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Celcom said: Please reduce your usage <5GB/mth

Austin — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:58:15 +0800

I got this SMS just now:

Sender: Celcom12032 27/04/2008
Dear customer, you have consistently exceeded the allocation of 5GB/mth. Please reduce your usage or risk having your speed controlled.

For the past whole month, I everyday also complained them for the failure to connect to Celcom 3G Broadband (RM68 monthly unlimited package)

I was told by the manager that my area, Skudai JB has too many subscribed user and the station can only sustain 10x HSDPA connection max.
I can only "online" after 3am midnight to before 8am morning.
Other than that, I cannot connect, or after connected but cannot surf.
Now I have to tumpang my neighbour's WiFi to surf internet for whole month..... WTF

I was giving them enough time to solve the "gangguan" from ghost-will-know reasons.....

Now is the time to say bye bye to Celcom............. No.1 Liar ISP I ever encountered....... Worse than Streamyx and very unprofessional.

Badly Scratched X300 Repainted

Austin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:01:01 +0800

Recently got 1 hamka friend wanted to get X300, but since his $$$ is not enough to get the real X300 (I am referring to ThinkPad X300), so he got himself a badly scratched Dell Latitude X300 (Which is over 3yrs old I believe).....

He passed it to me to do the repainting job...... knn his budget so little and want me do for charity......

Previous color is silver grey, now turned to sparkling blue
LCD lid, LCD frame, Reversed U frame (on top of keyboard), and palmrest had been removed and sprayed seperately.

Enough said.... time for pictures.....

Someone Abused My Nick to Cheat $$$ Beware

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Beware of Imposter & Dirty Tricks

Austin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:23:28 +0800

DISCLAIMER

I am selling my goodies under nickname "Austin" at forum.lowyat.net & lelong.com.my (under gky84) only.

I NEVER sell computer & electronics products at www.mudah.com.my & www.ebay.com.my using nicknames same or similar to "Austin"

Recently got low-ballers / jokers / conmen abused my nick name, email address, contact number & photos to create fake advertisements at the above mentioned website.

I also received numerous calls from Sarawak and Terengganu to ask me bank in $$$ to buy their notebooks which agreed via email confirmations (And the email addresses do not belong to me).

If someone approached you, claimed themselves to be Mr. Austin and trying to sell or buy laptop from you, please beware.

I am contactable at the following methods only for business purpose:

Mobile: 013-2906688
Email: austin.goh@gmail.com
MSN: antily1383@hotmail.com
YM: austinpowered51
Skype: austinpowered

I ONLY use MAYBANK (full account details not to be announced here for safety, but my surname is Goh, account number is 101209064x27 and I am a Chinese) for buysell transactions purpose, and as buyer of mine, they always need to send me proof of transactions including transaction code to verify that they are the actual buyer.

For face to face COD deals, I will not ask full amount to be banked in first. Mostly I will request RM100 to RM300 max deposit only.

I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF YOU ARE GETTING CONNED BY OTHER "AUSTIN" AT OTHER WEBSITES. Always remember to deal with Austin at forum.lowyat.net only.

Below is 1 of the example I found at www.mudah.com.my
(Avoid dealing at ebay.com.my & mudah.com.my, their system implementation sux, anyone can abused any nickname to cheat, can put advertisement directly without registration, very BIG LOOPHOLE. Every details (nick, photos, phone number) are real but email address can be fake, so whoever email this guy will kena con most probably)

The smart conman left a message to this seller of Fujitsu U1010 at mudah.com.my, and the reply email he put my GMAIL address~ So I got replied from the seller lolz......

How to Identify The advertisement is genuine and posted by me?

- Under Austin from forum.lowyat.net only
- My photos signature = a polo watch or the tortoise in my avatar, but priority is under Austin from forum.lowyat.net
- From Now Onwards my sales photos will have watermark of my Nick & Contact number.
- Only contactable at the above mentioned method, not others.

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Another Important Announcement

Recently there is a trend that my competitor is trying to duplicate my advertisement and put a stupid lower that cost price.
Their motive is to bring down my sales.

Whenever you trying to order from them, they will tell you that my price is more expensive than them because I take stock from them, and then when you made order from them, they will ask you to bank in a large amount of deposit and at the end tell you, NO STOCK but to refund you the deposit.

Alternatively they will also courier you the thing which is different from what they advertised, for example if you ordered a brand new product but they delivered REFURBISHED product to you.

Worst come worst, THEY ADVERTISED FOR FUN.

For example, when I was selling ThinkPad X61 & MacBook Pro, they also put the same thing for sale.
Only difference is "lower price, better spec", but specification format & photos all copied from my advertisements.

From now onwards, my photos will have watermark with my nick and contact number like this:

Take note that usually I will put my watch and iPhone beside the stock to double confirm that I am the owner of the stock.

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READ-ONLY: strongbaby RM110K Refund Thread Archive

Austin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:51:09 +0800

ok first of all, the innitial strongbaby refund thread is almost messed up.
Some ppl said he is conman, some said he is not, so why not we recap the essential replies in that particular thread?

I will update this thread from time to time (If I have time).

Moderator, don't delete this thread. I will close the thread from open disccusion.
Treat this thread as resource thread especially if you are the victim and still knows nothing about the whole case.

Shall you need help in doing proper police report, you may copy and edit the following report, print it out and report the whole matter accurately to the inspector in-charge.

QUOTE
SAYA, ABC (NOMBOR KAD PENGENALAN XXXXXX-XX-XXXX) DI SINI BERIKHRAR BAHAWA SEMUA MAKLUMAT YANG DISENARAIKAN DI BAWA ADALAH BENAR. TUJUAN SAYA ADALAH UNTUK MELAPORKAN SESUATU KES PENIPUAN YANG BERLAKU KEPADA SAYA SEBAGAI MANGSA YANG TERLIBAT.

PADA XX HARI BULAN OCTOBER 2007, SAYA SEBAGAI PEMBELI TERLIBAT DALAM "BULK ORDER" IAITU PEMBELIAN SECARA ONLINE DI LAMAN WEB

http://forum.lowyat.net

SAYA TELAH MEMBUAT PESANAN YANG BERIKUT:

ABC PROCESSOR
JUMLAH BAYARAN: RM1234
TARIKH PEMBAYARAN: 11HB OCTOBER 2007
CARA PEMBAYARAN: MAYBANK2U TRANSFER
BUKTI: RUJUK KEPADA LAMPIRAN BANK-IN SLIP XXXXX, KOD TRANSACTION: XXXXX
TEMPOH PENGHANTARAN: XX HARI SELEPAS BAYARAN TERSEBUT DIBUAT

PENJUAL YANG BERKENAAN MENGGUNAKAN IDENTITI "strongbaby". CARA JUALAN BELIAU ADALAH MENGUMPUL BAYARAN PENUH TERDAHULU SEBELUM MENGIRIM BARANGAN YANG DIPESAN.
TEMPOH PENGHANTARAN UNTUK BARANGAN YANG DIPESAN ADALAH DARI 14 KE 28 HARI BEKERJA SELEPAS BAYARAN PENUH DITERIMA DARIPADA PEMBELI.

OLEH SEBAB SAYA TELAH MENUNGGU BETAPA LAMA UNTUK BARANGAN TERSEBUT SAMPAI, PENJUAL TERSEBUT TIDAK PERNAH MEMBUAT PENGHANTARAN SELEPAS XX HARI.
ALASAN YANG DIBERITAHU DARIPADA DIA SEPERTI YANG BERIKUT:-

- SUPPLIER ATASAN SUDAH LARI DIRI
- STOK TIDAK MENCUKUPI
- ADA SEKATAN SHIPMENT PADA KASTAM
- XXXX
- YYYYY

SAMPAI SAAT INI, DIA PUN TIDAK PERNAH MEMULANGKAN WANG BAYARAN SAYA WALAUPUN SUDAH MUNGKIR JANJI BEBANYAK KALI.

SAYA MENDAPATI BAHAWA SUDAH ADA TOPIK ADUAN TELAH DIBUKA MENGENAI PENJUAL INI DI LAMAN WEB DAN RAMAI MANGSA TERLIBAT PUN TIDAK MENERIMA BARANGAN YANG DIPESAN:

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/585654

RAMAI MANGSA MENSYAKI BAHAWA WANG BAYARAN KEMUNGKINAN BESAR TIDAK AKAN DIPULANGKAN SERTAMETA.

JUMLAH YANG TERLIBAT ADALAH BESAR DAN SUDAH JEJAK SERATUS RIBU RINGGIT.

PENJUAL TERSEBUT BAGI ALASAN BAHAWA SUPPLIER DIA TELAH MENERIMA WANG PESANAN TERSEBUT DAN TIADA ALASAN YANG LOGIK DIBERITAHU BAGAIMANA PENJUALAN TERSEBUT GAGAL DIJALANI.

BERIKUT ADALAH MAKLUMAT YANG BERKENAAN PENJUAL TERSEBUT:

NAMA PENUH: NG SZE KEAT
BANGSA: CINA
NOMBOR K/P: 770830145665
ALAMAT: Block 70-10-03 Sri Sabah Flat, Jalan Cheras, 56100 KL

Yellow Pages INFO UNTUK ALAMAT KEDUA:

C-12-23A, Cemara Apartment,
Jalan Sri Permaisuri 3
56000, Bandar Sri Permaisuri,
Kuala Lumpur.

NOMBOR TELEFON : 03-9173 8737, HP: 012 674 4388, 016 3344388

MEMANDANGKAN SITUASI PENJUALAN OLEH ENCIK NG SZE KEAT MENUNJUKKAN SIFAT-SIFAT PENIPUAN, SIASATAN LANJUT DARI PIHAK POLIS DIRAJA MALAYSIA AMAT DIHARGAI UNTUK MENCEGAH JENAYAH PENIPUAN YANG GIAT BERLAKU SECARA ONLINE.
SEKIAN TERIMA KASIH.

Let's read again the following quoted text in the pdf file attachment from useful replies.

p/s: I have difficulty to upload the whole quoted text due to forum restriction and bug, therefore please download the attached pdf file below for further case study.

Summary:

- All the bulk orders was a well-planned trap, a modified version of Ponzi Scheme
- All the goodies were sourced from local distributors and retailers
- ETA of 14 Days or more is actually a scheme to buy your time
- Competitive cum below retail price = Selling at below his cost to attract buyers
- Buyers must pay in advanced to enjoy attractive discounted price
- Some initial buyers got the shipment: It is a trap too to attract future orders
- More cash inflow from latter orders with full cash advanced payment
- Accumulated fund since then was used to fulfill earlier orders
- Huge amount of excessive fund was used to invest on other activities before ETA
- Subsequently the cash inflow no longer can sustain the huge orders which met the ETA term
- Latter orders stuck, numerous reasons given to postpone the agreed shipment
- The end of bulk order, $$$ pyramid had collapsed
- Victims complained , bulk suspended, whole matter exposed to public
- Refund some victims selectively to buy time, Threaten victims to go ahead report police

Conclusion:
No matter how you judge strongbaby from your personal point of view, the whole activities of the sales/ bulk order organized by Mr. Ng Sze Keat shall be investigated under SECTION 420 of PENAL CODE for CHEATING

As a Victim, What shall you do?
- Prepare for the worst, probably you get no refund from strongbaby aka. Mr. Ng Sze Keat
- Try your best to prevent Mr. Ng Sze Keat to enjoy your hard earned money easily
- Report the case to Polis Diraja Malaysia Cyber Crime Division & Commercial Crime Division IMMEDIATELY
- Let's the law enforcers to do the investigation, to either clear his name, or bring him to justice.
- Don't disclose yourself to Mr. Ng Sze Keat or public forum that you did the report. Keep it to yourself.
- Someone will gather all victims will VALID OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT only for mass media section.
- Take this as a lesson for your future, don't trust somebody so easily especially a stranger.

Ferrari Red Replica 1.1kg Notebook

Austin — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:26:33 +0800

Just now help 1 hamka friend to spray his badly scratched Toshiba Portege R150 notebook.

Took some time to do research on what color to replace the original gold color.
Couldn't find the match gold color from retail market.

I wanted to try black, gold, yellow and chrome but at last I chose sparkling red because it is the best match to the remaining part which I didn't paint (the bottom and the edge remain black and gold color)

Not too bad but not that good also, boh pian owner no budget to paint it nicely.
so 1 cent $ 1 cent job

Thinkpad T60 @Core 2 Duo T7200 + 4GB RAM + 7K100

Austin — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 22:56:04 +0800

My Thinkpad T60 has gone through a series of major upgrades to enhance it's performance.

The Model I bought is 2007-4JA (I live in Malaysia), which came with:
- Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz
- 1GB DDR2 667
- Hitachi 60GB 5400rpm

Snapshots when I bought it during October 2006. (Click thumbnails to enlarge images)

Here's the upgrade list:

- Core 2 Duo T7200 2GHz 4MB Cache
- 2x 2GB DDR2 533MHz CL4-4-4-12
- Hitachi Travelstar 7K100 60GB 7200rpm 8MB Buffer SATA

To reduce my cost, I bought a refurbished Dell laptop and swap out 2 components, namely the processor and Hard Disk.

Dell Inspiron 6400 been dismantled:

Lenovo Thinkpad T60 been dismantled:

Core 2 Duo T7200 2000MHz 4MB Cache 667FSB EM64T mPGA479 Processor

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Joker Of The Day

Austin — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:30:24 +0800

I PM this guy cos I saw he opened a WTB thread for the CPU 3400+ which I have 1pcs also up for sale, then the following conversation recorded down..

Link to his WTB Thread:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=322999&hl=

QUOTE

Austin
No more no less. Or else I will wait my DFi board back from RMA and sell as 1 set, easier and get back more cash. rclxub.gif

termignoni
okay.. can i pay u deposit for u to hold on to it first?

Austin
Maybank:
AAA BBB CCC
1234567890123

hold for how long? rclxub.gif

termignoni
i'll pay u RM50 1st, and will finalize payment latest by end of this month.. deal?

Austin
ok.

termignoni
btw, do u have the original box? possible to send it by pos express?

Austin
it is not retail box set, is a mobile DTR chip. but I will pack nicely with good packing.
Probably I try to get a Sempron box for it.

termignoni
can u give me the stepping for the proc?

Austin

termignoni
http://www.acsoutlet.com/AMA3400BEX5AR-Standard.aspx

AMA3400BEX5AR is not 2.4GHz.. it's 2.2GHz rite?

http://img8.picsplace.to/img.php?file=img8...-1118803909.jpg

Austin
3400+ is 2200MHz 1MB cache.

termignoni
also hv 3400+ which is 2.4GHz but 512KB L2 Cache.. stepping;

ADA3400AEP4AR
ADA3400AEP4AX
ADA3400AIK4BO

so u wanna sell ur proc or not? rclxub.gif

Austin
u haven't banked in, how to sell? blink.gif

termignoni
if i've already banked in and u dun wanna sell, then hw? whistling.gif

do we have a deal? rm50 now, settle payment by COD within this month..

Austin
well before u say this word please open a topic to ask how many ppl had dealt with me...
and actually I dun understand for such a small amount only, why u need to pay deposit and pay the balance later?

termignoni
i don't have deep pockets.. so, u don't have to show ur attitude.. lighten up a bit.. btw, thanx.. i decided to buy a new system rather than juz upgrading..

have a nice day.

Austin
dun have deep pocket, shouldn't open a topic to waste forum resource. doh.gif

termignoni
bro, u really should watch it.. the reason that i don't hv the money is cos my car broke down and i hv to repair it 1st.. the budget for the proc went to my car.. dats why i wanted to pay u rm50 first, so that u could hold the proc as i'm interested.. the balance, i said i'll pay within this month rite? so, wut's the fuss??

p/s: don't juz simply run ur mouth online, cos u don't know who the real person is in reality.. anyway, i decided to upgrade my whole system as someone gave me a better deal.. u really should learn to lighten up and don't be so stuck up.. u don't know what'll happen to u in the future.. whistling.gif

He was the one that offered terms and condition, such as RM50 as deposit, and then hold for how long to wait for his balance, and also he was the one never reply after a long waiting, and doubt my sincerity this and that.

From Now onwards if you feel like you are the same person as this nice guy termignoni Please avoid to deal with me, I scare leh... he warned me some more

As readers you can look back to the sentences I highlighted above.
Sekian Terima Kasih.
First time kena ppl threaten me online......lol

>>Malaysia ThinkPad User Community<<

Austin — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 05:46:36 +0800

Please State the model & the specification of your current ThinkPad Laptop.

If possible, post your beloved ThinkPad snapshot pictures here.