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ArcticMyst Security by Avery

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It seems the FDA is really cracking the whip, they are looking through my posts and i have recived a warning. All my GBs that would be considered "illegal" are stopping. Sorry to everyone who wanted to be a part, i just hope this doesnt escalate further. It could literally ruin my life if it did.
 





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Day said:
It seems the FDA is really cracking the whip, they are looking through my posts and i have recived a warning. All my GBs that would be considered "illegal" are stopping. Sorry to everyone who wanted to be a part, i just hope this doesnt escalate further. It could literally ruin my life if it did.


how did they get our email address? if it was a pm who's the user?
 
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Some people think it may be a competitor who thinks i will run them out of business, but i make nothing off my GBs which is probably even more of a threat to them. Theres around 10 people who have my email address that are new-ish that arnt so trusted, i dont if i should post them though.
 
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electricmonk9@aol.com

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NOOOOOOOOOO!! :'(  Man, now I'm gonna have to buy from DX.
 
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Why would federal agents send an email? What there a return email address that is official? If not it's BS
 
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I know, kind of strange, the only people i know who know i do these GBs are people here, so that means it has to be some one here who either reported me or is faking me out :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
 
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Heres the email


HEADER: From Daniel Hewitt Tue Mar 24 04:39:27 2009
Return-Path: <fda.violations@gmail.com>
Authentication-Results: mta146.mail.re3.yahoo.com from=gmail.com; domainkeys=pass (ok); from=gmail.com; dkim=pass (ok)
Received: from 209.85.200.173 (EHLO wf-out-1314.google.com) (209.85.200.173)
by mta146.mail.re3.yahoo.com with SMTP; Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:39:28 -0700
Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 24so3279625wfg.31
for <connormb@yahoo.com>; Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:39:28 -0700 (PDT)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
d=gmail.com; s=gamma;
h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:date:message-id:subject
:from:to:content-type;
bh=oP9uoEXydjwIigA1LOC5swIa7uwj8AM8qYinIDw4Nyk=;
b=ZEEklerGhEJrsG9XJZdvgYXsMxlSXaEV67MZMOyXQ1xlTInrWY+tIlz1AqURLc9MVN
rSWj0/kX34hnGFKfXpKR59/iNXe4dAJWP8htGUP0gBkY0BwtQXcJnl5fa64s0i/ye9ZM
4O1NdZc90cS+wB2N+lIUt7aVFgeUfCLjBaLkQ=
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws;
d=gmail.com; s=gamma;
h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type;
b=pdJ21+yZtpKcMKymJiXHVCNguivd5qWEVQDv8SCICPhga+5pDXUCNjOJ2RpXoAb+YI
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MIME-Version: 1.0
Received: by 10.142.43.7 with SMTP id q7mr3338375wfq.282.1237894768077; Tue,
24 Mar 2009 04:39:28 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:39:27 -0600
Message-ID: <2b4cfe0a0903240439r3588bff9pb166d1950b278e59@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Distribution and sale of illegal laser devices in the United States
From: Daniel Hewitt <fda.violations@gmail.com>
To: connormb@yahoo.com
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd30470ebacc30465dbd56a
Content-Length: 2558


EMAIL:
Connermb,
You have been reported to us and identified through a popular laser forum as an importer and distributor of non-conforming / illegal laser devices in violation of Title 21 Code of Federal Regulaions Subchapter J parts 1000-1050 (21 CFR 1000-1050)

Your forum messages history leads us to believe you may not yet be of legal age, this puts a great deal of legal/'criminal liability on you and potential fines which will the responsibility of your parents or legal guardians to pay if proven guilty.

Because of this I am emailing you from my personal account so that this exchange betwwen us doe not become part of the legal record if you choose to stop all sales of these devices, refund any monies for any future sales and stop immediately.

Failure to do so will result in full legal action based on the subpoenaed contents of bank, paypal forum and email accounts.



Dan Hewett
Consumer Safety Officer, laser products
Electronic Products Branch
FDA/CDRH Office of Communication, Education and Radiation Programs (HFZ-240)
240-276-3268
240-276-3272 fax



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Tell me what ya'll think. :-? :-?
 

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What Total Bullshit... As I am A Lawyer, this is a "Scare" tactic...."Leads us to Believe".....HAHAHA Thats a good one.

I know EMAIL ADDYS and how to read header info...

Please forward this to me @ ABMJR@Hushmail.com
 
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electricmonk9@aol.com

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I think if he actually worked for the FDA he'd email you from work and do his job.  It seems like a lot of work for someone in his position to bargain with people one by one in his FREE TIME instead of just fining them or whatever he's supposed to do.  It also seems a lot like he's threatening you instead of just giving you a warning- bullshit "internet lawyer" stuff.  one more thing- why is his "personal email address" fda.violations@gmail.com???  That just screams fake to me.

In your position though I'd probably do the same thing you did...
 
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Scam plain and simple bro. Someone is BS'ing you. I will personally call Dan tomorrow during business hours and ask him if it is the policy of his office or his personal policy to send out cease and desist letters to individuals violating U.S. law concerning the importation of lasers.

I will seriously get back to you guys on this tomorrow around noon central time. This in my opinion is complete BS. I think someone googled Dans name and department phone number and created a fake gmail account. Every single government agency and I should know because I work for the federal government, uses private Government secured servers for emails including most of our own personal emails. No one I know uses yahoo, gmail, or anything else.

I went to the FDA site and this is the emails they use:
(persons name)@cdrh.fda.gov

That is a legit government email. Why would he send anything from his personal email address, seems he would want it to look "official"
 




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