Frank99 - Steve (a.k.a. Mike) Scaife, aka Francis Francoeur aka Stephen Francouer

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An update, I thought I'd add a new thread so I can have the icon and the name, at least the ones I know about...:rolleyes:

Steve was to trade me an Omega Speedmaster Pro for one of my Omegas+$

We agreed to ship at the same time. I sent the watch ($ to follow AFTER verification) by courier over lunch hour as he requested, and sent tracking information. At 5:30 he sent me an e-mail saying his truck had been broken into while at the doctor's and the Omega had been stolen. He said he'd send back my watch plus the shipping. OK, tough break, but...

Then we agreed instead to trade for a different watch: a Rolex Sub, and the Hamilton Regatta I have up. I sent him more (after he sent tracking info...). I dicovered with 24 hours it turned out to be a fake. He insisted he'd been screwed, and said to send it back, he sent most of mine back. He was going to send me the Fauxlex in exchange for my Buck Mayo (he still had). It was an excellent fake...

To make it up to me, he agreed to trade his James Bond edition Omega Seamaster. He sent me pictures with serial numbers, matching documents etc. So I sent him my trade. Next day I get an e-mail that his wife threw him out and refused my package, he'd send me the stuff he owed me then he was moving out west. Luckily I got my watch back...

As you can guess I haven't heard from him in over 2 weeks now.

I checked on a well known watch forum, on a hunch, and found a post for the Hamilton, and a Sector watch he had mentioned. That person confirmed he had traded it to "Mike" Scaife... hmmm... a different name now...:foot:

Then he confirmed that it had been a trade for a Speedmaster Pro... hmmm. that would be the "stolen" watch. He also said that Mike/Steve had tried to use him as a reference, and he discovered that there were other shady dealings on the watch Forum.:jerkit:

Anyway, he still owes me for a mint Buck Mayo TNT 172 with a small marker covered scratch on the back of the case, a SOG magnadot with black powdercoated brass thumbstuds, and a couple of watchbands and straps. So if someone tries to trade you these (he may use a different name again), pay attention. I can send pics of what he has.

Unfortunately I don't know anyone in the Windsor area to see if he is still around. His e-mail bounces and the phone just rings...

I guess I am lucky only to be out about $300...:grumpy:
 
Man that Sucks. I hate to see so many good people here get Rammed in the Rear. seams to be More and More. But it's good to have the information out so no one else needlessly gets shafted. Again sorry it had to be you. Hope something Good comes out of all this for you.
James
 
Well... that's the reason I posted it here, so that people would be able to find it.

I have good pics of the Fake Rolex too in case he tries to pass that off to someone here too.
 
Wow, has this guy ever got a lot of people after his ass. They say he may be headed to Alberta. I'll have to check into that. If he takes up residence here under any of his known names, he will be able to be traced.
 
NorthStarXO said:
Sorry for your loss. It's getting more and more unsafe to do trades anymore.
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My loss was relativly minor - I ended up paying almost retail for a used watch, but it could have been worse, and was for others.

I just want to avoid others getting caught in the same way.:grumpy:
 
I recently lost $870.00 CDN. to this individual in a watch deal for a DOXA SUB 300T SEAHUNTER (#367/1,000). The last contact information I have for him (approximately 3-4 weeks ago) is as follows:

Stephen (Steve) Francis Francoeur a.k.a. Steve Scaife
1654 Polonia Park Place
Windsor, Ontario
Canada
N8Y-4V7

Res.: (519) 944-0153 - listed to a B. Scaife
Cell: (519) 971-3884

e-mail: sephiroth96@sympatico.ca
e-mail: brainstrain@sympatico.ca

The two (2) e-mail addresses may no longer be in service as e-mails to them are being returned marked undeliverable.

Approximately four (4) weeks ago, he was charged with fraud by the Windsor Police Service for fake money orders.

I understand that he has so many people after him, some even threatening his life, that approximately three (3) weeks ago, he hopped on a bus to Alberta.

If anyone has had any "bad" dealings with this individual, they should they should file an on-line complaint with the RCMP at: www.recol.ca

Thanks.
 
I also discovered that he was trying to sell the watch I sent him (for the Omega) to the guy that already had received the Speedy...:mad: I am glad that I got that back!!! maybe because I suggested doing the deal face to face (I only live 1.5 hours away)...

Bad news all around!:mad:
 
What goes around.................comes around!!!!


I would love to see the look on his face when it comes around to him!!! :o
 
If he has come to Edmonton he has not applied for a phone number under any of the names given for him. He could be living with friends, but that is going to make him hard to find. He could also be using a different name.
 
Sorry to here about folks getting ripped off. It's always amazed me that people work so hard to be a crook, when it's so much easier to be honest.
 
I checked the local directory (Calgary) for the names listed. F. Francoeur shows up but is an old number from the 2004/2005 phone book. I also checked the surrounding communities Airdrie, Cochrane and Okotoks for all the names. No listings. Sorry dude...

3/16th's
 
I seem to recall him saying he was going to Calgary... Of course I also remember him saying he would send me my stuff...:rolleyes:
 
On July 6, 2007 he responded to an ad that I had at TZ for FSOT: Chrono Avenger for an Omega SMP Chrono. His email address had a display name of “xXx” with an address of stonepony68@shaw.ca.


He offered me the Michael Schumacher Legend edition with a white dial, mint condition he says. I replied stating that I was interested, and wanted to talk more to him. He gave me his phone number and we talked…. He said that there were some power outages during that night so I should just leave him a message.


He seemed cordial enough since he didn’t want to call me late at night so I should call him the next day as he’s up at 5am his time. I called him about his offer, and he described it etc. I guess you can say he talked me into it and I sent my CA to him with shipping and I even insured it for the price that I bought from LaSwiss! Stupid me.


At 7:21pm that night my time, he sent me the tracking #. He said that he just made it before the postal outlet closed.

I had to attend a wedding that weekend so I didn’t get to check the tracking until Sunday and it was not registering yet. When I got home, I checked James email about someone scamming (he sent this a week or so before) and my heart sank! The info about Steve Francouer matched every details and I was in distress.


I immediately looked back at the description that he provided of the watch and the photo shows a white dial while his written description was black dial. I started to email him (without alarming him) of the dial and he said its white and if he mentioned black it was a mistake as he had one previously. Ok…

I immediately on the side emailed Canada post to stop the delivery, but they could not stating that once its enroute it is the property of the receiver. I didn’t ask Steve to refuse it since I had mixed conclusions…

So I told him that I’m very uncomfortable of our deal due to some postings about him at watchnet etc. He said that its not him and he said that he sold a watch to a guy across the border, it went missing. He also said he offered to pay him the amount or another watch of similar value. His excuse was that the buyer did not respond to him and started to put his info out in the internet.

On July 9, he sent me a paypal echeck payment of $1900 USD, the amount that I was asking for the Avenger, he said to put my mind at ease… I was thinking that e-checks is money in the bank but upon further research, it could bounce. One thing I notice about his paypal is that his address is unconfirmed hence I am NOT protected. For those who have gone through this, what was your recourse? He sent the paypal payment after the fact.

He also said that on the 11th of July, he will be going on a 2 week camping trip and will be back on the 28th… the reason I am mentioning this was because he also wanted to buy the prop guns that I used when I posted the FS for my CA. He even included a $150 money order in the package.

With this $150 missing, he paypal echeck me another $200 since I mentioned that if I don’t get the speedy, I’ll just purchase the SMP Chrono that I originally wanted to trade for the CA.

Echeck he cancelled without explanation... I've already reported him to recol.ca, no word yet. Edmonton PD called me back and they said its out of their jurisdiction. Paypal is not helping either.

If anyone encounters a Chrono Avenger, blue dial on Pro I bracelet with the s/n of 2063837, pls PM me.

Regards,

Vernon

PS. His latest info:

119 Wellington Cr.
Spruce Grove, AB
Canada T7X 1K7
780-946-6956

If you are on Timezone, do not make your email addy public, hide it... this can be done via the PROFILE settings. He scours these forums, looks at your profile and emails you directly. He is not registered at these forums.

uses the following email addresses:
stonepony68@shaw.ca (xXx)
weezer@telus.net (msn)
seth69@shaw.ca (J&S)
seth-000@hotmail.com (his paypal addy)

Be careful of his reference, Charles McDowel (chucky-68@hotmail.com). I believe he is generating his own references now.
 
By golly, he lives about 20 miles from me.

If you want to report him to the police you would have to contact the Spruce Grove RCMP detachment 780-962-2222.
 
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