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Posted on Friday, Jan 5, 2001 - 11:54 am:

Is there anyone out there that can help me? Three months ago I purchase a colt over the internet with the Buckskin Stallion Station. When the deal was made I was told I would receive a very nice colt. He is a very nice colt I paid good money for him but now I can't find the guy to get to papers on him. I'm dealing with the farm he came from out of Canada and they have not received their payment from this guy. There were no health papers when this colt was deliver to my door. The colt came from a PUM mare which I was not told at the time of sale. After researching out this Buckskin Stallion Station this guy is a crook. Is there anything I can do to get the papers on my colt? I have contacted AQHA and the farm has register him but won't release the papers until they get their payment.

Posted on Friday, Jan 5, 2001 - 1:38 pm:

I'm not sure that I can help you get the papers, but the first thing that you should do is contact the fraud division of your state attorney general's office. If you are correct that "this guy is a crook," the AG may be interested in pursuing the fraudster. They wouldn't be your lawyers, exactly; the AG's office exists to enforce the law, not to represent individuals. But any anti-fraud effort that they mount (no pun intended) could potentially result in their finding this guy and forcing him to make good on his contracts.

Whether the AG would take the case, and what they would do with it once they had it, is entirely up to them. You may have a better chance of convincing them that it is worth their while to investigate if you emphasize that this is an "internet-based fraud" -- that's a hot enforcement topic right now.

You may also invite the farm that got stiffed to join you in contacting the AG's office. Perhaps you can establish some good will with them, show that you are both victims of this guy, and convince them that you are serious about minimizing the damage. Unless you had agreed with the farm that they would release the papers after you paid the intermediary, they are probably within their rights to withhold them until they get their money. At least you have the horse!
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