[CTSARA] [GNARC] CT Emergency Network Fraud - Paypal

Sun Aug 14 11:34:13 EDT 2016

Just let the police handle.  No need for "people to pay him a visit".

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> On Aug 14, 2016, at 11:11 AM, Jon Perelstein <jon.perelstein at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
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>>> 
>>> CEN would like to thank you for your membership.  Many HAM members are
>>> using our frequencies.
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