It is s a very concerning situation for me especially, It took a while for me to collect the amount of money even though it might be not big to some of you. Actually I have to wait until a month to have the transaction with this bastard, the license was actually real however I was suspecting that he's working together with someone who owned the account. Because few days after the transaction someone requested to reset the password based on the license that i got, and after that I could not login to my account at celemony's website.

He was trying to convince everyone that he got scammed by someone that made his paypal account closed. And he made me use WISE, and that's where I can see his real name has been scamming for quite sometimes ..

https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=541544&start=345

His name is Makrem Radhouani and also mentioned in Facebook Audio Plug-In Buy/Sell Marketplace by admin in the dedicated “Shame on You” section, in which verified fraudsters are listed here :

Code:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/audiopluginbuysellmarketplace/permalink/1362376320890452

It's also a good idea to consider implementing additional safeguards in this forum, such as requiring verification or background checks for sellers, or use PAYPAL goods and services only for the transaction. This might not completely eliminate scams, but it could make it more difficult for scammers to operate.

thanks for your time guys
BE AWARE .. I hope he burns in HELL!!!

 

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I'm so sorry this has happened to you @odod @dudebro777 and to anyone else who has met the same fate. I had a feeling something was off as soon as there was a refusal to use PayPal as a payment method.

I have been buying second-hand plugins for the last 4 years or so and managed to only have a few deals go sideways with only time being lost.

Thankfully I've been protected by playing it safe and hopefully, this information will help others in the future.

• Try to verify the person you're dealing with is the real deal. Whether that is done by contacting them via social media and checking their account is real and active or hopping on a video call and having a chat face to face.
• Check their feedback from other buyers/sellers that have dealt with them (also check the people they've dealt with are established too)
• Check their feedback in multiple marketplaces if possible.
• Verify ownership of the product you're buying directly with the developer before going ahead with the deal if you're anxious.
• Use PayPal Goods & Services (this is mandatory for me! It's saved me at least 3 times when someone has tried to scam me!)
• Account Takeovers are generally sketchy territory and I try to avoid them unless that's the only way to get my hands on something I want/sell something I can't sell and transfer the usual ways. The person I'm dealing with has to be very well-established and trustworthy for me to proceed.
• If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Save yourself the pain and let the "really good deal" go if your gut tells you to.

 

The only solution is use ONLY paypal with goods& services option, if someone asks to pay with different methods like credit card,PP family and friends or other money transfer solution, don't buy.Paypal actually is the only way to get money back if you have been scammed. I purchase second hand plugins from years now and this way never had an issue. I know it's sad but this is.

 

Shame ! he is from Tunisia !

 

Ive always found this "proaudioguy" to be extremely fishy. No paypal is the biggest red flag. The worst part was he used to comment on other posts trying to be the messiah, saying that hes saving other people from scammers. Disgusting freak!

 

well, not his whole family.. maybe they're being scammed too lol

 

we want blood

 

I took a chance, so it's on me I guess, but he sold me a stolen Output account (now returned to the rightful owner) "proaudioguy" ignored my subsequent messages. I said nothing on here because I noted he seemed to have a lot of support on Audiosex over a Paypal dispute and the person he was in dispute with, had email addresses and passwords posted on Audiosex. I lost the money, thankful it wasn't more, glad he can't do it to anyone else, at least not on here.

 

never do business with ppl which not known to be on here a longer time and are on here not only for trading .
i had my guesses and he did pm me this

he got me there but in the end when i look at it now ,its a ultimate redflag cause you could say its unlogical but for the most its emotional/emphatic manipulation by the cheapest scammer 1x1 .

 

fok me, this guy is from the same country as me, i searched his name on facebook and i have a lot of commun friends with the guy!!!

 

unless you pay a deepweb hacker , there will be no vengence .
name says it all .there are million dollar scam army operations on huge scale runnin in these regions and they have to fear for nothing law wise .

EDIT ok he is it not from these regions but i dont think it change something

 

I've always thought it fishy when we see a new piece of software made just recently available, that someone else claims they have it to sell.

Perhaps @SAiNT there could be a warning/ disclaimer on the sellers page saying something like,

' SCAMMERS AND CON ARTISTS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO OPERATE ON THIS SITE. BUYERS PLEASE BE AWARE BEFORE MAKING ANY PURCHASES!"


Especially new people to this site may not see this page!

 

I Absolutely despise those who try and pimp people out of there hard-earned money continuously scamming. It ruins it for everyone which in turn everytime we see software for sale the first thing that comes to mind is.."is it legit? or a scam" I know I do and that sucks because like one said earlier most people are honest when selling 2nd hand. Inevitably bums like this fucks it up for everyone.

 

Makrem Radhouani? Aka T.M.K.? He was here with another nickname on dec 2023 and scammed me for a lot of money... I got a lot of proofs of his scams, his phone number and where he lives/lived (France and Tunisia). Both Valhalla and Toontrack said the same thing: he sells software from stoled accounts. He's a true son of a bitch. Without any heart a true shitty man. I had long chats with Olymoon about what to do and he helped me in any way, blocking his account (that he triyed to delete after the scam and so on). I sent all my proofs to France police and now they know him... Trying to contact Tunisian police too. I have videos of him playing bass and other things with various groups. I'd like they knew who really is him...

 

@SAiNT

It is really good that you raise this issue.
It has become increasingly worrying to see all this traffic of cheap (and sometimes totally unrealistic) audio software offers floating around here without any guarantee of purchase for site members who buy cheap because they can't afford to pay the market price.

Perhaps this kind of trade should be moderated a bit more?!?!

 

It happened i contacted him as proaudioguy for buying something and he proposed me (again) to buy it without paypal. Same situation as before. He knew me, from the nickname, but didn't had any sort of regret to try again to scam me.

 

Gsus this just keeps getting worse and worse.
I don't think theres much moderators can do, because this is an audio forum not a marketplace.

Its really a shame, but i feel like the best we can do right now is watch for ourselves. The good practices posted by @nishyp.
It's a good community we have here

 

Yeah... he told me another lie about his debts that let him not breath... He has no shame. He sent me pictures of his studio and some hardware he wanted to sell... they are listed on some online market in France. And there are many videos where he performs in Tunisia and France