lose $625. If anyone is pursuing legal action I am very interested. I have a record of all the emails they sent me and I am willing to do whatever I can to get this guy put away.

Subject: orders@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Trivedi Infosys, Inc.

I bid on a Sony Vaio PIII laptop on 8/16 at ubid.com. Won the bid at $2555 + $20 shipping and paid on 8/21 via paypal. Many promises of computer shipped, but when computer did not arrive requested refund. Refund promised on many occassions, but all lies. Broken promises by: Edward, Judy, and Elizabeth, but may all be one person, Raj. All correspondance by email, so names may be misleading. I am asking for any assistence from anyone to hopefully get back my money, but definately get this person or persons where they rightfully belong. Have sent complaints to: BBB of San Diego, Attorney General of California, FTC, FBI(IFCC), Consumer Affairs, Attorney General of Texas, BBB of Houston, Attorney General of Arizona,(my home state). Have all email correspondence.

Subject: accounts@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Raj Trivedi

i ordered a canon zr30 digital camcorder off of ubid from this fraud and he kept giving me fake tracking numbers. later, i wanted my money back and he said he sent it ... that was over a month ago. ubid didnt do anything ... and paypal didnt do anything ... i feel soo cheated and helpless!

I ordered and paid for (via paypal) a Sony DCR-PC110 ($1059) from these guys over two months ago and have yet to receive the camcorder or a refund. I'm in the same situation as all these other people posting about raj, and have consistently dealt with broken promises, bad tracking numbers, etc.

Subject: orders@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: rajsoftware

Won a bid for a Sony Camcorder DCR PC-110 paid ($1175) via PayPal. It has been 2 months from when I was going to recieve the item. I have not recieved either a refund or the camcorder.

I like many of you in good faith sent monies off to purchase product from rajsoftware.com. On the 6th September I had $US1540 sent to rajsoftware bank account from my bank here in the UK. I was trying to buy a Sony XG 700 Laptop, it has now been almost 3 months with nothing to show for it, except international toll calls to UPS and USPS trying to track this parcel and a heap of emails to and from them. I got run around in circles with various tracking numbers, ignored emails etc. I even paid extra to have it shipped with UPS.

Details I know are:

Bank Account I sent money to:
Brookline Savings Bank
Brookline, MA 02446
Account Name Trivedi Infosys Inc

I have filled a complaint with the IFCC and I recommend you do as well if you have been caught out. Their address is http://www.ifccfbi.gov The more people that register their complaints here the better, as there is strength in numbers.

I woudl be interested in hearing from others on rajisafraud@hotmail.com. If you can use any of the following...

The DNS Name resolution for his website to be hosted is listed as the following:
Organization/Technical/Administrative:
Trivedi Infosys, Inc.
Raj Trivedi
808 Fourth avenue #516
San Diego, CA 92101
US
Phone: 6192311404
Fax..: 6192311404
Email: ask@rajsoftware.com

Domain Name: RAJSOFTWARE.COM
Created on..............: Mon, Mar 06, 2000
Expires on..............: Wed, Mar 06, 2002
Record last updated on..: Sat, Aug 11, 2001
IP Address 216.205.148.164

Awarded SONY laptop through uBid and paid by personal check in August 2001. My check was cashed by Trivedi Infosys on Septeber 6, 2001 with agreement to deliver by the end of September. In October, numerous e-mail inquires on my part were followed by company promises to first deliver computer and then promises for a refund.

I gave them repeated advance warnings that if I do not receive a refund by November 30, 2001, I will file fraud charges against their company. As of December 2, 2001, they have not sent either the computer or the refund.

I have now filed fruad charges against Trivedi Infosys and Raj Trivedi.

December 4, 2001
Complaint filed by: flyatpurdue@hotmail.com (Scott Sharp)

I ordered the Sony PC-110 through ebay from Terry Choate (330-834-9435) he then paid Raj Software.
t.choatejr@worldnet.att.net

Ebay #1282348333
I paid $1,175.

I paid Terry via Paypal service with my VISA debit card on 10/8/01. I have not received the camera to date. I have been in contact with Raj at Trivedi software via e-mail. Neither he nor Terry will send me my camera or refund the money I paid.

Raj Software / Trivedi Systems
20615 Aspen Canyon Ave
Katy, TX United States 77450
(281)398-5273
rajsoftware.com

December 4, 2001
Complaint filed by: iangray@adelphianh.com

Subject: orders@rajsoftware.com, accounts@rajsoft
traders_name: RAJ Trivedi

I ordered a Canon Elura MC2 camcorder from one of Raj Software / Trivedi Systems
20615 Aspen Canyon Ave
Katy, TX United States 77450
(281)398-5273
rajsoftware.com resellers (Terry L Choate)On Ebay Auction. I paid $750 on 10/01/01 with my VISA DEBIT Card. Camera was to be drop shipped to me directly from Raj within 2-4 weeks of payment. I have spoken on the phone and emailed with my complaints on numerous occassions.Each time I was promised a new delivery date or given a new excuse as to why it had not arrived. I have even been given USPS shipping numbers that were falsely addressed so as to return to sender.I have not received the camera. Terry has since informed me that Raj has not been shipping cameras to any of his 80 plus prepaid customers!
Yours Truly
Ian Gray

Subject: raj@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Raj Trivedi

I bought a digital camcorder off of Ebay from Terry Choate. Terry Choate is a distributor for rajsoftware.com aka Trivedi infosys, Inc. The terms of the auction were that I pay Terry through paypal and in 2 to 4 week I would have the digital camcorder I bought. That was October 9, 2001. It is now December 5, 2001 and I still have no camera. Terry emailed me and about 70 other people who he sold cameras to through ebay. It appears that Raj Trivedi with rajsoftware.com (I assume he is the owner)has everyones money and is not sending out the cameras. I want to make sure that no one else looses their hard earned money to this crook.

On 9/24/01 I won a bid of Canon Elura 2 MC Digital Camcorder from the seller Raj Software through the web site: www.ubid.com. The price of the item is $600.00. Till now I still received nothing without doubt. I found that all of the victims ever have the similar experience like me.

Please let me know if you can help

Subject: cs@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: rajsoftware

Ripped off, Trivedi Infosys, Inc aka Rajsoftware..These folks are thieves and PayPal is no better for sponsering them. Call 281-398-5273 and 5874 as many times as possible to voice your complaint directly to the raj scamman himself. He must be maid to feel the pain also. (smile)

Send this info to as many folks as possible, these thieves need to be dealt with!

God Bless, David

Subject: orders@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Raj Trivedi aka Trivedi Infosy

I tried to be a reseller for this scam artist. In a matter of 10 days, I was able to sell 30 cameras via eBay and accept payment through PayPal. I brought in $25,755 and sent Raj $20,330. The first two orders to him were by PayPal, the next 28 were by check. After he didn't deliver in 2-3 weeks and after receiving many warnings from other resellers, I stopped payment on all my checks to him. Luckily, I was able to catch this in time to cancel all of my checks and refund my customers their payments so they don't come after me for fraud. I then tried to get my money back through PayPal. PayPal was useless and told me that even though Raj was a fraud, they couldn't give me my money back because he has no money in his account. That put me out $1095. I was able to cancel 28 checks, but at a cost of $25 each for a total of $700. Bringing in nearly $26000 in sales via eBay and PayPal cost me about $850 in transaction costs as well.

I've sent my complaints to the San Diego FBI office at sandiego@fbi.gov, the San Diego Attorney General's fraud division at Receptionist@sdcity.sannet.gov and the Houston Better business bureau (www.bbbhou.org). They told me everyone should also file complaints there at www.bbbhou.org and they will aggregate them and send to the FBI and Attorney General's office. I want my $1095 in money paid to Raj by PayPal, my $650 paid to PayPal for transaction fees, my $200 in eBay fees, my $700 in bank stop-check fees, $5425 in lost profits and a piece of his newly-bought house at 20615 Aspen Canyon Drive in Katy, TX and anything else he owns in life for my lost time, aggravation, paid and suffering. Then, I want him thrown in jail for a really long time!

I have several others who have more information and I will share this with them.

I am shopping my case around to Houston area lawyers and am hoping someone takes my case on a contingent fee basis. I don't want to have to pay $5000 to a lawyer so that maybe I'll win $7000 which I'll never recover until Raj sells his house or some other legal system injustice or scam. If someone has a lawyer suing this guy, please share this webpage with your lawyer so he can contact me and the rest of us. I want to join your claim. We should all sue him!

Please send my information to the D.A. of Houston

I have phone #'s and names of all the names of my 15 customers....
I will have them e-mail you as well.Rajosftware owes me $15,600//

Please let me know if you need any information more.

Subject: orders@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: RAJ SOFTWARE

I got a Visor Platinum from these people and it was paid via PayPal. That was in October - it is now December and I still do not have the item. I don't expect to get it since they are not answering any of my e-mails anymore. Just wanted to post a warning to anyone else who might want to do business with these people. Their website does not post any phone numbers and I believe that says something about the company.

Subject: accounts@rajsoftware.com, sales@rajsoftw
traders_name: RajSoftware

Bought a sony digital camcorder from seller on Ubid. Paid for it 8/1/01 using Paypal. Sent me 4 fake tracking numbers, never delivered product. When I asked for a refund through Paypal they sent me a check (Paypal even closed the complaint after the tracking number for the check showed it was delivered). The check was drawn on a closed account. I have been promised a money order but now they are just not responding to my emails.

I paid him on July and he said he will ship the camera in 4-6 weeks. I waited and kept contact with him. After 6 weeks, I remined him (he called himself Edward). I warned them that I would talk with ubid and they promised again. I wait for another week. Then I forced him to do it and gave me an UPS tracking number. Then he gave me a fake tracking number (because 2 weeks later, I tracked the number and knew that it was sent to Texas instead of PA, my hometown). It was the week of Sept. 11th, I thought there was an delay because of national tragedy. After 2 weeks waiting, I asked him again. On Tuesday, Sept. 25th, he sent an email and claimed that my item has shipped on tuesday via USPS 2nd day air. It will arrive on Thursday Sept. 27th. Until today, I have not received anything from him. I reminded him everyday. He promised to refund and gave me a fake USPS certified number twice. And after that he sent a letter saying that he cannot refund. The letter was sent from Katy Texas. His hand-writting on the envelop and I save it. I filed a complaint to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) at http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp. I hope you can bring him to the justice ASAP because we should stop him from cheating people and ban him from internet forever.

I paid $725.00 on sony camcorder DCRPC9 on Sept. 11, I didn't receive and asked for refund. I never recieved my refund. They gave out fake tracking # and lied about refund being mailed out already.

How surprised was I to find over 50 PEOPLE with the SAME EXACT EXPERIENCES! I bought a $600 Canon Elura 2 MC Camera on Sept. 17th (over 11 WEEKS ago) and on Oct. 29th, they said they'd send a refund. About 15 fake tracking numbers and over 50 false promises later I've yet to receive a cent. I am willing to join in on any class action suit that is being filed or has been filed against this devious, manipulative individual. Run, run, run little Raj. We're coming for you. We're smarter than you. We will get you.

9-5-01 I attempted to purchase a Sony Digital Dsc-p1 camera. They told me I would receive the item in two to three weeks. After a month in a half I was concerned becuase i didn't receive item. Bit to long after that i received notice that UBId cancelled there contrat with seller. All info the sent was wrong. Phone numbers and address leavibg me with only email contact. I recived an email saying the camera was sent. However, it was sent to Newhampshire and not to me in California. After 2 months the said they would refund my $494 and that i would receive it in a week. I never received it. They then said the would Ups check. Again I never received it. Now they say the would do an electronic deposit and I would receive it in 48 hrs. Well that was 6 days ago. What else cn i do? And will I receive money without a lot of legal cost?

I ordered the item (Canon Elura2 MC camcorder) from Rajsoftware/TriTrivedi Infosys, Inc. on October 27th, 2001 for $600. They only accept payment from PayPal. The delivery time was 3 weeks.

Their scheme with PayPal works like this. The vendor strings along the customer during the 4th week with short e-mails. The 4th week for me included the Thanksgiving holiday, so the delay did not seem all that unreasonable. After 30 days, the vender stops responding to e-mail requests, which is the deadline for disputing payment with Paypal.

I then submitted a grievance with PayPal, but was told that since it was day 31, they would not pursue the matter.

From the other complaints posted, it is clear that PayPal was aware of the fraudulent activity of this vendor since at least August of this year, but continued to process the transactions. PayPal receives a percentage of each transaction, which is significant for the high-end items sold by Rajsoftware/TriTrivedi Infosys. Thus, PayPal behaves as a money launderer for Rajsoftware/TriTrivedi Infosys.

> Date and Method of Payment:
> 9/7 via paypal
> Item Purchase:
> SONY VAIO FX220 PIII 750MHZ FACTORY SEALED AND NEW
> Auction Title: Lot #: 520470895 Payment
> Item Number: 520470895
> Close Date: September 04, 2001

1) Placed my order on 9/4.
2) Paid via PayPal on 9/7.
3) Was given two false tracking number since then.
4) Asked for a refund on 10/29.
5) Have not received anything till today 12/12.
What trouble me is that:
1) Paypal still list this company as "verified".
2) Company's website is still up. Contiune to do business.
It should be stopped!

I purchased the item from ubid.com with Raj Software for a sony Camera FCD 1000 for $755.

Payable to: Trivedi Infosys, Inc.
Address: Trivedi Infosys, Inc
Attn: Rajsoftware.com Ordering
808 Fourth Avenue
Suite 516
San Diego, CA 92101
emails: orders@rajsoftware.com, accounts@rajsoftware.com,
cs@rajsoftware.com.
I paid him on July and he said he will ship the
camera in 4-6 weeks. I waited and kept contact with him. After 6 weeks, I remined him (he called himself Edward). I warned them that I would talk with ubid and they promised again. I wait for another week. Then I forced him to do it and gave me an UPS tracking number. Then he gave me a fake tracking number (because 2 weeks later, I tracked the number and knew that it was sent to Texas instead of PA, my hometown). It was the week of Sept. 11th, I thought there was an delay because of national tragedy. After 2 weeks waiting, I asked him again. On Tuesday, Sept. 25th, he sent an email and claimed that my item has shipped on tuesday via USPS 2nd day air. It will arrive on Thursday Sept. 27th. Until today, I have not received anything from him. I reminded him everyday. He promised to refund and gave me a fake USPS certified number twice. And after that he sent a letter saying that he cannot refund. The letter was sent from Katy Texas. His hand-writting on the envelop and I save it. I filed a complaint to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) at http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp. I hope you can bring him to the justice ASAP because we should stop him from cheating people and ban him from internet forever.
Sincerely yours,
Ty

Subject: orders@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Raj Trivedi

Comments: I purchased a camcorder from Trivedi on a uBid auction. Exactly 2 weeks later, on a Staurday, I received my camcorder. It was exactly as stated it would be and came in the shortest amount of time posted. I learned of Trivedi's Reseller program and became involved after doing some research through Paypal, as well as my own positive experience. I sold several camcorders at auction and Raj delivered them, for the most part, without incident (about 70 total). Later in September things started to get more difficult as he moved from San Diego to Texas and shipments became later and later. Eventually they almost stopped. He still has approximately 70 unfulfilled orders totaling approximately $65,000.

Subject: phoenix469@juno.com or tammierist@juno.c
traders_name: Anthony Rist

I Won an aution from a reseller of Raj Software on Nov 6th on E-Bay. I sent Anthony Rist $730 to his paypal account at phoenix4@frontiernet.net. Same as everyone else, promised it would be sent out 1-3 weeks. No Camcorder or refund. I was able to file a complaint with Pay Pal, but haven't heard from them. They are a guilty as Raj Software.

My complaint is the same as the others on the list. I purchased an item on UBid from Rajsoftware.com or Trivedi Infosys Inc. and never received the item. I was given false tracking numbers and promises of refunds and still never received anything.
I partially blame UBid for letting this seller continue to commit fraud. According to UBid's seller ratings, this seller has had low ratings for some time. Instead of acting on it, UBid continues to earn a profit from the sellers business.

I just spoke with one of the Detectives from Fort Bend County in Texas who was involved in RAJ's arrest yesterday. I had several questions for him, and the news is not very good.

Some of you have asked if you will get any money back. That is a possibility, but he owes so much, that it may not be a probability.

Some of you wanted to know if PayPal, UBid, and eBay will be held liable. From the criminal perspective, probably not, but if you all want to get together and file a class action civil suit, then you can name anyone you wish to be liable. This is especially important for the resellers who are legally responsible for returning the money to their victims. If you are a reseller, you have been caught in the middle of this scam, but since a contract was entered into by you and the customer, you are responsible for restitution. (This was the Detective's belief..you may want to pursue this with an attorney). Any of you who have lost a lot of money may want to get some legal advice immediately if you haven't already done so.

RAJ's website will be removed..The Detective was surprised it was still up.

He also told me that the most important thing is that the FBI Fraud Form be filed. You can find that at www.ifccfbi.gov. If you haven't done so, please file that form. All forms submitted will be channeled to the proper jurisdictions. This is especially important for any cases that have occurred since about Sept. when RAJ moved from San Diego to Texas. There are already many, many complaints filed in California, but not as many more recently in Texas, so if you haven't filed that form yet, please go to the FBI site and do so. The Detective wanted everyone to know that this is a case with multiple venues..CA, TX, and probably more. Different charges will be brought by different jurisdictions.

The good news is that he will definitely be prosecuted. I can continue to post complaints to Traderlist, and the Authorities do read that, but they need the FBI form most of all. They will use the information on that form to contact you.

The Detective also stated that it may be helpful for you to contact the state offices of the Attorneys General in Texas and California. Their addresses are listed at the bottom of the pages at www.traderlist.com/California.html and www.traderlist.com/Texas.html .

I will continue to compile a list of names of victims who contact me. If a civil action is brought, I will be happy to forward the list of names to the proper parties so everyone on my list will be included. If you know of others who haven't submitted their complaint to Traderlist.com please ask them to do so..just so we do have a list that is updated and available to all. This is the only way you will all be able to keep in contact and know who the other victims are, from what I understand.

If I receive any other updates, I will either contact all of you, or post the updates on RAJ's page. If you have anything you would like posted that is of interest to the group, please let me know.

I wish you all the best, and hope that justice is served.

traders_name: Raj Trivedi aka Trivedi Infosy

Has anyone yet retained a private attorney? I would like for myself and the rest of us to join you in your claim so we can try to get as much of our money back as possible. Please email all of us with your attorney's name and phone number so we can get in touch with him.
Jason Coyle

AS many of you I won an auction through U-bid on camcorder Sony Pc-9 from rajsoftware in Sept. 18 and so far no camcorder and no money. I lost $725.00. I've been trying to contact them by email but nothing. If anyone is pursuing legal action against Raj Trivedi please let me know.

Lot #: 520269917
Description: Sony, camera FCD 1000
Quantity: 1 of 1
Price: $755 each
Buyer ID: VOTONG
Payable to: Trivedi Infosys, Inc.
Address: Trivedi Infosys, Inc
Attn: Rajsoftware.com Ordering
808 Fourth Avenue
Suite 516
San Diego, CA92101

their emails: orders@rajsoftware.com, accounts@rajsoftware.com, cs@rajsoftware.com.

His current address:
20615 Aspen Canyon Ave.
Katy, Texas 77450

Remember if you are sending me information because you want to join in the paypal lawsuit please sepcify this and put it in the subject line or in your first lines in the email.

If you are sending me information not to against paypal but against Rajsoftware please specify this as well..

And if you want to join in both cases let me know about this also..

If you are a customer of mine, that lost money also let me know this, even though my claim against Raj Trivedi is so that I may refund all of you,.

And remember If your credit card company has returned your money let me know this as well, as your compensation will be different and from what I've heard the Feds and the District Attorney will be checking into every claim and if you have received funds from your credit card and still file a claim, you could be prosecuted for filing fake claims.
Thanks,
And Happy New year to all
Alvaro Wong.

8/22/01: Ordered Sony DCRTRV17 from UBID.COM. Paid via PayPal

9/20/01: After waiting four weeks for delivery as instructed, contacted RajSoftware (aka Trivedi Infosys) Given fraudulent tracking number.

10/10/01: Second status inquiry, second fraudulent tracking number.

10/20/01: Third status inquiry, third fraudulent tracking number.

10/30/01: Fourth status inquiry, fourth fraudulent tracking number.

11/12/01: Reported Trivedi Infosys to BBB and FBI.

12/3/01: Was told by Trivedi that a refund had been issued. Never received as of 01/02/02.

12/18/01: Reported Trivedi to Texas Attorney General.

I have records of the transactions and all correspondence. I am willing to participate in a class-action suit against this company.

won a camera from raj trivedi on ubid, paid for it never received camera, dose'nt look good for a refund either. much more to this story.

I won a bid on SONY VIAO PCG-FX270 on 9/25/01 from Ubid.com. I sent them a personal check for 1,395.00. Two weeks after I emailed them to check if they received my check. Since they didn't receive the check so I decided to send them another check in the same amount and told them to void or send me back one of the checks if they received them both. First I thought I can trust them since I have the information of this company either Web site, email and address. But around October 25-29, they had cashed all of my 2 checks. I emailed tehm and asked for refunds or send me 2 laptops. They emailed me and told me that they will send me refund via certified mail with the tracking number. I checked the tracking number on the internet but it's fake numbers. I've heard from them since December. Please help me!

U-BID auction scam on MAC iBOOK laptop. He received payment, I got the stall with fraudulent Certified Mail tracking number and no answer answers. He's in jail now I understand. Maybe I can get $1220 worth of justice. I have filed a complaint with the FBI

Comments: It is a pure fraud...the man is in jail.

I bid on and 'won' the bid to purchase a Canon ZR30 mini DV camcorder for $525.00 in Aug 2001. I have been in continuous contact with Rajsoftware and was told that the shipper was behind. I never received the item so I stayed in contact via email and was told I could get a refund. I never received the refund. I was told that a check was mailed, I never received it. I was then told on more than one ocassion that a certified letter with a check was mailed. I have never received any mail from them. I then advised that I wanted a wire tranfer to my account. After providing the information, I still never received any refund. I repeatedly requested that they check my address to ensure that it was accurate. I also repeatedly asked for a number to call to speak with someone. I was never provided that information. I have every email from Aug 2001 to the last email I received from this company on Dec 6, 2001. I have filed complaints with PayPal, Ubid.com, the BBB, the IFCCFBI, my bank Wachovia, the DMA Mail Order Action Line in Washington DC, the District Attorney's office in San Diego. I have over 50 emails tracking my correspondance with rajsoftware. There are different names used on emails I received from rajsoftware.com. I would like resolution. Feel free to contact me for any information you need. You may distribute my email address to others who are victims. They have my full cooperation and support. I can also be contacted at strick65@altavista.com.

Comments: Won auction-paid 1215.00-never shipped laptop-promises made but never delivered=bogus tracking #'s and checks sent. DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS PERSON!!!

On 8/29/01 3:34:29 PM, I placed a winning bid on this auction from UBID.COM for a Sony VAIO FX220 notebook computer. I sent a check of $1215 ($1195 for the computer, and $20 for shipping and handling charges) on 30 August, 2001, which was cashed by this fraudulent Trivedi Infosys, Inc. (ACCOUNT 430032672) on 10 September, 2001. After several days, when I still did not receive the notebook computer, and since I was moving into a new address on 1 October, upon asking them, I was told that it was not in stock, and they would ship it as soon as it arrives. I agreed. But even after several days, when it did not arrive, upon asking, I was told that I could ask for a refund. When I did so, I was told that my refund had been mailed to me. When it did not arrive again for a few days, I asked them yet again. In the days that followed, I was sent three false USPS certified mail tracking numbers. The first one, 7001 1140 0002 4553 8117 (this no. didn¿t exist in the USPS records), the second one, 7001 1140 0002 1338 4432 (this was mailed by someone other than Raj Trivedi to plainsboro, NJ-08536), and the third one, 0300 1290 0004 4881 2178 (this was mailed by someone other than Raj Trivedi to someone at Knoxville, Tennessee). When I gave them an ultimatum, I was told that a replacement letter had been mailed to me on 29th November, 2001, which still didn't arrive. I have all the e-mails (over 50 odd mails that I had sent to no avail), the copy of the check with the Trivedi Infosys, Inc. account number on it, and also the copy of the postal receipt of the check that I had mailed on 30 August, 2001, and can send copies of all of the above if required.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HIS UNSCRUPULOUS LAWYERS ARE PLEADING "NOT GUILTY" (?!) ON HIS BEHALF, AND WOULD DO ANYTHING TO GET EVEN A FRACTION OF MY HARD_EARNED MONEY BACK!

simile to other complain, from 12Oct2001 to 29Oct2001, I total order 9 camcorder (Sony PC9, Sony TRV17, Canon Elura2MC) from this company's web site at www.rajsoftware.com but after 1 month, they send me the fake USPS tracking number, and keep lying that all the package has returned because the address are wrong. after that, they dont reply to my email. In this 9 camcorders, one is for me, and the others 8 camcorders are for 8 other buyer which I order for them.

The person which respond my email are ( Edward, Judy, Timithy)

The thing that I had wished to happen, has. I felt out in the cold when I realized that I had been scammed, as I am sure each of you felt the same. Now, we all have something in common and we have the beginnings of a list of others who want resolution.  I think that if we get all of the information together and get it to the prosecutor, we can improve our changes for restitution as well as assist them in building the case against those that have been charged.
It is time we created order out of chaos. Here is what I recommend.
One of those in our group, meaning he is a victim also, is an attorney. I
asked if he would be willing to consolidate our losses and present this to the prosecutor. Believe me, in cases like this, there is strength in numbers. If you agree, please provide information to odea@halloran-sage.com:

Name, address (e-mail and snail), phone number, date of sale, amount and a couple of pages of proof of payment being received by Raj. Mr. O'Dea works for the Halloran-Sage Law Office in Connecticut, and has offered to be the point of contact to consolidate our information. you can his bio at www.halloran-sage.com and got to "who we are" ;"attorneys" and then my last name - "odea" - it will have all his info on that page.

According to Mr. Odea, this will cost us nothing but our time to get
this together.

Won his auction back in july, was never shipped any product, they always had a problem with the shipment

I have been ripped of by Raj Trividi Won bid in uction UBID Sony Vaio Cost

$1,695 on September 8th, 2001 check paid to Trividi info systems on September 12th 2001. Sent inquiry regarding delivery October reveived response you can request a refund received several email with phony certified mail number and then request for bank information to wire refund. Received last email December

traders_name: Raj Trivedi/Edward/Elizabeth

as everybody else has posted - nothing new in my case.
i had ordered a SONY vaio PC on 6/12/2001. as you can see from the transaction below trivedi infosys received payment of $1150 through paypal. This email confirms that you have paid Trivedi Infosys, Inc. $1150.00 using PayPal.
Transaction ID: 8VL15234E3682540U
TRANSACTION INFORMATION:
Amount: $1150.00
Quantity: 1
Item/Product Name: Sony Vaio 370DS
Item/Product Number: Vaio 370DS
Buyer: chirag patel
BUSINESS INFORMATION:
Business: Trivedi Infosys, Inc.
Contact E-Mail: orders@rajsoftware.com

I have been in continuous contact with Rajsoftware since then and was told that the shipper was out of stock of the item. Then I was told that the manufacturer has discontinued the item and i as offered to take a refund or take the next available model. unfortunately i selected the model available on their web site. well, actually would not have made any difference as i c on this site lot of people had asked for refund well before that too !

I never received the item so I stayed in contact via email and was told I could get a refund. I never received the refund. I was told that a check was mailed, I never received it. I was then told on more than one occasion that a certified letter with a check was mailed. I received false USPS certified mail tracking numbers. But, I have never received any mail from them. I was then advised on dec. 7, 2001 that I could take a wire transfer to my account. They asked for the account information but i became speculative and then went on to BBB site to find that this company has a history of such cases. just around that time he was arrested. i have talked to them (edward/elizabeth and to raj's answering machine) on phone several occasions till it came down to getting a refund. I repeatedly requested that they check my address to ensure that it was accurate. I have every email from June 2001 to the last email I received from this company on Dec 7, 2001.

paypal.com are also crooks as they do not allow to file a complain after 30 days. and looks like raj software knew that very well !

Feel free to contact me for any information you need. you may distribute this mail to others who are fighting for justice to be served to raj.

My name is Paul Fryant and i live in Columbia, MO, my email address is paul@klife.com and please let me know if you need any more information from me...
thanks

I won a UBID auction for a Sony DCR-TRV 17 camcorder on July 28, 2001 being sold by Trivei Infosys/rajsoftware. I pain next day by Paypal. After many false UPS and USPS tracking numbers, I still have not received the camcorder or a refund I requested on 10/4/01. I have received an empty envelope once. They have ceased communication since 12/6/01 and now at least I know that that I am not their only victim. I hope to see justice and get my money back.

I received a call today (Friday Jan 4) from the arresting officer, the detective who went to Texas to arrest our friend RAJ. The only (new) information received was that San Diego was going forward with 98 criminal complaints (picked from the San Diego area for convenience of witnesses) of the 500+ complaints received before XMAS. Between Xmas and New Years, he believes another 200+ complaints have been filed, with even more expected after that. He thinks the average "take" by ole RAJ averages nearly +/- $1,000.00 per complaint!!! He insists that all victims continue to file with all evidence ready to send in when requested.

For people who need information, I hope this helps in some way. The detective apologized that he could not contact each of us individually. I really did not expect this much time or treatment from busy law enforcement. San Diego seems highly motivated to see justice done here. God knows what will happen if it goes to court.

Please pass this on to anyone you think it will help.
Regards,
Mike Horn

Primary Complaint Classification: Selling Practices
Secondary Complaint Classification: Refund Practices
Complaint:
I won the bid on september 10th from ubid.com.The sales person e-mail is "orders@rajsoftware.com " and I paid the bidded amount of $625 using pay pal. They said the shipping will be done in 2-4 weeks.But till today , i got NOTHING. So when I e-mailed them regarding the same , i got the reply saying that they returned the amount .But till today I got NOTHING.What should I do now, to get back my payment ?

The following is the advise given by ubid.com:

This is to inform you that uBid has disabled all accounts associated with Raj Trivedi, also known as Raj Software, due to customer complaints of non-fulfillment. We will cooperate with the appropriate law enforcement agencies to try and reach resolution with this seller, and we encourage you to do the same.The contact information we were provided with for this seller is as follows:

Trivedi Infosys Inc
20615 Aspen Canyon Ave,Katy, TX,77450

Phone 281 398 5274;Fax 281 398 5275;Cell 619-520-0619

previous address:

808 Fourth Avenue,San Diego, CA 92101,619-231-1990

We urge you to contact appropriate fraud reporting agencies, such as the US Postal Service and Attorney General if you sent your payment to the seller via USPS, the National Fraud Information Center the Better Business Bureau and the Internet Fraud Complaint Center

I reported to www.ifccfbi.gov and to bbb.org.

this company is a fraud.i won an auction for a laptop computer through ubid.com. after 5weeks still no laptop. several emails between, bogus tracking numbers, and a fake refund check issued. promises for a replacement check that got mailed 5 times and lost. now no website. BEWARE DO NOT BUY FROM THIS PERSON i wish i would have known about this site. painful mistake to learn--

Subject: t.choatejr@worldnet.att.net
traders_name: Terry Choates Jr. (Reseller for RAJ Trivedi)

I made a payment in the amount of $1,175 via paypal for a Sony DCR TRV 30 camera back in October. I never received the camera. Never received a refund It looks like the seller (Terry ) was reselling the cameras for Raj Trivedi.

Subject: sales@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Raj Trivedi

Same story as most of the others. $1550 lost for a 'Sony Viao' laptop. uBid auction. Received false certified mail numbers and shipment claims from 'Judy', 'Edward', and 'Elizabeth'. How about going after uBid and not just PayPal? Consumer Exchange auctions are deceiving on uBid, as they are made to look just like general uBid auctions. Plus, negligence; uBid should have removed Trivedi as a seller much sooner than they did.

Well, through the hard work of many of our law enforcement officers in California and Texas (and elsewhere I'm sure), Mr. Trivedi was arrested. (There is a particular officer who has been particularly busy on this case but he wishes to remain anonymous - we should all be thankful for the unsung police officers who work so hard to protect us all - I would propose that we all take 5% - 10% of whatever we get back and donate that to our local police benevolent association or see http://www.officer.com/ for some great ideas as to where to send the donation).  Anyway, on Friday 1/18/02, Mr. Trivedi and the prosecutors entered into a plea agreement. Mr. Trivedi plead guilty to 5 Felony counts (2 computer crime violations, 2 mock auctions and 1 grand larceny) and agreed to 3 years confinement and "global restitution." There will be a sentencing hearing in 60 days if Trivedi does not make the "global restitution." What does that mean? It means, at least so far, the best thing that could happen has happened. I spoke to the prosecutor a couple weeks ago and this is what she had hoped would happen but she was not sure she could get it done. Once I get her permission to publish her name I will do so as well - we all owe her a note of thanks and maybe a letter or 2 to her boss and the newspapers in San Diego as well. I will e-mail both the prosecutor and Mr. Trivedi's lawyer to see where they are getting the list of victims from and to assure all those who were victimized are made whole.

For those of you who have already e-mailed me, you do not have to so again but I remind everyone to make sure they fill out the ifcc complaint referral report - see www.ifccfbi.gov - I think that is where they are getting the list of victims. Please forward this to everyone you know who was victimized who is not on this string (I'm sorry for those of you who I have missed!). If Raj Trivedi does not make complete "global" restitution then we will re-examine whether a lawsuit would be an appropriate recourse. Again, we owe the police and the prosecutors our thanks and our support! Our judicial system may not be perfect, but I'll take it over any other system in the world!

Good luck to all and feel free to e-mail me with any questions.
Tom O'Dea

PS - Pat could you post this at www.traderlist.com/RAJsoftware.html

RESPONSES TO:
Thomas P. O'Dea, Jr., Esq.
Halloran & Sage LLP
315 Post Road West
Westport, CT 06880-4739
Telephone: 203-227-2855
Fax: 203-227-6992
mailto:odea@halloran-sage.com
www.halloran-sage.com

Subject: orders@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Raj Trivedi

Well, I may be a little slow, but it's nice to know I'm in good company. I too have been defrauded by Trivedi. Familiar story. In 8/01, I won bid on UBID for Sony laptop computer and paid $1215 by personal check through US mail. Weeks go by and no laptop, but lots of excuses. I should have known better with no telephone number, only email addresses. I demand refund. Lots of promises, false tracking numbers, no refund.

Subject: Scam@san.diego
traders_name: RAJ Software (I think)

This was in my local news this morning - I never dealt with this guy (thankfully!) but I know a lot of people here did.

Guilty plea in Internet fraud by NBC 7/39 News Staff

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 18 - A man who stole $800,000 from hundreds of victims worldwide by selling electronic goods on Internet auction sites, then failed to deliver the goods, pleaded guilty Friday to grand theft and fraud charges.

Raj Trivedi, 25, faces a stipulated sentence of three years in state prison when he goes before the court March 22, provided he makes restitution in full. Superior Court Judge Robert F. O'Neill also ordered Trivedi to forfeit his computer.

The defendant pleaded guilty to two counts each of grand theft and being a pretender on a mock auction, and a single count of computer fraud. As a result of the plea bargain, 91 other counts were dismissed.

"Mr. Trivedi was robbing Peter to pay Paul," said Deputy Attorney General Tawyna Boulan. "He intentionally defrauded people on the computer."

A number of victims lost between $20,000 and $30,000, but for most it was $1,800 to $2,000, the prosecutor said.

Trivedi's attorney, John Cleary, said his client was a baseball card collector who "got in over his head" with a computer business.

"For two years it was successful," Cleary said. Trivedi then got deep in debt and got "caught up in credit," his attorney said. "He was out of control," Cleary said. "He was totally irresponsible, there's no question about it."

Boulan said Trivedi could face a possible maximum sentence of six years and eight months behind bars if a judge determines he has not made every effort to pay back some 600 victims in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Great Britain.

"This case deserves every victim to be made whole," the prosecutor said.

Trivedi was arrested last month in Katy, Texas, a suburb just west of Houston. He had gone there after investigators in San Diego questioned him about his business, Boulan said.

Trivedi's personal assets are exhausted, but he still has between $150,000 and $200,000 worth of property in Texas and $93,000 in a bank account that will go toward restitution, Cleary said. The defendant's parents will also contribute another $57,000, the attorney said. But Boulan said authorities in Texas may not release the defendant's property while their investigation continues.

Trivedi doesn't face any criminal charges in Texas at this time, the prosecutor said.

This restitution includes only the actual loss or out-of-pocket loss sustained by a claimant from non-delivery of a requested item from Raj Trivedi or rajsoftware.com or Trivedi Infosystems.

Name: ________________________________________
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Date of Purchase : ___________________________
Item(s) Purchased: _________________________________

Total Cost of Purchase: $ _____________________

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Please mail or email claim form to: John J. Cleary
Cleary & Sevilla, LLP
1010 Second Avenue Suite 1825
San Diego, California 91942
Jilljanotta@aol.com
Attorneys for Defendant Raj Trivedi

Despite numerous emails and at least 3 ficticious USPS shipping numbers, I never received my merchandise.

I am very well documented with the emails and a copy of the check that was cashed. I did contact the San Diego District Attorney's office to offer any help and documentation they might want in their efforts to prosecute this case. They did not contact me afterwards, but I assume they had a whole lot of evidence to work with.

If the resolution in this case is such that it allows me to obtain any type of restituion, I would love to know what I need to do.

I sincerely appreciate all your efforts that you are making in this matter. If I can help in any way, please don't hesitate to ask.

Your timely help will be greatly appreciated.

Subject: accounts@rajsoftware.com
traders_name: Trivedi Infosys, Inc.

Like many people I purchased a Sony VAIO FX220 Notebook from the seller Raj Software through the Ubid.com( Lot #:520547250) on Sep.16th 2001, then made the payment through paypal for 1215.00. Not even I didn~{!/~}t get the notebook as their promise within two weeks, the truth is I never got the notebook. After I email to question them that why took so long to get my notebook, they claim that they would return money. I was very patient to wait for refund, but nothing came from them. Then I contacted them again, they claimed again that they are going to send me a check. Things were going on very nasty after that. The last time I try to contact them was Jan. 9 2002, I found out their email system and website were shut down already.

Pat asked me to email you regarding my case. A short note of gratitude for your time and efforts. I will be sure to earmark a percentage of my recovery (if there is a recovery), to be given to a local police fund as you have suggested.

I am so angry with this man. I feel as though more than money has been taken from me as I am sure other victims feel. I am also upset with myself for allowing Rajsoftware.com to get the best of me. This guy had no conscience and in my case used 9-11 to his advantage to keep me at bay for a few more weeks.

However, I do not think Rajsoftware.com is the only player in this fraud game. I blame Paypal which brings me to the reason why I am writing you. It is the consensus of many of the victims of Rajsoftware.com that Paypal knew months in advance of Mr. Trivedi's game. There is evidence to indicate that Paypal received many complaints about the company and Mr. Trivedi but, failed to act. I feel that the company enabled him to commit fraud in the interest of making money on his transactions.

Paypal should have terminated his account months in advance and in not doing so allowed Mr. Trivedi to swindle many more victims out of their hard-earned money.

I took this issue up with Paypal about the same time I filed all of my official complaints against Mr. Trivedi's company. Paypal indicated to me that I did not report the problem within their 30 day limitation. Therefore they could do nothing. I was extremely frustrated with this answer. I explained that Mr. Trivedi's scam was based on delaying the purchaser to avoid said purchaser from filing a complaint. Such a technique allowed him time to continue with his fraudulent behaviors. They had no sympathy or understanding for my position. Paypal sold their service to me on the concept that I would be protected against people like Mr. Trivedi. However, when it came time to ante up, Paypal failed me and hundreds of other clients.

I took this issue to my credit card company shortly after my conversation with Paypal. The credit card company asked that I forward all information concerning Paypal and Rajsoftware.com to them. I did so. To make a long story short, my credit card company found Paypal to be at fault and reversed the transaction that was used to pay Paypal so that Paypal could pay Rajsoftware.com.

Paypal immediately retaliated by restricting my account and freezing all assets in the account. I filed an appeal with Paypal. Paypal rejected the appeal. I called Paypal after receiving the appeal and re-explained the situation (10th time at the least), to include my reasoning as to why I felt they were at fault. The Paypal representative stated that they would not lift the restriction until such time they received their $1280.00, the amount of the chargeback by my credit card company. This is also the amount that I paid to Rajsoftware.com for a printer I never received.

I contacted my credit card company to see if they might be able to apply pressure to Paypal. The representative indicated to me that they dealt with Paypal's bank and not Paypal directly. The representative went on to say that they could not pressure Paypal into removing the restrictions on my account. I asked the representative if there is anything they could do. She stated that an investigation would only take place if Paypal received numerous chargebacks in a given period of time. Numerous chargebacks on a vendor send up red flags to a credit card company.

In closing, Paypal does have many contract limitations holding them in a "no harm/no liability" position should one Paypal client commit a fraudulent act against another Paypal client. However, I feel that these stipulations hold no water when Paypal demonstrated gross irresponsibility and negligence in investigating and suspending Trivedi's account. An account that had multiple complaints lodged against it.

All of this said, I am wondering if anyone is pursuing a suit against Paypal? If so, how do I become involved in such a suit? I would also be interested in any advice you might have for me.

Thank you for your time.