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Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Arciel

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:59:57 +0000

So this guy stopped me today with the same story as everyone else. Jokes on him I gave him $600 Counterfeit hahaha… dumbass..

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Bob

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:38:22 +0000

its 2010 hes back in action…. got me in Manhattan west side 56′th and 8th ave

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Morgen

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:29:44 +0000

HE GOT ME TOOOO!!!!! Same story except in GREEN BAY, WI of all places. He gave me 3 jackets for $200. For a “Scam” its not really that bad of a deal. HAHAA! I got one for me and my girlfriend and she loves hers.

He even had a business card that looked really legit. I’m selling the brown suede one on eBay. It’s a nice jacket. LOL.

WOW. I thought he was for real too. That slick bastard. His name was “Luigi Z.” WATCH OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by julius

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:50:17 +0000

just got scammed today… 3 jackets for 350.. the excuse was to pay for a flight change because they were robbed by a woman they met at a bar… they showed passports tickets buisness card, i guess all were fake.. We were also located near the airport which was more convincing… cant believe i fell for it.

Comment on Centerflow as a service by AileenWelch

Sat, 29 May 2010 12:50:37 +0000

Some time ago, I needed to buy a good car for my business but I did not have enough cash and couldn’t purchase something. Thank God my comrade proposed to take the business loans at banks. Thence, I acted that and was happy with my small business loan.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by michael

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:09:24 +0000

wow this happened to me to but right after i found out the jackets were fake i wenr to find the guy and i did so i followed him and handcuffed him and yes i carry handcuffs in my car so then i demanded my money back and yes i got a pic of his identification card so please help me in trying to bring down these scammers……and this happened in bakersfield,ca

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by michael

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:20:27 +0000

these guys think thier smart i went back to find the guy and i did i confronted him and attempted to make a citizens arrest and yes i do carry real handcuffs with me …..so i then handcuffed him and demanded my money took a pic of his id and wrote down the license plate but still the local police cant do anything but at least i got my money back….

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by michael

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:37:00 +0000

man i just got scammed i live in bakersfield ca and i was at a bank of america and they guy came out with the plane ticket thing and customs please some one help me i need help my email is mike20091819@yahoo.com i need help on finding out what i can do …….i paid $120 for 5 jackets please someone email me with options on what i can do

Comment on Centerflow 0.8.03 released by LUELLA20Mann

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:05:24 +0000

I took 1 st home loans when I was 32 and that supported me very much. But, I require the collateral loan as well.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by emsulliv

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:41:04 +0000

Oh, and the jackets had Reporter R.D.G. milan written in the inside of them and seemed to be really nice.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by emsulliv

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:38:35 +0000

This asshole scammed me too. I was at a gas station here in Asheboro, North Carolina at a gas station last night and this guy approached and asked for directions to the airport in Charlotte, NC. He asked if I liked nice clothes and I said yes and he proceeded to show me these jackets which he claimed were Dolce and Gabbana. He had 3 black leather ones and a tan suede one. He showed his passport and gave me his buisness card which said Italian Fashion and said his name was Mario salverto or something. He said he needed the money to pay the rental car fee and then he was going back to New York. He was trying to sell me all four of the jackets for $600 saying each one was worth $600 and that he was giving me a good deal. When I told him I didn’t have the money he insisted on me getting them and asked me how much I would give him for them. I told him I would give him $100 for 2 of them. and he said 150 and I said no I don’t have that much money and I proceeded to walk away and he said okay okay I will do it for $100 and i went to the atm to get the money. When I came back he had a black bag made of material that he was going to put them in and some how he got away with it and I only ended up with the jackets. The guy was older with gray hair. He was dressed very nicely and had a thick Italian accent and spoke mostly spanish with broken english. He was a very short guy and he was driving a Ford SUV rental car. If anyone has any info on this guy or can send me a pic or can help me catch him email me at emily.sullivan62@yahoo.com

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Eric

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:42:41 +0000

Holy Canoli!!! Total Belch!!!! Coming out of bank of America, same Italian prick, with broken accent, asked me directions to airport in Vegas. Said in his con- artist accent that he wanted to give me something for helping him with directions. Little did I know he had a car full of what looked to be real Armanni leather jackets.. Being in the market for some new duds anyways, I was interested in buying one as much as he wanted to sell one. Turns out he didn’t want to sell one, he wanted to sell me all of them. 10 jackets total, for less then the whole sale price of one. All the merch. was labled and tagged in what seemed to be authentic considering it was night time and the coldest day in Vegas that I can remember I fell for it thinking it was my lucky day. The min. I got home I knew I’d been had once looking over the poor quality of the stitching and lableing. figured I’d have a new designer jacket for every day of the week, too bad only one jacket fits me. I wanted to rip this guys eyes out about an hour ago, but what good would that do. 10 jackets for 1400.00. Top that!

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Rocky

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:41:34 +0000

Same scam, different town–La Mesa, CA.
Bought 5 coats, 2 were Armani, 3 were for women…not sure what brand the $260.00

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by angrydad

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:32:48 +0000

Yea i have seen this guy drive around in san clemente,thats in south orange county, ca. anyways this guy has approached me 3 different times in the last 3 years. Same story; that hes from italy and he lost his wallet and needs cash, so hes willing to part with some of his $3000 dollar jackets for $500 dollars each. He had a whole trunk full. I dont think it was same guy scamming people all over the world, i think its a network of scammers who buy their fake merchandise from chinese manufactures for like 20 bucks a piece and then unload there stuff here. I didnt think he was smooth, but i can see people falling for this.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Morry

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:25:10 +0000

I fell for it too. Same lines. I bought 6 coats for 360.00 Turns out they get sold for between 75 and 125 each. I’ll get what I can!

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Reporter

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:48:24 +0000

Same thing just happened to me in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland. Italian guy coming from a fashion show wanted to shift three “sample” leather D&G jackets that were worth 500euro or so each. He offered to sell the three of them for 250. I had 50 on me so he accepted that for one. Two minutes later I realised I’d been hustled; the coat was Reporter R.D.G. It was a pretty smooth con for this part of the world but I still feel like a fool. Jacket’s not too bad though for 50euro.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Seth

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:37:41 +0000

By the way, my incident happened one day ago, so after 2.5 yrs, the scam continues.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Seth

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:36:01 +0000

Unbelievable. I too fell for the exact same thing. San Jose, CA. He approached me as I approached the bank. Had 4 jacket “samples” that his boss said he could give as a bonus to someone. But he wanted to buy something for his son as a gift and had no money left. I insisted that I didn’t need any jackets and wouldn’t pay $600 for them. (He showed a price list how they were worth $7000). If I would help him buy something then he would give me the jackets. I really wanted no part of it, but he was sooooo persistent. I feel like such an idiot now, but at the time I felt bad since he really seemed like he needed help. I would love to help this guy go to jail FOREVER for playing victim and taking advantage of the kindness of others.

On an unrelated note, anyone know how much the jackets are really worth?

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Peter

Sat, 23 May 2009 13:49:35 +0000

Forgot to say that the mark on the clothes said Reporter R.D.G. Milano which he claimed was a Dolce Gabbana brand.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Peter

Sat, 23 May 2009 13:46:43 +0000

From Norway to Sweden. From Armani to Dolce & Gabanna. A rented car (Opel) with a small Italian man today drove up to me outside Coop close to Telefonplan south of Stockholm. Said he had stayed at Hilton for two weeks, represented D & G and was flying back to Milano. Rented car from Avis reg no JNA 333. An Opel. Sold me a suit and “gave me” three leather jackets and three shirts. All fake and stupid felt I. Got a business card + he showed a credit card and id. Fernando Perfetto, born 1961. When I questioned him slightly he claimed he was an honest catolic and kissed a Madonna-picture. He got 5000 SEK from me and I feel scammed although mostly blaming myself. All signals were there, and still I did it…

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Ron

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:27:19 +0000

WOW!!! He’s back. Got me in a safeway parking lot. suit–6 leather jackets. Does anyone know if the jackets are any good. Got me for $300.00. He is smooth. Rental car-passport-map and was doing a show at JC penny’s.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Will

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:40:56 +0000

HE’S BACK!
Here we are: 3/20/09; New York City, West 26 St. Same guy; same story. I knew it was all a scam from the get go when he asked me if I speak Italian (I do) and told him in italian I am from Firenze. He then asked me with his thick fake accent “you are from France?” …and he won’t speak italian. I was laughing inside but wanted to hear the whole scam through. After reading all the stories on this site I am surprised people fall for this. Just touching the jackets will tell you they are not real leather. Selling anything from the back of a car means, at the very least, they are stolen or fakes. It is sad that so many good people are separated from their money so easily. Good luck to all and pass the news on to others on other sites.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by James

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:41:21 +0000

Same crap, oh man what a scam!! I got 3 jacket for $200. Same story about his wife and all….This sux:-( Seems like decent leather though, so I guess I can’t be too upset… Just don’t really need the coats.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Luis

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:26:20 +0000

Same story, same italian guy hard italian accent, the jacktes are pretty and look nice, but I found after read this comments we were scammed. I paid $160 for three jackets… I am from Houston

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Colin

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:35:53 +0000

I can’t believe this dude is still going. I just got scammed about an hour ago in San Mateo, CA. $250 for 4 jackets. If anyone has any information on this guy, like if he’s been arrested, etc. I would love to know. I want him off the streets. I’m a fool for believing him, but he’s a horrible man for lying to all of us.

Comment on Centerflow as a service by Tudor Mateescu

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:21:15 +0000

I can’t downloaded to from source forge but i’ve downloded from cakeforge.

But I can’t install it. There is no manual on how to install it.. I really like the application but if I can’t install it.

I’ve manage to set the database files correct but from there… ??

here is my thread…
http://cakeforge.org/forum/forum.php?thread_id=17081&forum_id=704

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Alberto

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:59:07 +0000

I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY PEOPLE! I think its a crew of guys who target a whole bunch of regions.

My experience came while walking down 47th Street and Madison Avenue in New York City. I had just got out of Barnes & Noble as a white Chevy Suburban begins to slow down and suddenly I see the tinted window lowered and some guy calls to me for directions.
My first thought: typical tourist lost in the big city. This guy was driving a typical rental car, had a foreign european accent, clean-cut, fitted suit, simply too perfect for his character.
He asks me for directions to the Lincoln Tunnel cause he is late for a flight at NEWARK Airport and before allowing me to respond he also asks if I speak Spanish. I say yes and he begins to speak in spanish, trying to confirm whether he should turn “para la izquierda o derecha” (left or right). I say make a left and head a whole bunch of avenues down because the tunnel is a bit far off.
He then asks if I am sure and I say yes, thinking this is the end of the conversation. Then he sticks his hand out and offers a handshake. I shake his hand and begin to move back, away from the car. Then he asks me what I do (remember this is all in spanish so he already built a repur with me) and I say I work in finance. He tells me he works for Armani. Shows me a business card and then tells me he just got back from the jacob javits center because he was at an exhibition representing Armani’s new collection.
He tells me he is eager to head back to Italy and asks for my name. I say Giovanni (not my name just mocking him for saying he’s italian) and he tells me he is SALVATORE!! (Right then and there I should have known this was a scam. I should have said Salvatore Ferregamo? lol)
He asks that I look at some jackets he had left from the exhibition which he was willing to practically GIVE me. I said fine and from the back seat he pulls a bag with “RGA” imprinted and containing three jackets.
He proceeds to show me the three jackets and I nod even though I really didnt like them I still felt like this could have been a great deal.
He told me the first and second were mines to keep. All he asked was that I give him $600 for the third one. Making it seem like $600 was nothing he goes on to tell me that he really doesnt need money, and even PULLS OUT cash from his pocket which was easily SEVERAL GRAND IN HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS.
He had me bought at that point. I was thinking to myself this was the opportunity of a lifetime. I didnt even pay attention to the fact the bags and tags said “Reportage” and not Armani.
Fortunately I had no cash on me, none at all, since i am accustomed to using my debit card for everything. He asks if theres a bank near and I said i didnt know, I think its pretty far away.
He keeps insisting I tell him what I had in my pockets but I didnt have anything. Suddenly a cop begins to walk down the street and I tell “Salvatore” to get going cause cops AROUND HERE can be a pain in the ass about cars standing by. Mind you, I say this thinking this guy is a tourist. This “Salvotore” knows more about the city than I do.
I could tell he was upset as I began walking away. Quickly I pulled out my blackberry and searched “armani jacob javits” on google and this blog was the FIRST THING that showed up. When I read fake armani was the title I knew I just witnessed a scammer in action. I could not believe this guy was not real.

FIND THIS MAN!! He deserves the prize for actor of the year as well as time in prison.

I GOT LUCKY!! Survived this scam like a true New Yorker. Also, others please post your experience with this guy, I am bookmarking this page!!

-Al “Giovanni”

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by I-Luv-This-Scam

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:43:39 +0000

This thing is amusing… Like everyone here I bought me some jackets. First off people, stop saying it’s the same guy; it’s a network of Italians-posing con-artists behind this. I bought mine today in Everett, WA - way up in the West coast of the US. The poster just before me got his/hers in Norway!!!

Anyway, this scam is so cool, it’s almost as if it’s a game and whoever pays less wins. Some guy spent $1,700 on here, WOW!! I was cracking up when I read “dummy’s” comment… he sold his back right away!

Man, that dude pulled my boy over while driving, got him sold… but my boy didn’t have the money so he holla’d at me. Me, I buy stuff from hustlers all the time… so I had a feeling something, someway, somehow had to be wrong with them! He insisted that the jackets go for $500 plus tax in Italy. I told that man: look I got 100 bucks. And walked off. Went and talked it out with my boy who, again, suggested that I offer $150 saying it is Winter time and coats are hot buys. So that dude ended up giving me 5 coats for $150. Let’s see, that’s $30 a pot. I’m not tripping! They look good… I’ve targeted a couple of people already who are willing to offer $300 for each (but that was before I found this link).

Anyway, dude gave me the same rap… He kinda got me sold when he lit up a lighter up against the damn jacket for about 30 seconds, and the darn thing didn’t even fade… I was impressed. Anyway, I ain’t mad, I’ve seen FingerHut sell their faux leather jackets for up to $200 the unit. I got five cool looking leather jackets during Winter time at $30 each, I’m definitely not trippin’. Though, I feel bad for those who spent over a G… that’s painful! I’m surprised this has been on-going for years! We’re not gonna catch those cats, pictures and descriptions and all that ain’t gonna do. There has to be at least a few dozens of them out there. So, just stay on the look out… if anything, try and buy any from a car for cheap. That’s my rule, regardless of what it is. But hey, “dummy” was funny, tho!

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Sean

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:05:38 +0000

Btw, I was on 34th and 3rd in the Murray Hill Neighborhood of MANHATTAN. This happened at about 10pm, October 22nd, 2008.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Sean

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:21:38 +0000

This happened to me literally 5 mins ago. Same exact pitch, very convincing. Told the guy I was walking to the gym and had left my wallet at home, said I would get my card to withdraw cash. Came upto my house and googled this. UNBELIEVABLE. He is probably sitting downstairs waiting for me right now.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by John

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:57:17 +0000

Got scammed to in Norway south of Oslo. Gees this guy do really move around. I paid like $170 for 3 jackets.

And now I think I will throw them in the garbage. Cant belive I fell for this one. But the guy is so smooth and professional, so actually it’s no shame.

Gonna bookmark this page, and hope we will find a way to get him one day. But he seems to be all over the globe to avoid gettin catched.

One thing I do wonder about, is how he get around with all these jackets. Must be quite a luggage to travel with.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Mike

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:29:37 +0000

i was on 29th and madison and this smooth italian guy pulled up in a rented jeep with florida plates. asked for directions for the lincoln tunnel (from madison ave???) and proceeded to small talk and went into how he was at a show at the javits center for a convention working with armani and had a lot of extra jackets for sale. he said i had to get into the car to see them so i did, it was rush hour on madison and he gave me his car keys, then whipped out 2 leathers and a suede, saying give me half for one and get 2 for free. he had a plane ticket, italian license, pictures of his kids and a business card. he said he couldnt bring the jackets back to italy because each collection would be taxed %20. i declined and he asked me what i could do so i tell him 120, he said he would give me 2 leathers for that. as a way out i said i would go to atm at the deli, luckily i have internet on my phone so i went online and found this exact site explaining everything. he then came inside and i said no, he tried to get me to do it but finally he left. the suede jacket felt terrible and the leathers did feel good, but were probably vinyl. none of the jackets said armani but A. Callezoni (sp?) instead. i must say the guy was the smoothest hustler i have ever seen and he had a superb presentation, but it was all too perfect. if its too good, it probably is. he was about 5′8″, slim build dressed well with heavy accent and acted extremely nice. i threw out the business card but his name was luca d something and he was driving a rented jeep with florida plates.

thanks everyone who posted their stories on this site. scam avoided.

Comment on A Witness for Christ by maria

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:50:11 +0000

your post was very helpful to me…I was thinking all day yesterday about what being a witness for Christ actually means since they are three words I hear a lot. Your explanation answered my questions and even questions I hadn’t even thought of

so it has been very helpful…thank you!

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Jill Scott

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:12:50 +0000

This exact scam happened to my dad in the Waitrose car park in Harrogate, UK, over a year ago. Luckily he only forked out £30. I’ve just opened the lining of the jacket - and yes, it’s plastic. Button Felloff - I’d love to see the picture!

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Martin

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:10:28 +0000

I knew it was too good to be true, it happened to me in Philly, four blocks from south st. about three weeks ago.

Is there anything that can be done to get this guy?

Comment on Centerflow as a service by josh.mikow

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:13:46 +0000

I’ve tried downloading version 0.9.05 from SourceForge but it isn’t working. Is it still possible to use this hosted on our own servers?

Thanks,

Josh

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by William

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:54:53 +0000

Hi, I too was scammed. It happened today in Hillerød, North of Copenhagen, same story. I paid 700 for 3 jackets and a suit. The suit says Reporter R.D.G. The guy was at short guy with at tatoo on his right arm. I seems like he is expanding his repertoire with a new brand. The suit finishing details seem alright, but I am not able to judge the quality. I gave away the jackets for at good cause.

Comment on Centerflow as a service by Kaanon MacFarlane

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:57:45 +0000

That’s a great idea. I’ll get some better documentation for setting the system up as soon as I can.

Comment on Centerflow as a service by smooter

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:32:27 +0000

Congrats on getting this up and running. I love the look and feel of it in the demo.

I want to run it in house, I don’t think my boss would go for the web based version.

Do you have some docs for setting it up on a LAMP appliance? I have downloaded the rpath LAMP appliance that works for pretty much everything else that I need PHP for. Hopefully it will do the job?

Thanks for your help!

smooter

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Stephen

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:07:41 +0000

This was somewhere around may 15 as well.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Stephen

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:07:02 +0000

I too was scammed on A collezioni in calgary. I was talking a walk during my lunch break from the Shaw building on barlow when a guy in a rental car pulled up and asked where the airport was. So I gave him directions and was about to leave when he jumped up and asked if I would take some coats off of him. I had a lot of trouble understanding his italian accent and said whatever and next thing i knew he was trying to sell me 5 coats for $1000. He said that he recieved these from his company and didn’t want to pay taxes. He also said that they were worth $1000 each, and claimed he was rich so he didn’t need them. I immediatly thought of it as a huge scam, but figured they were probably some cheap leather or immitation leather coats. They looked quite nice though, but I told him I didn’t need them. He then told me to give him an offer so I told him $250 for all 5. We ended up settling on $300 for all 5, and I went to the bank to get him the money. While there he drove under some security cameras (on purpose), but he was in a rental (at least it had rental plates, no rental company sticker I could see, and the plate may have been a fake from the quick glance I took to make sure the car wasn’t a regular vehicle). At the bank he suddenly asked for more and I started to walk away, but then decided to go for it anyhow, and gave him $ 380 for 5 coats. Thing was he tried to give me only 4 (didn’t realize this until I got them in my car and he was several block away already). Either way they look nice, and i’ve been trying to regain as much money as possible by selling them honesty as immitation leather coats (Vynyl with a fabric backing to make it rough behind like real leather is (this is what fooled me)) for what I paid for them.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Kate

Fri, 16 May 2008 05:24:09 +0000

I mean Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Kate

Fri, 16 May 2008 05:23:07 +0000

This happened in Calgary, AB, Cananda

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Kate

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:01:30 +0000

OMG it just happened to my husband today. My husband was talking to me on phone while he was having conversation and I told my husband its looking like scam to me. I even ask him to describe me the logo and what he explained to me I said to him its not real, but my husband said does not really matter to me as I am helping someone who is in need and want to go back home and he said that guy is looking so real and that guy had heavy italian accent and he cant speak english he wanted $275 as he want to go back to italy as his mother is sick and he even showed my husband his ticket and passport. I cant beleive. I am shocked when I checked that it happened with so many people.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Sandra

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:23:13 +0000

May 1, 2008 Clairemont mesa, san diego, california.

My brother just got scammed by this italian guy also in a rental car with airplane tickets to go back home. He bought 3 jackets one suede brown jacket and 2 black leather jackets with the same story. These italians are just scamming people moving from county to county.

Comment on CenterFlow 0.9.04 released by Jack

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:14:48 +0000

Looking for a small scale PM/task mgmt system, seems you wrote one, however I’m not sure where to begin. Downloaded it from SF, placed in in directory for apache, ran into db not configured error, fixed that, now have a white page with some info on Cake, etc, but little to do with CenterFlow. So… looking in the “docs” dir gives me more info on Cake, but nothing on CenterFlow…

Long story short is that while CenterFlow looks good and teh demo is nice, I can’t get it set up. Guess that’s the way it goes…

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Disappointed in Canada

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:41:42 +0000

Last fall a friend gave me a nice “leather” jacket. He had purchased it from a guy he met and helped out. It sounds similar to many of the other stories here. My friend travels a lot so I’m not sure where he purchased the jackets.
My nice A Collezioni jacket is beginning to fall apart, and it is very obvious that it is not even real leather, just some sort of vinyl. The real value of the jacket is probably less than $20. Oh well, I enjoyed wearing it for the last 6 months, now I’ll probably just throw it away.

Comment on CenterFlow 0.9.04 released by Filipe Silva

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:08:14 +0000

Hi,
I love Centerflow! The demo is great, but I got a lot of errors when I installed in my dev environment…

For example:

Warning: file_put_contents(E:\Program Files\wamp\www\app\tmp\cache\models\default_projects) [function.file-put-contents]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in E:\Program Files\wamp\www\cake\basics.php on line 871

Can you help?

Filipe Silva

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Ouch!

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:10:21 +0000

3-31-08 @7PM in San Jose, CA — between high end shopping center Santana Row and Valley Fair.

A man in a car rental (SUV), about 5′7″, 150lbs receding hair line (sort of looks like Bruno - the younger judge in Dancing with the Stars), heavy Italian accent in blue pin stripe suit - who just “…afinished a business ameeting in aSantana Row…” had a few jackets he has no need of. Wants to get rid of them prior to flying back to Italy: 2 men’s jackets and a ladies suede coat for ($1300, $1400 & $1600). He’ll give it all to me for half that price. I said I can’t - I couldn’t even afford half of the half. Anyway, ignorant me, I ended up giving him $200 for the 3 and drove off thinking I helped out a stranger in distress. Now I read the stories in this web page and feel so low. Sigh, it was a $200 lesson not to be gullible…next time.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Zurab

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:52:28 +0000

The TV program “The Real Hustle” had an episode on this scan. I gotta say they guy that approached me was much smoother than the guy in the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYJnR01oApE

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Zurab

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:29:46 +0000

Same thing. Wednesday March 12, 2008. NYC, Upper East Side. I was feeling good Karma that day, and decided to help with directions. After giving same story: SUV, Jacob Javitz center, jackets etc…

I didn’t think there was a show at Javitz, but there was a small chance so I listened. I speak some Italian, and he gave me his pitch in Italian.

I thought at first this was one of my many bizzaro New York experiences, but clearly this is an old con.

2 other people I know also were approached by this guy in NYC this week.

I got away without being scammed and got to practice my Italian.

The old adage holds up: If its too good to be true, it probably is.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by predator

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:36:04 +0000

you guys are right this guy is slick i didnt even know this site was around sorry to post so late during a summer 2007 this guy tries the same story with me italy ,customs airport,yadda yadda yadda a i was walking to my cousins house (former con artist)(hopefully) when i was approached tried to talk me into it well i didnt have the cash and he asked if my cousin would be interested i told him to ask him since he was only down the block when we got there My cuz recognized the scam which he says originated in L.A. , and we went to beat the living piss outta him but he got away in his rental with jersey plates oh by the way this happened in Brooklyn NY

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Joe

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:49:09 +0000

New sucker in Denmark! How foolish can you be..? Today in Dyssegaard near Copenhagen, exactly same story as you all tell this rascal tells. Little man in little rental car. I paid DKK 2.000 / USD 400 for three leather and suede coats. I thought I needed a break from above LOL.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Peter

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:37:03 +0000

Same thing, 700$ for 6 jackets.. I was so fooled. Only worth 10$ a piece?… bummer. this was in Langley, BC at the liquor store.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Peter

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:35:57 +0000

Same thing, 700$ for 6 jackets.. I was so fooled. Only worth 10$ a piece?… bummer.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by igotscammed

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:31:56 +0000

If anyone has a photo of this scam artist, can you please send it to me. I can be reached at igotscammed2@hotmail.com.

THANK YOU

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by igotscammed

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:30:11 +0000

Hi,this guy scammed me too! It was the exact same story, he asked for directions to the airport to fly off, than told me he had jackets that he had to get rid of because he would get taxed. He said the jackets were worth $700 each, and gave me a great deal for $150 a jacket, so I bought it. This happend in Toronto, Ontario at Spadina and Bloor. He too was with another younger fellow (whome was quiet through the whole incident).
After reading all the posts, it seems like this man is travelling the globe conducting this scam.

“Button Felloff” or anyone else with his photo;

I would love to see the picture, to confirm if its the same fellow.

Thanks

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Jones

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:31:15 +0000

hmm….. same thing happened to me in taiwan kaohsiung (might be in 2005 Oct or something)..
He called me in a car and told me that he had trouble speaking chinese to anything at that area. It seem he had driving around that area for a while. And that place is around 15 mins driving from an international airport in Kaohsiung as well. I was told that i am the only guy who can speak english at that time for that afternoon..
He showed me his passport,flight ticket, etc and about 5 jackts . and saying he is leaving to his home country and want to sell these jackets cheap to avoid paying the tax..
In the end, i bought one jacket for around 90USD( 2700 NT dollars)..

I am wondering if that is the same guy doing this con thing. He must be travlling around the world for this..

If anyone has the photo of him.. i wish to have a look if that is the same guy….
my email is joneslin29@gmail.com
please put the email title as A.Collezioni guy photo so i wont miss the email … thank you so much

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Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by MK

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:21:16 +0000

Same thing, Oakton, Virginia at a gas station. Man approached my husband with same airline story. He was on his way to Dulles airport. This was in late 2006.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Jose

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:17:07 +0000

Same thing happened to me two days ago in Hamilton, NJ. I stopped to buy food at the supermarket and this Italian guy approached me. I was sure these were a whatever brand, but it’s true he was convincing and the quality looked good. I really was unable to help him for the sake of it, so I bargained for one jacket for $100. I ended up with 3 for $200. I hope that they are leather, if they are it’s not a bad deal. If they are not he got me.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Alex

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:43:40 +0000

Same story, different day. I was outside of Home Depot today and was approached by the Italian Actor!! The same thing about a fashion show, LAX, and not wanting to incur any taxes for taking them with him on his flight back to Italy. I ended up buying 6 leather and suede jackets for $300. He wanted $400 but I only had $300. I was torn with my decision but he was such a nice guy and I wanted to help him out. I was excited yet still felt strange about my purchase. I went back to work and had someone check it out online. That’s when I found out that this was all a scam. Oh well. The jackets look good on me and I still think I got a deal even though these were fake and not real Armani. C’est la vie! I won’t make this mistake again!

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Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Taminder

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:35:22 +0000

just got an a collzioni leather jacket for 100$ in canada nearby a krispy kreme shot - dis italian guy , who had to leave to italy that same day, was tryina sell 6 jacket for 900 dollars said it was legit and was trying to sell one for 150-200 dollars each

neway i liked 1 jacket n bought it for 100 later i cheked online n turns out dat a collzioni is not armani — it has nothin to do with armani - fake.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Leo

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:49:50 +0000

I was targeted here in New York 3 times within a year. The same MO. A single or two well dressed man stop and ask for directions to the Lincoln tunnel. They are here for a convention and want rid themselves of Armani suits and jackets.

They may be guilty of selling fraudulent items. However it should be noted that if one purchases a leather jacket for $50, it may not exactly be a ripoff.

I personally have not purchased any items from the men who approached me.

AS A SPECIAL NOTE: I OBJECT TO THE USE OF “WOP” BY “BeN Player”. Shame on you.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Leo

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:24:19 +0000

I was targeted here in New York 3 times within a year. The same MO. A single or two well dressed man stop and as for directions to the Lincoln tunnel. They are here for a convention and want rid themselves of Armani suits and jackets.

They may be guilty of selling fraudulent items. However it should be noted that if one purchases a leather jacket for $50, it may not exactly be a ripoff.

I personally have not purchased any items from the men who approached me.

AS A SPECIAL NOTE: I OBJECT TO THE USE OF “WOP” BY “BeN Player”. Shame on you.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Carmen

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:42:39 +0000

Well well well…this dude has made it to Canada! My husband was fished in today! It was a sob story of losing all his money at the casino and needed cash to pay the rental van before flying back home to Italy through Toronto Pearson Airport. Same line, directions to airport, Airline ticket, passport, etc. Long story short, bank account is lighter by $750 and we now own 5 fake Armani jackets. But, their quality doesn’t look too bad and they actually are quite nice on, so whatever!!!!

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Jorgen

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:38:14 +0000

So, now the guy is back in Copenhagen, Denmark. Some story - rental car - on his way to the airport. I am just wondering if it is the same guy as you all describe in the US. Could you please send me a photo then I will bring it to the police. Nice jacket though

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Jim

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:11:23 +0000

It has happen to me 4 times. Same story as everyone else also. The most recent case i called the cops and stated chasing the guy around. I got his liscence plate and it was a rental car but by the time they checked he was already gone. Don’t fall for the scam.

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Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Frank

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:38:03 +0000

Same story here… Marin county oustide sf. I now see the same scam going on Craigs List. The guy accidently emailed me photos of himself by mistake and then photos of the jackets — perhaps he got burned too and is just trying to recoupe his cash.

It’s got to stop!

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by BeN Player

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:48:16 +0000

i personally hustled car speakers and amps before.. same sales pitch and all.. and in south orange county.. it happned to me….. SAME thing… italian guy w/ harsh accent… actually gave me ride to bank where i got out 300$ and gave the wop 250$ for two leather and three suade ones, after we agreed upon 800$…. i sold one leather one to a buddy of mine for 200$ that hour…. im still pretty pissed off that i got hustled, but they are alright looking and the gf likes them on me…. so w/e.. i teach kickboxing and have my ccw w/ a .40 cal handgun always on me, so if i see him again….

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Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by kyle

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 23:05:30 +0000

im about 20 min outside of philadelphia this guy got me outside a home depot. ?Same scam as everyone else. I was pretty sure they were fake but 400 for 8 jackets was a pretty good deal either way. Im gonna feel bad pushing these off on people i dont know what to sell them for. Does anyone know real value

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by MarleyManUK

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:37:03 +0000

Right lol, My uncle visited me yesterday (england), he said i got a present for you and started to go through the story, about how whilst out doing his garden some italian dude said hed got lost leaving someones house that he used to have as a contact.

Apperently the contact had moved to glasgow (so the neighbour had told him), anyway he went through the same sort of speail, Fashion exhibition in london, stock he didnt want to take back blah blah, showed my uncle 4 coats and said if my uncle paid his rental car fee(£149) he could have the coats.

My uncle was already suspicious and went indoors to get some money, he came out with £10 and said it was all he had as my aunt was out with other money, cheque book etc.

Apperently the italian bloke got a bit unhappy, picked up his coats and left (without the £10) lol, however he left one of the coats in the back of my uncles car lmao.

Which i was given……which is pretty cack really lol, probably seel it on ebay now but at least i know what to explain it as lol.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by david

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:12:18 +0000

well guess what? same thing happen to me today. as i walked out of my project building in harlem manhattan NY, i was walking to the bank and he called me over to his car. he gave me the same sad story he gave all of you. he was going to the airport blah blah. well i bought two jackets for 200$. im so stupid i can’t believe i fell for this. as i took money out the atm i changed my mind but he then convinced me. i changed my mind because his flight info was in intalian but i know spanish so i could tell the flight was not today. also why would he have problems taking something that was made in italy back to italy? arg

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by nancy

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:10:03 +0000

OMG! The same thing happend to my brother. On March 17,2007, in Fontana, CA my brother was approched by an italian guy as he was coming out of the bank. Originally the italian wanted $700.00 dollars for 6 leather jackets. Same story, he had a passport and was ready to leave for Italy and he had to get rid of the jackets. He even went as far as telling my mother he was not kidding and he had 2 handicaped kids. He even showed pictures to prove it. Well he bought the six jackets for $400.00 and the italian even told my mom he will be back next year to sell her more jackets.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Marc

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:01:31 +0000

Well, it happened to me today. I was at the Home Depot in San Mateo CA. It’s about 5 miles south of SF Airport.An Italian dude drives up to me and says that he was at a show in Santa Clara selling leather coats. He had these extra coats and didn’t want to pay for bringing them back to Italy. He had to catch a plane and wanted to give me a deal. So he would sell me 5 leather jackets for 600.00. I said no thanks, but he kept going down on the price. He then asked me what I would give him, and I said 200.00. He ended up getting 300.00 from me. They are nice jackets. These days one could spend that kind of money for 1 lousy jacket. I’m not going to loose any sleep over it, but I could see how someone would. Watch out people!!

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Mike

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:57:39 +0000

Count me in. $500 for six “replica” jackets. Los Altos California.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Matt A

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:14:29 +0000

Well, the only thing that kind of leaves me feeling like I got scammed is that I should’ve stuck with the $100 I was originally going to pay him.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Matt A

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:28:00 +0000

I can’t believe I’m reading this. I just got screwed by the same guy. I’m reading through this thread and can’t believe that just about everyone else’s story is similar to mine. Just this morning walking down Anderson Avenue in Cliffside Park, a short Italian guy in a rented Pontiac pulls over trying to sell me 4 coats for $500. I tell him that I won’t pay that much for a coat. But it’s Armani and he’s in a rush to get to Newark Airport for his flight back he says while showing me his plane ticket and passport. I ended up buying 3 coats for $200. I’m looking at them now and honestly, I don’t think they look that bad. For about $66 each, I don’t feel like I was taken to the cleaners since that’s about as much as I’d pay for a regular coat.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Peter

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:38:30 +0000

I fell for it today in Nutley NJ at 2:00PM outside of Sports Unlimited. I got 5 jackets for $500. The Italian I met, It says VincenzoA on the card, was driving a Pacifica from Enterprise. He had a buddy calling him and saying he had to hurry to the airport to catch the Alitalia flight to Milano. His friend was asking for his passport number. He gave him some numbers I understand that much Italian. All of course was fake. The issue I have is that the jackets were marked as XL and XXL when they infact were L. I will have to give mine away to charity, maybe to Goodwill, and get a tax deduction next year. I would like to see thee photo as well.
Life is a trial and error experience.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Tony

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:24:48 +0000

What the hell, I just got scammed by this guy today a few hours ago… I was going to eat lunch at the Egg&I in Las Vegas, NV on sahara, and this Italian guy named Bruno Manzi, even gave me his card, It says hes a desiger in Milano Italy.. Anyways same story as everyone else, He rolls up in a rental car Pontiac SUV, doesnt speak good english, only Italian & spanish.. He needs to get to the airport and sells me 3 A.Collezioni leather jackets, 2 black, 1 brown.. Good quality though but not the real thing I guess.. damn this guy is good, if anyone has a picture of him post it on here… Did anyone else get a bussines card from him?

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by chris

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:48:52 +0000

so yesterday i went to the bank to deposit my pay check. i come out and get into my car and this guy behind me in a silver pt cruiser is talking to me outside his passenger window…i thought he was mad at me at first but he was asking me if i spoke spanish. i told him i spoke a little, figuring he was looking for directions. he then starts talking to me in a combination of broken english and a mixture of spanish and italian that he works for armani in south coast plaza and they flew him out here for something. he is staying with a friend or something and is going back to lax that day. then he goes into this story how he has these three leather jackets but he isnt trying to sell them…the thing is that his bank back in italy has closed so he cant pay for his rental car. he shows me his passport and his rental car bill…trying to tell me that he doesnt want to sell me the jackets, that they are a gift for me to help him out. so being young, stupid and too nice for my own good i help the guy out…173 for 3 jackets…they look nice so i figure y not…so i give the guy the cash, and even another 5 because he is hungry and doesnt have money to eat. he said he would give me a call today in fact to let me know money has been wired by western union to repay me. he gave me a very big and affectionate hug and was on his way…just to be sure i followed him down the block enough to get a license plate number from him. hopefully i can help get this guy now.

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Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by oscar

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:36:12 +0000

SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME IN FONTANA. THIS, I HAD SEEN THIS GUY IN A MALL ALREADY. IF I HAPPENED TO FIND HIM I WILL LET YOU GUYS NOW. DON’T BUY ANYMOERE. LOOK AT THIS WEBSIDET..
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-Mens-A-Collezioni-Black-Leather-Jacket-X-Large_W0QQitemZ230072227955QQihZ013QQcategoryZ52758QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by oscar

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:34:36 +0000

SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME TODAY BEEN 1/24/07. I WAS ACTUALLY IN THE CITY OF FONTANA BUYING A CELL PHONE AND WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE THERE HE WAS. AN ITALIAN GUY THAT ALSO NEW SPANISH. DRIVING A WHITE S.U.V. HE ENDED UP GIVING ME 6 JACKETS FOR ONLY $100 DOLLARS. TO START WITH HE WAS CHARGING ME 1,400 AND WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 300.00. THAN WHEN I WAS GIVING HIM THE MONEY I KIND OF MADE A REMARK THAT I WAS A COP. THE GUY ENDED UP RUNNING. HE LEFT ME 6 JACKETS FOR $200.00. I WANT TO GIVE HIS CHANGE SO IF YOU GUYS CAN HELP ME FIND HIM. THANKS..
look:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-Mens-A-Collezioni-Black-Leather-Jacket-X-Large_W0QQitemZ230072227955QQihZ013QQcategoryZ52758QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

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Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Robert

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:57:37 +0000

Well, add me to the list. At Clifton Commons off Route 3, he asker for directions to Newark Airport, lots of broken english, just finished a show at Javits, engaged me like a real pro. Couldn’t take them thru customs without paying a tax. The went from $700 to $300 to the $200 in my pocket. Asked how much was left in my wallet before he hurried away (in a different direction from my supplied). Dark hair, also spoke spanish, two dark marks on his right hand, NJ plates VJD-18J. I’d love to help catch him.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Chris

Sun, 07 Jan 2007 19:58:20 +0000

Just suspiciously googled A Collezioni and found this thread. Very interesting. Thanks

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-Mens-A-Collezioni-Black-Leather-Jacket-X-Large_W0QQitemZ230072227955QQihZ013QQcategoryZ52758QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Mandzok

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:04:44 +0000

I am confused as to what everyone is complaining about. My brother purchased the jackets through the same scenario - three jackets, $200 or something like that. He gave one to me for watching his dog over a weekend. If it is fake leather, it is nice fake leather. If it is not fake leather, I doubt you could purchase a similiar jacket for $66 (the approximate cost). I wear mine regularly and only receive compliments - and my buddys are pricks. Plainly, they seem to be nice jackets. Those that paid up to $500-$700 for a set of jackets only have their own greed to blame.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by a

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:33:12 +0000

This happened today 12/28/06 my dad was in the parking lot of Lowes in North Carolina same thing directions to the airport the guy said he needed money for a PS3 for his kids since they were expensive in Italy that they were $1500 so the guy sold my dad 7 jackets for $500 and he said his name was “pepe martini” and he looked about 35-40 years old and was italian. and my dad gave him his buisness card and my dad got an adress from him in Italy. And said that he’ll be back in end of Janurary and will give my dad a call and if he gets in touch with him i’ll let u know !

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Edward

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:11:31 +0000

There’s an item in the Metropolitan Diary of today’s New York Times (12/25) suggesting that this guy may be back in town. Apparently Mr. Johnson-Laird was lucky–he got a free bolt of cloth for his directions. I encountered this Italian guy in the East 40s in Manhattan back in February (which aligns with some of the earlier sightings posted here). He offered me three leather Armani jackets in exchange for directions to the airport. Said they were samples he couldn’t carry back to Milan with him. When he found out I was a writer, he asked me if he could hire me to edit his catalog in English and even gave me his business card. He was ready to hand over the three jackets for “free” when he suddenly asked for money (I think it was $200 or so) to pay for the car rental and petrol. When I refused, he swiped the business card back, threw the coats back in the SUV, and drove off. I’m sorry I didn’t take his plate–it all happened so fast.

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Bruce

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:31:39 +0000

Add me to the list of suckers…very smooth con man, exact same m.o. and result…he got me for $200 for 3 leather jackets…corner of Lexington and 69th, he was pulled over at Lex and asking direction to Newark airport, with a very fancy SUV rental. I’m pretty sure the jackets are vinyl….is there a way check?

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by R

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:10:46 +0000

I have a somewhat different story. My friend was around New Rochelle getting off work when a sharply dressed, good looking young Italian man asked him for directions to JFK airport. He could not speak english. My friend speaks spanish so he tried his best to give directions. The man was so grateful that he was willing to help him that he gave him 3 of those collezioni jackets without asking for any money. He also gave him his card (which was in Italian). Do you think it could have been that Francesco guy actually really trying to go back to Italy? Maybe he is quitting the business? It is just so weird…

Comment on Counterfeit Armani? by Armani

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:49:23 +0000

How the heck did this guy end up in Apple Valley, CA? I can’t believe I found this thread. I actually just googled “a. collezioni real leather?”. The same thing happened to my husband 2 days ago. A short italian guy in a rental car approached him in front of a grocery store. Said he was coming back from an “exhibition” or show from Vegas and had to get rid of these jackets and suit. He showed his passport and plane ticket and didn’t want to deal with customs. At first he offered them at $1200. My husband even brought this guy to my mom’s house. There he paid this guy $600 for 7 leather jackets and a suit. The suede is faux. I just hope that the other jackets really are leather. I still think we got an awesome deal. We knew they weren’t real Armani’s that was obvious. My question is who is this guy and where is he getting these jackets from? He said his name was Francesco. He even left his address with my husband.

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