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Forumer you are complaining against: Ravi6662

Item being sold/bought: Clone/replica Nokia N95 8Gb

Original thread link: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1728403&hl=

Date of transaction: 1 February 2011

Details of the complaint :

Got conned into buying a clone /imitation Nokia N95 8Gb from Ravi6662. He advertised as selling original Nokia N95 8Gb with selling price of RM420--> nego RM400.

Honest seller from other site selling clone Nokia N95 for only RM150. Lowyat.net is not permitted to sell such products

Although I went to COD with him, I was made aware that this site is did not permit selling imitation products. During COD i inspect the condition of phone but unable to detect the clone feature. The clone features mostly can only be detected when it is connected to PC because some of the icons in the phone are fake i.e 8gb memory, actual only 2gb. Camera function if download to computer has resolution of 640*480. Outlook almost 100% orginal.
 
The clone Nokia N95 8Gb is only a basic China phone and has the following features:
a) No wifi -- only fake icon
b) No GPS ---only fake icon
c) Only 2gb memory card athough phone shows 8gb
d) camera resolution only max 640*480
e) Unable to instal any software/firmware and cannot be detected by Nokia PC Suite
f) IME no. when register with Nokia is not valid

I tried resolving internally with him but he has very low etique. More so when he actually mention that he works in US before.

I checked on internet about him and found this fact. His name is Ravindran "Ravi" Mahadevan

http://wcfcourier.com/news/regional/articl...fa3a134af5.html

Summary of my communication with him as below

My reply: Next day morning after the COD, I demanded a refund beause he is actually selling me a clone Nokia N95. I have checked intensively on internet to ensure that I am not accusing people wrongly
Ravi: He mentioned that he didn't know about it and he also said I have seen and tested the product so its my fault
(His reply is very suspectful because during his pm he got mention he uses the GPS of which the phone has no GPS)

My reply: I told him is that lowyat.net did not permit to sell clone/ imitation product. I mention that we are not talking about the condition of the phone instead he is not being truthful and conning me into buying cloned stuff of which his advertisement should not be up at lowyat.net at the first place.
Ravi: He replied that i never asked him whether it is cloned Nokia N95 or not.. so its my fault. He also say that i can resell it again

My reply: I told him i am not so irresponsible to sell imitation product and let others feel cheated... like me... If really the case, are u asking me to actually con other and if u say the mod will let u do that, then this forum is actually recommending this transactions? I told him i will be making a compain about him in the dispute corner.
My intention is to prevent other potential buyers against this seller. Other forumer has complained b4 about him. Pls see the link below:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...647&hl=ravi6662

Moderator please consider blacklisting him and from my opinion, having such a forumer who is not responsible/not honest member will not benefit our beloved forum. Actually what set apart your forum with "www.m*d*h.com" is that most forumers here are selling legitimate products and are more sincere/genuine seller. I can see that moderators here are taking stiff action on threads that sells fake item which is very very encouraging.

However, from my opinion, harder punishment should also be taken to those sellers who claim they are selling original products but in actual fact selling fake products.

If required by moderator, I can forward all his PM  to verified our dealings...

From cheated buyer...

I'm having hard time to read wad u wanna express.

COD also been coned..
why u not check it carefully?

If only you turned on the phone during COD, you can tell immediately that its a china set.
Careless has a price.

did u try checking the IMEI?

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did ravi6662 has been informed regarding this dispute?

Picture

looks very similar to original..even i cant tell the differences..

u may want to try TTPM.. read from newspapers days ago that 2 of the victims that inform to them have won their case. 1 of them, a young girl won his case which is a misleading spec of phone (something like that, i m not sure)

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Added on February 7, 2011, 12:55 am

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Detail as below:

V20.0.016
16-04-09
RM - 320
Nokia N95 (12.01)