[CTSARA] CT Emergency Network Fraud - Paypal

Sun Aug 14 11:10:28 EDT 2016

A bunch of the CT ARES people have been checking up on him, as have people
on RadioReference.  What they have so far:

He has an IG class license (Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional).  His
license is assigned ten frequencies - four VHF business band, six UHF
business band - for operation within a 32KM (19.6 mile) radius of his base
at 28 North Spring Street Ansonia.  28 North Spring Street is listed as his
base location and not just as his control point.

At least half the invoices he sent out went to people who are located
outside that radius, which means that we wouldn't be able to use "his"
frequencies even if we wanted to.  His license filing says "WE WORK WITH
OUR COMMUNITY, EMS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND MUNICIPALITIES", but he
doesn't seem to have a business underway other than that - or at least
nothing that anybody can find.

He has a number of cancelled FCC licenses for Business and GMRS operations.

His antenna at 28 North Spring is mounted to the front of the building so
that the antenna protrudes a whole 0.9 meter above the top of the house
(according to his FCC license).  Between that and the hill directly behind
his QTH, his coverage area is pretty poor.  Someone on RadioReference did a
propagation map and it's funny.  You can see it at http://forums.
radioreference.com/connecticut-radio-discussion-forum/338390-beware-
connecticut-emergency-network.html

He has a personal Facebook page as Alan Robert Halat.

There is also a Facebook page for Connecticut Emergency Network with about
three entries - one of which repeats the same "WE WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY,
EMS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND MUNICIPALITIES" stuff, one of which lists
some equipment for sale, and one of which shares a Facebook post about the
Facebook Safety Check feature.

There is also a Google+ page for Connecticut Emergency Network.  May even
be on Twitter.

Oh, and he's a Universal Life Church minister.

A couple of people from the New Haven area are planning on paying him a
visit.

73
Jon, WB2RYV

P.S.  If you Google Map the street address (or Bing Map or Mapquest Map),
it shows an empty lot.  That's an error by the online maps - the Ansonia
Assessor's office shows that 28 North Spring is the building that the
online maps identify as 20 North Spring.

On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 8:37 AM, Tony K1OC <kb1sun at aol.com> wrote:

> He has a license for a bunch industrial/business pool VHF and UHF
> frequencies.  Looks like he's trying to rent them out. Here's his ULS
> entry: http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?
> licKey=3712967
>
>
>
> Vry 73,
> Tony
> K1OC
>
> > On Aug 13, 2016, at 11:39 AM, Jon Perelstein <jon.perelstein at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Apparently this clown sent invoices to people's Paypal accounts.  IF YOU
> > HAVE A PAYPAL ACCOUNT, check to see if you have an invoice sitting on the
> > account.  If so, click on the Cancel link to cancel the invoice.  ALSO,
> > call or email Paypal security and complain.  The phone number is
> > 402-935-7733 - you'll have to go through all sorts of hoops to actually
> > speak to someone, so just keep saying FRAUD and pressing 0 to get an
> > operator.
> >
> > Apparently, it's not that hard to send an invoice to Paypal - you just
> have
> > to know the email address and name associated to the account.  NOTHING
> gets
> > paid by Paypal until the account holder authorizes the invoice - which
> > presumably none of you have done.
> >
> > The invoice that was sent has the following info on it
> >
> > Alan Halat
> > 28 North Spring Street
> > Ansonia, CT 06401
> >
> > Phone: 203-615-3425
> > Fax: 203-666-9197
> > https://ctemernet.wordpress.com
> > FCC Call Sign: WQVZ516
> >
> > Description
> > Ten Year Single Family - Membership - All UHF/VHF Frequencies & Services
> >
> > CEN would like to thank you for your membership.  Many HAM members are
> > using our frequencies.
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