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KatieS
Swing Joined: 2/4/15
#1Scammed
Posted: 12/1/15 at 11:16pm
Please beware of "annmiller07" in Philadelphia, PA. She never paid me for the 2 Hamilton tkts I sent to her home address. We agreed in writing that I would sell her my two tickets for the Public Theater performance on Feb 22, 2015. I wanted to believe I could trust another theater lover. We all try to help each other on this Board, while enjoying some humor. I have the emails that prove she received the tickets and intended to send me payment. Another email, after she saw the show, said that "the check was in the mail." My father died in Aug of this year and I wanted to give the money from the ticket sale to my mother to help with her expenses. I am sure annmiller07 will change her username on this site, but she lives in Philadelphia and I have her address (given to me to mail her the tickets for her and her boyfriend). I will respect her privacy but if any of you have any dealings in PA, please contact me on my PM and I will tell you if this is the same person. I know Hamilton is fabulous but this woman paid a moral price much higher than any ticket price. So guys, be careful out there.
Updated On: 12/1/15 at 11:16 PM
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#2Scammed
Posted: 12/1/15 at 11:27pm
So sorry that this happened to you, and so sorry about your father.
Unfortunately, this is the harsh reality of the world today. You have to be cautious and can never trust anyone. Is there somebody that this can be reported to? Something should certainly be done about it, whether you receive proper compensation or get the original tickets back.
I guess this just shows us how some people can be truly awful and do something stupid like this.
#6Scammed
Posted: 12/1/15 at 11:34pm
TheGingerBreadMan said: "Unfortunately, this is the harsh reality of the world today. You have to be cautious and can never trust anyone. Is there somebody that this can be reported to? Something should certainly be done about it, whether you receive proper compensation or get the original tickets back. "
I don't think anything can be done, as OP said the performance her perpetrator attending the performance in February of this year (ten months ago) when Hamilton was playing at the Public Theatre. The production has since moved to Broadway.
OP, that really is awful what happened to you. But seeing as how ten months have passed, what do you hope to happen? It seems like you won't ever be pain, which is awful. Make sure in the future you obtain all payment in transactions such as these before sending the tickets to the scammer.
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
Broadway_Boy
Broadway Star Joined: 10/22/05
#8Scammed
Posted: 12/1/15 at 11:36pm
Here is the thread from this February where the transaction began: https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1080283#4631693
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
loliveve
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/24/12
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#11Scammed
Posted: 12/1/15 at 11:36pm
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/newcsd.cfm?id=58211
Looks like she hasn't posted in a few weeks. Maybe she's already regenerated.
#12Scammed
Posted: 12/1/15 at 11:37pm
ClydeBarrow said: "You sure you have the user name right? I'm not seeing that profile come up. "
Is it this person? https://forum.broadwayworld.com/newcsd.cfm?id=58211
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
Mirawa
Swing Joined: 12/1/15
#14Scammed
Posted: 12/1/15 at 11:40pm
I would not go to small claims court (even though you could). I would set up a venture capital funding to pay for the funeral. I am sorry that someone would be so rude and wrong in this age. Also I wish that you could sell your tix via an official channel.. My condolences https://www.gofundme.com/
#15Scammed
Posted: 12/1/15 at 11:42pm
Have you checked with the USPS to see if this falls under mail fraud? They take mail fraud complaints pretty seriously; you can fill out the form online. I've used mail fraud complaints a time or two to get merchandise not received from people who I have paid for said merch; pretty sure the reverse has got to be true too?
KatieS
Swing Joined: 2/4/15
KatieS
Swing Joined: 2/4/15
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#18Scammed
Posted: 12/2/15 at 12:03am
I guess the Ticketmaster resale option makes a teeny bit more sense to me now.
One question, why are you interested in protecting her privacy? I'm just curious.
Now I'm more curious now that I see her profile says she's male.
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Updated On: 12/2/15 at 12:03 AM
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#20Scammed
Posted: 12/2/15 at 12:55am
It IS a guy. A google search of that username--without the extra "n"--shows his name is Antoine Miller. To the OP, I'm sorry this happened to you, but I don't understand the timeline; you said the show was in February, but your dad didn't pass away until August. So how were you planning on using the money for that back in February? And why are you just now posting about it? Not questioning you, just curious about the sequence of events.
Also, if you have his address and his name, it really wouldn't be that hard to press charges, or at least try the "online humiliation" tactic until he pays you.
Updated On: 12/2/15 at 12:55 AM
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#22Scammed
Posted: 12/2/15 at 1:06am
I think the OP is just a very kind person that kept waiting for payment and things just happened over that time.
That poster is still active here on the boards...at least enough that I knew the name even with the typo. Try changing your subject line to include his name on this post which might get his attention, even if he doesn't post on it.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Broadway Joe
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/15/10
#24Scammed
Posted: 12/2/15 at 3:35am
As Doo Wah Diddy pointed out, a simple Google search reveals tons about this dude, pix, workplace, etc. I m sorry you had to learn this lesson the hard way, but BE a BIGGER Person and do not retaliate online or elsewhere. You seem to have a mature attitude about this. The guy is just an unethical schmuck .
I'm "TINY"aka TheTinyMagic.
BWW log on problems forever. Yeesh.
Updated On: 12/2/15 at 03:35 AM
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#25Scammed
Posted: 12/2/15 at 5:12am
Be the bigger person? This person STOLE from the OP. Are you really suggesting that's ok And the OP should just forget about it?
And no, I don't think this is mail fraud...nothing was done through the mail. Just saying something was mailed isn't a crime, just a lie.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
