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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Redemption: Served Cold
Comment left by Keith on the "Satisfaction" blog entry below:
Email sent to me soon after:
Here's my answer:
1. I didn't call him "Mr. X" for your benefit, Keith. I'm sure you know who he is.
2. I've grown really tired of hearing about your problems. Let's not play games of tit for tat in suffering. It's pointless and whiney and offers no real excuses for decisions we make as thinking adult people.
3. You ask what it will take for the blog to come down. Before, I've said that nothing would make me take it down, but I think there may be something after all. You keep saying that you're sorry and that you want to make "good" for the mistakes you've made, but what were these "mistakes" you speak of? As far as I've seen, you really haven't admitted to anything. YOU ROBBED PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET. Say it. Tell the truth. Admit you took advantage of Justin and borrowed money under false pretenses. Admit that Hilary called him for more money after he said he couldn't give you any more. Admit you ran scams on Craigslist and tried to sell people equipment you didn't have. All this whining and making excuses and telling us all how hard you've had it is soooo tired. Tell everyone how I reached out to you last summer and asked you to just pay $25 to show good faith and how you promised me you would mail it right away and never did. Talk about how you would make plans to meet us with equipment and never show up. Admit that the only reason we're getting paid is because I have this blog and you've basically told everyone else to f*ck off. Stop acting like people are attacking you. Stop being a victim. Say "I'm Keith Kiiroja and I stole from innocent people."
The blog is up as a warning. It's a public service. You're a criminal. If you want to make restitution to all the people you've scammed, then that is a respectable thing and I encourage you to do that. However, your money does little to pay people back what they've really suffered because of you. A real, honest apology is in order... plus, of course, the cash.
I know who this is so there is no need to disguise him as Mr. X. I am doing my best in this. I have some issues. I am not a total piece of shit. My life is crazy. I would love to see any of you raised in my family and having a child diagnosed with Cancer. It does not make life easy at all. Don;t knock it till you have tried it. I will talk about my daughter always, she is the biggest part of my life. I never said that what I did was right...I made some mistakes and I am looking right here right now to correct them. I have to admit this blog site is not helping the situation. But there is nothing I can do about it. It is here to stay, no matter what I pay back and who I pay back.
Email sent to me soon after:
On Mar 4, 2009, at 10:17 PM, Keith // Subject:Yourself wrote:
What is it going to take for the blog site to come down..? I would like to talk with you about this. I just want to know where you are at on this…do you think you can go back on vacation again. I am working on getting things squared away with others. I really need to find another job. I am trying to make good with you on everything. I sent the extra 50 to show my motivation. I literally gave you every last penny I had. I am making changes and sacrifices to keep my word with you and Justin.
Here's my answer:
1. I didn't call him "Mr. X" for your benefit, Keith. I'm sure you know who he is.
2. I've grown really tired of hearing about your problems. Let's not play games of tit for tat in suffering. It's pointless and whiney and offers no real excuses for decisions we make as thinking adult people.
3. You ask what it will take for the blog to come down. Before, I've said that nothing would make me take it down, but I think there may be something after all. You keep saying that you're sorry and that you want to make "good" for the mistakes you've made, but what were these "mistakes" you speak of? As far as I've seen, you really haven't admitted to anything. YOU ROBBED PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET. Say it. Tell the truth. Admit you took advantage of Justin and borrowed money under false pretenses. Admit that Hilary called him for more money after he said he couldn't give you any more. Admit you ran scams on Craigslist and tried to sell people equipment you didn't have. All this whining and making excuses and telling us all how hard you've had it is soooo tired. Tell everyone how I reached out to you last summer and asked you to just pay $25 to show good faith and how you promised me you would mail it right away and never did. Talk about how you would make plans to meet us with equipment and never show up. Admit that the only reason we're getting paid is because I have this blog and you've basically told everyone else to f*ck off. Stop acting like people are attacking you. Stop being a victim. Say "I'm Keith Kiiroja and I stole from innocent people."
The blog is up as a warning. It's a public service. You're a criminal. If you want to make restitution to all the people you've scammed, then that is a respectable thing and I encourage you to do that. However, your money does little to pay people back what they've really suffered because of you. A real, honest apology is in order... plus, of course, the cash.
Satisfaction Rate: 12%
Today was another good day. Keith deposited $450 into my bank account, bringing his total amount paid back to us to $850 or 12% of his total: $7212.17. He was only supposed to deposit $400, so I'm not sure what that little extra was for... maybe a bonus for my compassion chart.
I must say, however, that this event is somewhat bittersweet. The news for the rest of the Keith Kiiroja support group is not so good. In fact, I received a phone call today from another person who bought equipment [or thought he was buying equipment] from Keith on Craigslist, and this one really upset me. It certainly gets me worked up to read dozens of angry emails calling Keith a scumbag and a loser, but its quite another feeling that I get when I hear the actual voice of someone who Keith has {allegedly} scammed. This guy just sounded really sad. He was looking to me for advice because he just isn't getting anywhere with Keith.
He sent me some emails Keith had sent to him regarding his Craisglist "purchase" and gave me permission to reprint them without his name. I'm calling him "Mr. X". This is the second person who has called me about Keith since I posted the blog. There are also about 7 people in the "support group" - other than Justin and me - of which I think two got paid back partially or in full.
Here are some of the emails from Keith to Mr. X:
Mr. X made this transaction with Keith in late October 2008, and has yet to receive any merchandise or any of his money back. This is the latest email Mr. X sent to me [after I told him Keith paid us $450 and wondered if anyone else has had any luck getting the money he had promised them this week]:
All I can say here is that I'm really glad that Keith is keeping his word with us, but I wish he was able to make things right with the other people he's hurt. Keith has also made arrangements with us to send us equipment next week and asked for a two week period to get a larger amount of money together to pay for the Canon equipment. There has been some murmuring in the group that Keith is going to be "away and unreachable" for two weeks causing some worry that he's trying to disappear. Like I always say, "we shall see".
Thanks for the $$, Keith!! Hope to hear from you on Monday :)
[disclaimer for those of you who have googled Keith Kiiroja in regard to considering him for a job: my intent in this blog is not to make commentary on Keith Kiiroja's skills as a photographer or character as a potential employee. I am merely documenting the collection of personal loans made to Keith by my husband, Justin, and also some anecdotal stories of others who had business transactions with Keith involving the sale of camera and gaming equipment over the internet. look, I can't stand the lying jerk, but if you want him to take your picture, more power to you.]
a dramatization of Keith running off with our money
I must say, however, that this event is somewhat bittersweet. The news for the rest of the Keith Kiiroja support group is not so good. In fact, I received a phone call today from another person who bought equipment [or thought he was buying equipment] from Keith on Craigslist, and this one really upset me. It certainly gets me worked up to read dozens of angry emails calling Keith a scumbag and a loser, but its quite another feeling that I get when I hear the actual voice of someone who Keith has {allegedly} scammed. This guy just sounded really sad. He was looking to me for advice because he just isn't getting anywhere with Keith.
He sent me some emails Keith had sent to him regarding his Craisglist "purchase" and gave me permission to reprint them without his name. I'm calling him "Mr. X". This is the second person who has called me about Keith since I posted the blog. There are also about 7 people in the "support group" - other than Justin and me - of which I think two got paid back partially or in full.
Here are some of the emails from Keith to Mr. X:
"I know you are infuriated with this situation and I want to do my best to correct it. There was a posting about me by someone on craigslist and I know that you are upset by this knowing that there is someone else out there who is dealing with the same issues that you are. Truth is in all of the daily madness I am dealing with in my life things became a bit overwhelming and I may have double sold an item and I have not shipped what was sold or I did and it was to the wrong person. Luckily, I have all of your emails and I am not a complete asshole. I am not looking to take advantage. However some of you may not end up with what you purchased. You will however get every penny back. I know I also gave a lot of you the runaround. I am truly sorry and I only have myself to blame for you being upset.
What I would like for all of you to do is write me back an email and let me know an amount that you paid, if you did a transfer, how much did it cost you? What did you buy from me and when? Also send me your correct address. I do not need any other words at all cause I know I handled this wrong. I am not looking to scam anyone and I think that is proven by the fact that I gave you all my home and cell #’s and I have been in contact as often as I could be. Some of you will get your money back and others will get what they purchased by January 15th 2009. I cannot afford to send anything overnight or express. I will also be willing to meet with some of you in person for the final transaction. Others are too far.
What I do find odd is that I sold numerous items on CL and I had some issues with shipping delays. I sold a desktop computer, a really expensive laptop, a digital point and shoot, a 30d and 3 lenses (more than a few months ago), 2 Alex Grey paintings, and more…all of those people walked away with their stuff after awhile and were all happy helping me and dealing with me. I am guessing though that none of you are interested in hearing their stories. I know you are all unhappy. Send me those emails as soon as possible and I will send you back either what you purchased or your money. Anyone who is waiting longest or paid in full will get priority over anyone else and I will notify you via email on what you will be getting. I am looking to get this back on track and as organized as possible.
Sorry for the inconvenience this all caused.
Thank you for your time.
Keith Kiiroja
Email me at keith@unkphoto.com with the following info.
Name:
Ship to Address:
Phone:
Email:
Item(s) Purchased:
Money Paid:
Balance Owed (Only if applicable):"
"Mr. X,
I just figured it would be easier to send you an email.
I am going to ship you the Camera ONLY and refund the money for the Lens. I have things squared away here with everyone else and you will be getting a BRAND NEW 5d.
I will call you in the morning after I arrange shipment.
Thank you,
Keith"
"Please one more final time, send me whatever info you would like for me to send you your money back. I know I may have sent some of you checks but I have to close my account after 2 of them clear this week. I had some fraudulent activity happen on my account and now I know how all of you feel.
You will all be paid what you laid out in a timely fashion, I promise (not that my promise means anything to any of you). No more bullshit from me. I am done playing games with all of you, I am sorry that you got caught up in my fucked up life. I know what I owe to you so please just send along one of the following so that you can be paid what you put forward.
Just so you all are aware, I am doing my best to fix this in a way that will not involve scamming or stealing from anyone.
I am once again sorry that I allowed my suffering in my life affect you in any way.
Full Name:
Address:
(for this I would send you a Money Order ONLY)
Bank Account:
(money would be deposited directly into your account)
Routing Number:
(if you want money transferred)
Branch Name:
PayPal Email Address:
keith@unkphoto.com
Long Island, New York
tel: 631-xxx-xxxx
mobile: 613-xxx-xxxx
AIM: SnapshotAssassin"
Mr. X made this transaction with Keith in late October 2008, and has yet to receive any merchandise or any of his money back. This is the latest email Mr. X sent to me [after I told him Keith paid us $450 and wondered if anyone else has had any luck getting the money he had promised them this week]:
"Rebekuh [sp],
Keith said they wouldn’t transfer money by phone so he is going to go Friday in person to the bank. He is still stalling. I text him that he is just stalling and I said that I was maybe going to start a blog to get his attention. I even ask what I should title it. He wasn’t too happy. Here is his blog “no, I am no stalling… u don’t need to waste ur time on a stupid fxxxxxx blog.” Then I said something about the law and he said “ I have spoken with the police and a lawyer… u have to take me to small claims. I could get u the money Friday…ur choice.
I am getting real tired of his lies. I still think I’ll wait to post anything on your blog but I can show you some of his emails if your interested. I have a business receipt for the 5d I bought from him and here are four emails that I received.
Keep in touch,
Mr. X"
All I can say here is that I'm really glad that Keith is keeping his word with us, but I wish he was able to make things right with the other people he's hurt. Keith has also made arrangements with us to send us equipment next week and asked for a two week period to get a larger amount of money together to pay for the Canon equipment. There has been some murmuring in the group that Keith is going to be "away and unreachable" for two weeks causing some worry that he's trying to disappear. Like I always say, "we shall see".
Thanks for the $$, Keith!! Hope to hear from you on Monday :)
[disclaimer for those of you who have googled Keith Kiiroja in regard to considering him for a job: my intent in this blog is not to make commentary on Keith Kiiroja's skills as a photographer or character as a potential employee. I am merely documenting the collection of personal loans made to Keith by my husband, Justin, and also some anecdotal stories of others who had business transactions with Keith involving the sale of camera and gaming equipment over the internet. look, I can't stand the lying jerk, but if you want him to take your picture, more power to you.]
a dramatization of Keith running off with our money
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Update [Shortest Vacation EVER]
Keith didn't make the deposit today citing the snow storm and lack of transportation as his reasons for failing to make good on his promise. He has now promised to make the deposit first thing tomorrow [03.04.09] morning. We shall see.
Compassion + Time to Relax
It is a true fact that if you open me up and take a photo of my insides that my heart appears mostly black with sharp corners and burnt edges. If you look close enough you'll see a happy face with a smirk branded into the side of it. But if you take one of those very expensive fancier pictures of my insides, it will reveal a very adorable image of my heart - all fluorescent pink with yellow and green polka dots. What I'm trying to say is that I'm actually very sweet - very, very, very ... very deep down inside.
To know me is to know a very optimistic and forgiving person who loves puppies and babies and who smiles 99% of the time. I have compassion and love for all living things. To illustrate this further, I have prepared a "compassion pie chart" for your review.
I also have an "aggravation" pie chart, but I'm saving that one for later. I've decided that today is a day for compassion, so Justin and I are going to take a much needed vacation from the strain of feeling sour and focus on polka dots and rainbows instead.
We're not sure if or when we'll be back, but you can all be sure that all our stories will be locked up safe in a vault while we're away and will be back for your viewing pleasure upon our return.
Namaste.
To know me is to know a very optimistic and forgiving person who loves puppies and babies and who smiles 99% of the time. I have compassion and love for all living things. To illustrate this further, I have prepared a "compassion pie chart" for your review.
I also have an "aggravation" pie chart, but I'm saving that one for later. I've decided that today is a day for compassion, so Justin and I are going to take a much needed vacation from the strain of feeling sour and focus on polka dots and rainbows instead.
We're not sure if or when we'll be back, but you can all be sure that all our stories will be locked up safe in a vault while we're away and will be back for your viewing pleasure upon our return.
Namaste.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Video by Rebekah+Justin [no, not THAT kind]
I sent an email to Keith today giving him my bank account info for his deposit tomorrow. He emailed me back about some concerns. Justin and I made a video response. Enjoy.
Come On, Mama Needs a New Pair of Shoes!!
Note: I'll be blogging under my "Rebekah + Justin" ID from time to time to make it easier to transition between my blogs without logging in and out...
Anywho, I have a small and uninteresting update and a slightly larger and more interesting update that I thought might be worth sharing with you all.
First, in the interest of being fair, I want to share with you the smattering of text messages that Keith has sent to Justin over the past few weeks. It seems that Keith really wants to pay us this money back [read: wants us to think that he really wants to pay us this money back]. I find it interesting that the conversation always seems to hit a brick wall when there's any mention of getting the equipment back. Oh well... moving on. Here are the texts:
I, being the eternal optimist, am very excited about this. The Drunken Classy Ladies have our March brunch coming up, and this requires me to purchase a new dress and shoes... I'm so glad Keith will be funding my shopping trip. This slow economy has definitely put a dent into my dress buying and it'll be nice to have some of our money back to keep it "business as usual".
my new brunch outfit... yay!
I'm really placing a lot of faith in Keith to come through [mostly because I already bought the dress and it looks great on me], and I'll be sure to update you with what happened by the end of banking hours tomorrow.
Ok, now for the second thing: There's another blog out there written by another person who was "allegedly" scammed by Keith Kiiroja. I contacted the owner of the blog to find out who he was and what his story is, and he got back to me late last night via email. He's actually one of the people who Keith listed as someone he owed money to in an earlier email to me. I've said before that our story is the only one I can guarantee as true [even though I whole-heartedly believe all the others who I've been in contact with about Keith], so I wanted to reach out to him myself to see if he's legit. I'm waiting for him to get back to me with permission to link his blog and maybe post his story. FYI: it was another Craigslist scam... he didn't lend Keith anything. Hopefully, he'll let me share his story here.
That's all for now, folks. Hold for the update... [PS I obliged and removed Keith's phone number from my blog as per his request. I find this a weird request considering that the number will supposedly no longer work, but what the heck... I don't care.]
Anywho, I have a small and uninteresting update and a slightly larger and more interesting update that I thought might be worth sharing with you all.
First, in the interest of being fair, I want to share with you the smattering of text messages that Keith has sent to Justin over the past few weeks. It seems that Keith really wants to pay us this money back [read: wants us to think that he really wants to pay us this money back]. I find it interesting that the conversation always seems to hit a brick wall when there's any mention of getting the equipment back. Oh well... moving on. Here are the texts:
I, being the eternal optimist, am very excited about this. The Drunken Classy Ladies have our March brunch coming up, and this requires me to purchase a new dress and shoes... I'm so glad Keith will be funding my shopping trip. This slow economy has definitely put a dent into my dress buying and it'll be nice to have some of our money back to keep it "business as usual".
my new brunch outfit... yay!
I'm really placing a lot of faith in Keith to come through [mostly because I already bought the dress and it looks great on me], and I'll be sure to update you with what happened by the end of banking hours tomorrow.
Ok, now for the second thing: There's another blog out there written by another person who was "allegedly" scammed by Keith Kiiroja. I contacted the owner of the blog to find out who he was and what his story is, and he got back to me late last night via email. He's actually one of the people who Keith listed as someone he owed money to in an earlier email to me. I've said before that our story is the only one I can guarantee as true [even though I whole-heartedly believe all the others who I've been in contact with about Keith], so I wanted to reach out to him myself to see if he's legit. I'm waiting for him to get back to me with permission to link his blog and maybe post his story. FYI: it was another Craigslist scam... he didn't lend Keith anything. Hopefully, he'll let me share his story here.
That's all for now, folks. Hold for the update... [PS I obliged and removed Keith's phone number from my blog as per his request. I find this a weird request considering that the number will supposedly no longer work, but what the heck... I don't care.]
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Keith Comments
I figured I'd make a post because most people don't read comments:
Keith Kiiroja said...
Most of the views on this site are from me since I have it as one of my start-up tabs on Explorer and Mozilla. I am not hiding and I never was. If you call me I will give you my NEW address as I have already given it out to some others. I know I did something wrong, that is not a LIE. I am looking to make good on all of this. No matter how many people were wronged, I will make it right.
FEBRUARY 19, 2009 8:31 AM
Mission to Find Keith Kiiroja said...
Keith,
The site doesn't have a view count. My profile does, but that isn't an indication of the blog view.
That being said, you can always email us your new info. You know by now that we've had it for a while. We know taking you to court will be futile... and like I already, why would we have to take you to court? Just keep up with the arrangement.
I'm glad you're trying to finally make things right [though look at the lengths people have had to go through to get a measly few bucks from you]. I am, however, discouraged that you continue to lie about other things. Oh well, no worries.
Let us know when the next payment will be.
FEBRUARY 19, 2009 9:04 AM
Keith Kiiroja said...
Most of the views on this site are from me since I have it as one of my start-up tabs on Explorer and Mozilla. I am not hiding and I never was. If you call me I will give you my NEW address as I have already given it out to some others. I know I did something wrong, that is not a LIE. I am looking to make good on all of this. No matter how many people were wronged, I will make it right.
FEBRUARY 19, 2009 8:31 AM
Mission to Find Keith Kiiroja said...
Keith,
The site doesn't have a view count. My profile does, but that isn't an indication of the blog view.
That being said, you can always email us your new info. You know by now that we've had it for a while. We know taking you to court will be futile... and like I already, why would we have to take you to court? Just keep up with the arrangement.
I'm glad you're trying to finally make things right [though look at the lengths people have had to go through to get a measly few bucks from you]. I am, however, discouraged that you continue to lie about other things. Oh well, no worries.
Let us know when the next payment will be.
FEBRUARY 19, 2009 9:04 AM
Blogs I Like: Suggested Reading
One of my favorite quotes [that I use often to annoy my friends and family who have made it their day's mission to be negative] is a quote from Scarface, "Everyday above ground is a good day". That's pretty much my mantra, so whatever I'm doing-whether it be working, or playing, or cleaning up missed pee pee spots that my son made around my toilet-I try to do it with unfailing optimism and appreciation for the moment.
However, there are those days that bring greater rewards... that make it not only nice to be above ground, but amusing as well. There are many things that I love waking up to-Christmas, the pitter patter of my children's feet on the steps [actually, it annoys me when I wake up this way, but I'm trying to sound sweet], cash in a suitcase at my front door. This morning I woke up to another kind of present... a new blog to add to my new KeithKiiroja.com feature "Blogs I Like: Suggested Reading"!
It seems that Keith has finally produced something besides a web of lies [though still in the same vein] and published a blog in response to my blog. I feel so famous... because, you know, you're not truly famous if no one hates you.
click image to read blog. really, read the blog.
I received an email on my Blackberry from one of the members of the Keith Kiiroja support group letting the rest of us know the blog existed. What a glorious morning!
Now, I'll post a brief, numbered response to some of the points brought up on the blog, but I'll probably leave it at that. So, now, I urge you to read Keith's blog in it's entirety and return here. I will provide quotes from the blog if you don't like wasting your time as much as I do.
1. "Sometimes in life people are faced with certain challenges, I do not really need to go into that much since my personal information has been plastered all over the internet (mainly by people with nothing better to do with their time). If they have properly set aside the time to bash me, make it look like I am a complete scumbag (so much so, that when I apply for a job I can't get one if people do a Google search about me), place all of my personal information (unpublished phone number and address) in a blog kind of like this one (aptly titled Keith Kiiroja took our money), and even voice mails over you tube, well then I forgive you. But, don't you have to work, parent your children, and be a wife to your loved one."
I do have to work, parent my children, and be a wife to Justin. As I have said before, collecting money-if successful-ends in getting money, so I consider this to be my new part-time job. Before I was a full-time neglectful parent and obsessive blogger, I was a moderately successful real estate agent for Weichert Realtors. I learned a very important sales technique and motivational message from a very successful office manager while still in training five years ago.
an old real estate ad of mine... too funny!
I have learned to manage my time very well to make it as profitable as possible. These blogs take me about a half hour to write. If I combine the time it took to set-up the blog, I could say I've spent about 8 good hours blogging about Keith Kiiroja. So far the amount of money received is $400. So, in essence, that's $50 an hour for my time... not bad in this post-Bush economy! This is, of course, in addition to the personal satisfaction I get from finally being able to tell our story to a greater audience. Hopefully, my profit margin will increase soon, because I really don't want to work for $50 an hour.
2. "I never said I was perfect and I will admit freely that I have lied about some things. But, when a person claims they have to HUNT ME DOWN or have to post a blog to find people who might know my whereabouts, I really feel like I am dealing with a person who should be reading a Where's Waldo book. By the way, you can not read Where's Waldo, you look at it and find the guy on the damn page, the same way you do an email or the internet. If you do a Google search you will find me on Facebook, MySpace, and more. I am not hiding from anyone. I have even given my home and cell phone numbers. However, they refuse to call. If I wanted my money back that bad I would be on the phone 24/7 or taking what information I do have and filing with small claims court."
Keith was TOTALLY hiding. We had a phone number, but he refused to give us a mailing address to take him to court. He must be afraid of my giant girl muscles. I guess I could have listed his Facebook profile on the court documents. I believe they just changed their user terms to include them having the ability to serve you court summons.
3. "The fact that I have a daughter who has been battling Cancer for 2 years is a good reason for me not to have any money and it is also the MAIN reason I would have to beg, borrow, and sell. It also plays a key roll in my efforts in not being able to pay someone back money I did not STEAL from them. "
It's called theft by deception. While he could argue he was simply a deadbeat in our case, he cannot argue that he stole from others by telling them he would sell them merchandise he never owned or had access to.
4. "My final note is that the person publishing information about me has nothing to do with this situation other than the fact that she is marrying the person that is. She came along well after I borrowed or was given money by my old friend. As far as I am concerned her actions are defamatory and until proven so, they are not fact."
This is true... I started dating Justin at the tail-end of the money lending, though there were requests of more money made by Hilary after Justin and I were together and Justin said no. Although what I've said is not defamatory. He likes to use this "proven" word a lot, because he has no evidence that anyone is lying about him. You know someone is guilty when you tell them they've done something and they ask you to "prove it"... you know, instead of exonerating themselves on their own.
5. "The courts do not use anything from the internet in a case, since it can be altered."
Not true.
[I'll skip over commenting on the Hilary blog because this girl has suffered enough. I mean, come on, she dated this guy.]
6. His most recent blog post is dated January 23 [my wedding day... man, he's skilled, blogging while I'm busy having the time of my life and not paying attention]. This is a long blog justifying his miserable actions because his daughter was sick. I've heard this all before, and I wouldn't blame anyone for sympathizing with him. I, however, do not. What Keith doesn't know about me, my life, and my children could fill a book. I'm pretty sure I've never done and would never do what he did when faced with tragedy. But hey, that's just me. I believe in God and Karma.
My only advice to Keith is to return Justin's camera and get a nice $100 digital to keep up his photography hobby. I heard on CNN that WalMart is doing very well and are continuing to hire. That may be a good option for him. Until then, I will continue to leave my children and husband in neglect and blog for cash.
my kids totally hate me. they'll surely be internet scammers when they grow up.
I really do want to close this chapter of my blogging life and move on to my other projects. In the end, Justin and I still want the money and Keith still pretends he wants to pay. I have to give him credit for the $400 and the phone calls made to Justin recently saying he wants to get on a payment schedule to pay the money back [still no mention of the whereabouts of the equipment, though].
I have promised Keith that I will fully document all payments sent to us and all attempts to pay off his debt. "Stupid is as stupid does" just as "redemptive scammer is as redemptive scammer does". If and-giving him the benefit of mountains of doubt-when he makes right on his wrong, I will honor his action with a full-scale blog posting extravaganza of acknowledgment and [mostly facetious] praise. We shall wait and see what happens.
Now, my faithful readers, Justin and I have to go get busy being parents and earning money to pay our bills. Alas, we have no cache of friends or family or internet contacts to help us out with any of that.
[PS If you have a rebuttal for or something to add to anything Keith has posted on his blog, you may do so here by clicking on the "comments" link. It seems, that at the time of this blog entry, Keith has disallowed comment posting on his blog]
However, there are those days that bring greater rewards... that make it not only nice to be above ground, but amusing as well. There are many things that I love waking up to-Christmas, the pitter patter of my children's feet on the steps [actually, it annoys me when I wake up this way, but I'm trying to sound sweet], cash in a suitcase at my front door. This morning I woke up to another kind of present... a new blog to add to my new KeithKiiroja.com feature "Blogs I Like: Suggested Reading"!
It seems that Keith has finally produced something besides a web of lies [though still in the same vein] and published a blog in response to my blog. I feel so famous... because, you know, you're not truly famous if no one hates you.
click image to read blog. really, read the blog.
I received an email on my Blackberry from one of the members of the Keith Kiiroja support group letting the rest of us know the blog existed. What a glorious morning!
Now, I'll post a brief, numbered response to some of the points brought up on the blog, but I'll probably leave it at that. So, now, I urge you to read Keith's blog in it's entirety and return here. I will provide quotes from the blog if you don't like wasting your time as much as I do.
1. "Sometimes in life people are faced with certain challenges, I do not really need to go into that much since my personal information has been plastered all over the internet (mainly by people with nothing better to do with their time). If they have properly set aside the time to bash me, make it look like I am a complete scumbag (so much so, that when I apply for a job I can't get one if people do a Google search about me), place all of my personal information (unpublished phone number and address) in a blog kind of like this one (aptly titled Keith Kiiroja took our money), and even voice mails over you tube, well then I forgive you. But, don't you have to work, parent your children, and be a wife to your loved one."
I do have to work, parent my children, and be a wife to Justin. As I have said before, collecting money-if successful-ends in getting money, so I consider this to be my new part-time job. Before I was a full-time neglectful parent and obsessive blogger, I was a moderately successful real estate agent for Weichert Realtors. I learned a very important sales technique and motivational message from a very successful office manager while still in training five years ago.
"For every 100 sales calls you make, you'll probably get one completed transaction. A new agent makes an average of $3000 per transaction, so you should be thankful for every hang-up you get... because each of those hang-ups is worth exactly $30. Every time someone hangs up on you, you should say to yourself, 'thank you, you just made me $30'."During my rookie year in real estate, I won four quarterly sales awards, the NJ State Circle of Excellence award, and was a top producer in my office earning me a nomination for the Weichert South Jersey Rookie of the Year award.
an old real estate ad of mine... too funny!
I have learned to manage my time very well to make it as profitable as possible. These blogs take me about a half hour to write. If I combine the time it took to set-up the blog, I could say I've spent about 8 good hours blogging about Keith Kiiroja. So far the amount of money received is $400. So, in essence, that's $50 an hour for my time... not bad in this post-Bush economy! This is, of course, in addition to the personal satisfaction I get from finally being able to tell our story to a greater audience. Hopefully, my profit margin will increase soon, because I really don't want to work for $50 an hour.
2. "I never said I was perfect and I will admit freely that I have lied about some things. But, when a person claims they have to HUNT ME DOWN or have to post a blog to find people who might know my whereabouts, I really feel like I am dealing with a person who should be reading a Where's Waldo book. By the way, you can not read Where's Waldo, you look at it and find the guy on the damn page, the same way you do an email or the internet. If you do a Google search you will find me on Facebook, MySpace, and more. I am not hiding from anyone. I have even given my home and cell phone numbers. However, they refuse to call. If I wanted my money back that bad I would be on the phone 24/7 or taking what information I do have and filing with small claims court."
Keith was TOTALLY hiding. We had a phone number, but he refused to give us a mailing address to take him to court. He must be afraid of my giant girl muscles. I guess I could have listed his Facebook profile on the court documents. I believe they just changed their user terms to include them having the ability to serve you court summons.
3. "The fact that I have a daughter who has been battling Cancer for 2 years is a good reason for me not to have any money and it is also the MAIN reason I would have to beg, borrow, and sell. It also plays a key roll in my efforts in not being able to pay someone back money I did not STEAL from them. "
It's called theft by deception. While he could argue he was simply a deadbeat in our case, he cannot argue that he stole from others by telling them he would sell them merchandise he never owned or had access to.
4. "My final note is that the person publishing information about me has nothing to do with this situation other than the fact that she is marrying the person that is. She came along well after I borrowed or was given money by my old friend. As far as I am concerned her actions are defamatory and until proven so, they are not fact."
This is true... I started dating Justin at the tail-end of the money lending, though there were requests of more money made by Hilary after Justin and I were together and Justin said no. Although what I've said is not defamatory. He likes to use this "proven" word a lot, because he has no evidence that anyone is lying about him. You know someone is guilty when you tell them they've done something and they ask you to "prove it"... you know, instead of exonerating themselves on their own.
5. "The courts do not use anything from the internet in a case, since it can be altered."
Not true.
[I'll skip over commenting on the Hilary blog because this girl has suffered enough. I mean, come on, she dated this guy.]
6. His most recent blog post is dated January 23 [my wedding day... man, he's skilled, blogging while I'm busy having the time of my life and not paying attention]. This is a long blog justifying his miserable actions because his daughter was sick. I've heard this all before, and I wouldn't blame anyone for sympathizing with him. I, however, do not. What Keith doesn't know about me, my life, and my children could fill a book. I'm pretty sure I've never done and would never do what he did when faced with tragedy. But hey, that's just me. I believe in God and Karma.
My only advice to Keith is to return Justin's camera and get a nice $100 digital to keep up his photography hobby. I heard on CNN that WalMart is doing very well and are continuing to hire. That may be a good option for him. Until then, I will continue to leave my children and husband in neglect and blog for cash.
my kids totally hate me. they'll surely be internet scammers when they grow up.
I really do want to close this chapter of my blogging life and move on to my other projects. In the end, Justin and I still want the money and Keith still pretends he wants to pay. I have to give him credit for the $400 and the phone calls made to Justin recently saying he wants to get on a payment schedule to pay the money back [still no mention of the whereabouts of the equipment, though].
I have promised Keith that I will fully document all payments sent to us and all attempts to pay off his debt. "Stupid is as stupid does" just as "redemptive scammer is as redemptive scammer does". If and-giving him the benefit of mountains of doubt-when he makes right on his wrong, I will honor his action with a full-scale blog posting extravaganza of acknowledgment and [mostly facetious] praise. We shall wait and see what happens.
Now, my faithful readers, Justin and I have to go get busy being parents and earning money to pay our bills. Alas, we have no cache of friends or family or internet contacts to help us out with any of that.
[PS If you have a rebuttal for or something to add to anything Keith has posted on his blog, you may do so here by clicking on the "comments" link. It seems, that at the time of this blog entry, Keith has disallowed comment posting on his blog]
Friday, February 6, 2009
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Google?
This will be a short entry, because I'm deep into my organic macaroni & cheese and broccoli dinner. I just want to quickly sing the praises of Google and their speedy and accurate web-crawling abilities. My little blog has received top billing as a prime source of all things Keith Kiiroja on this heavenly gem of a search engine.
Because of this place of honor, I received a phone call tonight from yet another human being slighted by the cunning and mysterious Keith Kiiroja! After Keith took him for nearly a grand, he googled him and found KeithKiiroja.com and ME!
The internet truly is a magical place that brings real people together in unreal situations. Jeez, I've met more people who I have more in common with through my Keith Kiiroja blog than with eHarmony.
eHarmony, take notes!
Because of this place of honor, I received a phone call tonight from yet another human being slighted by the cunning and mysterious Keith Kiiroja! After Keith took him for nearly a grand, he googled him and found KeithKiiroja.com and ME!
The internet truly is a magical place that brings real people together in unreal situations. Jeez, I've met more people who I have more in common with through my Keith Kiiroja blog than with eHarmony.
eHarmony, take notes!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
KEITH PAID US BACK! [5.5% of what he owes]
This is truly a milestone moment in the quest to recoup the $7212.17 that Keith Kiiroja owes to Justin Borucki.
Yesterday, an event occurred that could only be paralleled to seeing a real life unicorn or meeting Santa Claus... Keith Kiiroja deposited $400 cash into my bank account!! You read it right, folks. Keith Kiiroja paid us back 5.5% of his total balance!
Shown below are the text message transcripts leading up to one of the most personally gratifying moments of my entire life thus far... I am of course, exaggerating here. Having my three children was slightly better ;)
Highlights of the following texts are:
* When he questions whether or not he'll be able to prove he gave us the money/whether or not we would credit him for the payment.
* When he tells us he lost a job because of my two-day-old blog.
Here is the text message that I sent to Keith from my BlackBerry after becoming frustrated about him continuously asking that the blog be taken down as a condition of payment [referenced by Justin in the texts above]:
"This is the final word on the blog, Keith. It is MY blog. It is MY story. It is MY property. Only a complete scumbag would tell someone to take him to court for money he knows he owes. However, because it is my undeniable first amendment right to keep my blog and share my opinion and story with others, you will have to have a court of law order me to take it down. Your phony claims of aggravated harassment charges are further proof of how ignorant you are of the law. You are now dealing with someone who has no care for you or your situation and who actually has the education and resources to find satisfaction for herself. That satisfaction will be in the form of full restitution made to Justin.
My bank info:
Rebekah Peterson
Bank of America
New Jersey account
#xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
He never responded to me... only to Justin. However the money got deposited, and we celebrated by buying champagne for our wedding weekend. Victory is sweet.
Yesterday, an event occurred that could only be paralleled to seeing a real life unicorn or meeting Santa Claus... Keith Kiiroja deposited $400 cash into my bank account!! You read it right, folks. Keith Kiiroja paid us back 5.5% of his total balance!
Shown below are the text message transcripts leading up to one of the most personally gratifying moments of my entire life thus far... I am of course, exaggerating here. Having my three children was slightly better ;)
Highlights of the following texts are:
* When he questions whether or not he'll be able to prove he gave us the money/whether or not we would credit him for the payment.
* When he tells us he lost a job because of my two-day-old blog.
Here is the text message that I sent to Keith from my BlackBerry after becoming frustrated about him continuously asking that the blog be taken down as a condition of payment [referenced by Justin in the texts above]:
"This is the final word on the blog, Keith. It is MY blog. It is MY story. It is MY property. Only a complete scumbag would tell someone to take him to court for money he knows he owes. However, because it is my undeniable first amendment right to keep my blog and share my opinion and story with others, you will have to have a court of law order me to take it down. Your phony claims of aggravated harassment charges are further proof of how ignorant you are of the law. You are now dealing with someone who has no care for you or your situation and who actually has the education and resources to find satisfaction for herself. That satisfaction will be in the form of full restitution made to Justin.
My bank info:
Rebekah Peterson
Bank of America
New Jersey account
#xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
He never responded to me... only to Justin. However the money got deposited, and we celebrated by buying champagne for our wedding weekend. Victory is sweet.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
KEITH FOUND THE BLOG!!
The emails and text messages are piling up, so I won't bore you all with all of them. Basically, we exchanged a series of emails last night about making payment arrangements via PayPal. I told Keith that we wouldn't accept a check because we were concerned that it would bounce, and he agreed to deposit $400 into my PayPal account by noon on Wednesday. I sent him an invoice for $400, and included a note specifying the total amount owed.
After that I received this email [I hid the names to protect the identities of those owed money]:
From: keith@unkphoto.com
Subject: RE: equipment/money
Date: January 19, 2009 5:11:08 PM EST
To: rebekah@xxxxxxxx.com
Reply-To: keith@unkphoto.com
I would really like to talk to you in person on the phone. Can you please call me on Tuesday around noon at 631-xxx-xxxx.
I am going to work everything out with you both and make sure Justin is all paid back in a timely fashion. It has been far too long. I just want to know who you know that may not be on this list. I want to be sure that everyone gets what they deserve back. I really would like to know about setting up fake photo shoots…? This one kind of puzzles me. I am not going to go after anyone, I am just looking for names so that I can compile my list and see that everyone gets paid back. I do not want to ignore anyone.
Justin Borucki (obvious one)
Cxxxxx Dxxxxx
Jxxxxx Lxxxxx
Cxxxxx (don’t know his last name)
Axxxxx Gxxxxx
Nxxxxx Nxxxxx
Jxxxxx Oxxxxx
Cxxxxx Mxxxxx (personal friend of mine)
Rxxxxx Kxxxxx (personal friend of mine)
Mxxxxx Cxxxxx
I have paid back a few people but not a lot. Here is that list.
Txxxxx Cxxxxx
Cxxxxx Pxxxxx
Xxxxxx Hxxxxx
That is all for now. If you know of anyone else please have them email me directly. I will make sure to respond and keep in touch with everyone till they are paid back 100%.
Thank you kindly.
Keith Kiiroja
keith@unkphoto.com
Long Island, New York
tel: 631-xxx-xxxx
mobile: 631-xxx-xxxx
AIM: SnapshotAssassin
I replied that I had no interest in speaking to him, but I would gladly pass the email on to those I had been in contact with so that they can contact him if they wish. I won't sugarcoat it... I was angry and I wrote a very angry and direct email.
That was the last contact we had with Keith until today. The following images are screenshots of Justin's iPhone showing text messages from Keith. Brace yourself, folks, you may fall off your seat from laughing:
Take note that the first image shows a July 2008 date. The was the last we heard from Keith after he told us he was going to make a wire transfer into Justin's bank account. *Sigh*
But that's not all folks!! He left another voicemail on Justin's phone this time. I'm not sure if he's posturing for the video at this point, if he's really sincere, or if he's just fallen into a pathological tailspin, but what I am sure of is this just keeps getting better [btw, the beeping you hear during the message is text messages coming in from Keith as I record. sorry about the poor sound quality. iPhones, in my humble opinion, stink :D. also, sorry for laughing, but I can't help myself.]:
Of course, I felt compelled to respond. Here's my latest email to Keith:
Subject: Re: equipment/money
From: rebekah@xxxxxxxx.com
Date: January 20, 2009 5:30:05 PM EST
To: keith@unkphoto.com
1. Keith, please stop pretending that your fiance is bringing charges against me. I am clearly not easily intimidated. The blog will come down when a court tells me to take it down.
2. Publishing letters, emails, voicemails, and personal accounts of my own story and life cannot be defined as harassment. Go to school and get some knowledge.
3. The money is due by noon. Not "afternoon". The internet runs 24 hours a day... it's a pretty convenient technological tool. Make the paypal payment on time or you will have proven to me that you are still a liar.
4. By the way, I know where Hilary works. I'm not afraid of campus cops.
I will surely update you all with any other news/emails/hilarious voicemail messages that occur between now and the noon deadline tomorrow. After that I will be gone for a few days to get MARRIED!! Yes, Justin and I are tying the knot in the Poconos this weekend!!
And I know you all want to read about my fabulous wedding, so here's THAT blog:
Rebekah + Justin
**BONUS**
Here are the screen shots of the texts that were exchanged right before, during, and after recording:
Bye for now,
Rebekah
After that I received this email [I hid the names to protect the identities of those owed money]:
From: keith@unkphoto.com
Subject: RE: equipment/money
Date: January 19, 2009 5:11:08 PM EST
To: rebekah@xxxxxxxx.com
Reply-To: keith@unkphoto.com
I would really like to talk to you in person on the phone. Can you please call me on Tuesday around noon at 631-xxx-xxxx.
I am going to work everything out with you both and make sure Justin is all paid back in a timely fashion. It has been far too long. I just want to know who you know that may not be on this list. I want to be sure that everyone gets what they deserve back. I really would like to know about setting up fake photo shoots…? This one kind of puzzles me. I am not going to go after anyone, I am just looking for names so that I can compile my list and see that everyone gets paid back. I do not want to ignore anyone.
Justin Borucki (obvious one)
Cxxxxx Dxxxxx
Jxxxxx Lxxxxx
Cxxxxx (don’t know his last name)
Axxxxx Gxxxxx
Nxxxxx Nxxxxx
Jxxxxx Oxxxxx
Cxxxxx Mxxxxx (personal friend of mine)
Rxxxxx Kxxxxx (personal friend of mine)
Mxxxxx Cxxxxx
I have paid back a few people but not a lot. Here is that list.
Txxxxx Cxxxxx
Cxxxxx Pxxxxx
Xxxxxx Hxxxxx
That is all for now. If you know of anyone else please have them email me directly. I will make sure to respond and keep in touch with everyone till they are paid back 100%.
Thank you kindly.
Keith Kiiroja
keith@unkphoto.com
Long Island, New York
tel: 631-xxx-xxxx
mobile: 631-xxx-xxxx
AIM: SnapshotAssassin
I replied that I had no interest in speaking to him, but I would gladly pass the email on to those I had been in contact with so that they can contact him if they wish. I won't sugarcoat it... I was angry and I wrote a very angry and direct email.
That was the last contact we had with Keith until today. The following images are screenshots of Justin's iPhone showing text messages from Keith. Brace yourself, folks, you may fall off your seat from laughing:
Take note that the first image shows a July 2008 date. The was the last we heard from Keith after he told us he was going to make a wire transfer into Justin's bank account. *Sigh*
But that's not all folks!! He left another voicemail on Justin's phone this time. I'm not sure if he's posturing for the video at this point, if he's really sincere, or if he's just fallen into a pathological tailspin, but what I am sure of is this just keeps getting better [btw, the beeping you hear during the message is text messages coming in from Keith as I record. sorry about the poor sound quality. iPhones, in my humble opinion, stink :D. also, sorry for laughing, but I can't help myself.]:
Of course, I felt compelled to respond. Here's my latest email to Keith:
Subject: Re: equipment/money
From: rebekah@xxxxxxxx.com
Date: January 20, 2009 5:30:05 PM EST
To: keith@unkphoto.com
1. Keith, please stop pretending that your fiance is bringing charges against me. I am clearly not easily intimidated. The blog will come down when a court tells me to take it down.
2. Publishing letters, emails, voicemails, and personal accounts of my own story and life cannot be defined as harassment. Go to school and get some knowledge.
3. The money is due by noon. Not "afternoon". The internet runs 24 hours a day... it's a pretty convenient technological tool. Make the paypal payment on time or you will have proven to me that you are still a liar.
4. By the way, I know where Hilary works. I'm not afraid of campus cops.
I will surely update you all with any other news/emails/hilarious voicemail messages that occur between now and the noon deadline tomorrow. After that I will be gone for a few days to get MARRIED!! Yes, Justin and I are tying the knot in the Poconos this weekend!!
And I know you all want to read about my fabulous wedding, so here's THAT blog:
Rebekah + Justin
**BONUS**
Here are the screen shots of the texts that were exchanged right before, during, and after recording:
Bye for now,
Rebekah
Monday, January 19, 2009
Evidence!!
Click on the link below to view the PDF document of the invoices and email from KEITH KIIROJA that prove what he owes to us:
PDF Download: Keith Kiiroja Money List
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Email + Voicemail=Cautioned Hopefulness
The latest email from Keith [sent after he called my phone twice and left a voicemail. I didn't answer the phone because I wanted to record any message he left. When a person leaves a voicemail they have knowledge they are being recorded, so I don't have to worry about giving notice that he's being taped]:
From: keith@unkphoto.com
Subject: RE: equipment/money
Date: January 19, 2009 11:49:56 AM EST
To: rebekah@justinborucki.com
Reply-To: keith@unkphoto.com
What is a Paypal account I can send money to, or a direct account I can deposit money into. I am not going to play games anymore. I will have money Wednesday for Justin. I will call you to make arrangements for the other stuff. I think I can send 400 on Wednesday. Would that be a start? I can probably do 400 a month after that as well. If you would like me to pay bi-weekly I can do that as well, but my starting payment will be 400 dollars.
Please send me a checklist of money due and equipment, I know about the 30d, 580exII, and the F100. I am sorry to say that the lights are no longer, the power supply went and it was going to cost an arm and a leg to ship and fix and ended up not being worth it. I sold it off, something I should not have done so I would say that it would be the original sale price that Justin offered to me. I think it was 600.00. Please let me know, I am taking this all very serious right now. I do not want to be away from my daughter and I need to take this time to analyze what I have done in my life and turn over a new leaf. I am 33 years old and I am done playing silly games and lying to people. I know that I need help and this is a good way to start. By being honest with the people I let down or hurt.
So please Rebekah send me a list of what is owed and I will get started on Wednesday with the first payment and arrangements to get the equipment to Justin.
keith@unkphoto.com
Long Island, New York
tel: 631-xxx-xxxx
mobile: 631-xxx-xxxx
AIM: SnapshotAssassin
Here's a video of the voicemail message he left me after my last email stating that I would take serious legal action if I didn't get results [please ignore my gum chewing and my "just woke up" hair/attire]:
Hopefully, he'll come through with the $400 and I can add it to the "Dollar Amount Paid Back" section of this blog, which so far stands at a whopping $0 after 3+ years!! FYI, this blog will NOT come down until every dollar amount is paid back in full. I know other's who have been affected chose not to pursue their plight publicly, and I respect their decision, but I feel like the only motivation for Keith is tough and unrelenting motivation.
From: keith@unkphoto.com
Subject: RE: equipment/money
Date: January 19, 2009 11:49:56 AM EST
To: rebekah@justinborucki.com
Reply-To: keith@unkphoto.com
What is a Paypal account I can send money to, or a direct account I can deposit money into. I am not going to play games anymore. I will have money Wednesday for Justin. I will call you to make arrangements for the other stuff. I think I can send 400 on Wednesday. Would that be a start? I can probably do 400 a month after that as well. If you would like me to pay bi-weekly I can do that as well, but my starting payment will be 400 dollars.
Please send me a checklist of money due and equipment, I know about the 30d, 580exII, and the F100. I am sorry to say that the lights are no longer, the power supply went and it was going to cost an arm and a leg to ship and fix and ended up not being worth it. I sold it off, something I should not have done so I would say that it would be the original sale price that Justin offered to me. I think it was 600.00. Please let me know, I am taking this all very serious right now. I do not want to be away from my daughter and I need to take this time to analyze what I have done in my life and turn over a new leaf. I am 33 years old and I am done playing silly games and lying to people. I know that I need help and this is a good way to start. By being honest with the people I let down or hurt.
So please Rebekah send me a list of what is owed and I will get started on Wednesday with the first payment and arrangements to get the equipment to Justin.
keith@unkphoto.com
Long Island, New York
tel: 631-xxx-xxxx
mobile: 631-xxx-xxxx
AIM: SnapshotAssassin
Here's a video of the voicemail message he left me after my last email stating that I would take serious legal action if I didn't get results [please ignore my gum chewing and my "just woke up" hair/attire]:
Hopefully, he'll come through with the $400 and I can add it to the "Dollar Amount Paid Back" section of this blog, which so far stands at a whopping $0 after 3+ years!! FYI, this blog will NOT come down until every dollar amount is paid back in full. I know other's who have been affected chose not to pursue their plight publicly, and I respect their decision, but I feel like the only motivation for Keith is tough and unrelenting motivation.
Keith Comes Out of Hiding
Over the past 24 hours I've managed to make contact with Keith through his Facebook account [see "Recent Convos" on the right side menu bar]. We exchanged a series of messages [pathetic on his side, angry on mine] about the situation and then moved onto emails [which are copied below]. What has also happened over the past 24 hours is that I've met a group of people that have also had financial dealings with Keith. It seems that we're not the only ones that he's stolen from and committed fraud against [I'll say alleged theft and fraud here since it hasn't been proven in court and he hasn't been convicted of any crime, but I've seen hoards of emails and evidence to support their claims].
Reading all the information from this group has left me shocked and angry. Their stories match my stories almost exactly. Keith [allegedly] lied about photo shoots with A-list celebrities, wire transfers that never happened, bounced checks, meetings... the list goes on and on. To make matters even more bizarre is that he ADMITTED these lies to those he damaged... IN WRITING.
I think we're dealing with a sociopath here, and I'm not sure if I should call Bellevue mental hospital or the FBI. It seems that he's committed bank fraud, mail fraud, and grand theft, and all from just what I've gleaned only over the last day or so.
Here are the emails we've exchanged over the past 24 hours [they are in order of most recent to oldest, so it may be easier to start at the bottom of the blog entry and scroll up as you read]:
From: rebekah@justinborucki.com
Subject: Re: equipment/money
Date: January 19, 2009 11:27:57 AM EST
To: keith@unkphoto.com
Collecting a debt is not harassment. Look it up. She can file any claim she wants to, she'll end up looking like a pathetic fool.
You're in serious trouble if you don't pay everyone back, Keith. Lying to get money from people and accepting that money through the internet and over state lines is a FEDERAL OFFENSE. Maybe the chief of police would be interested in your mail fraud, bank fraud, interstate commerce violations... I'm sure he'll thank me for delivering a criminal to his doorstep.
As far as I'm concerned, Hilary is an accomplice in all of this and her name will be given to authorities with yours along with the mountains of evidence we have against the two of you... and your mother. Hilary has benefited from the money you stole and said nothing. She had specific knowledge of your crimes and did nothing.
YOU ARE A LIAR. YOU ARE A THIEF. YOU STOLE FROM JUSTIN AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE. YOU USED YOUR DAUGHTER'S ILLNESS TO SCAM PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR MONEY LIKE A FILTHY SCUMBAG.
Those are the only absolutely true statements in all of this.
My contact information is below. I'll play along for another 48 hours until you make another excuse about your fake job, your fake payment that will never come, and your fake efforts to pay us back. Don't try to send me any checks either... I know they all bounce.
Wednesday is the day. After that I will get serious in a way that will make you wish you never met Justin. You belong in jail and I will make sure you go there if you don't fix what you've broken.
Rebekah Peterson
Studio Manager
Justin Borucki Photography
www.justinborucki.com
rebekah@justinborucki.com
(917) 355-4496
my mailing address:
xxxxxxxxx
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On Jan 19, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Keith Kiiroja wrote:
I never said I was perfect and I know that I have made my share of mistakes. Recently I tried to sell some equipment and shit went really wrong. I am trying to correct this as we speak. I am looking into getting a loan with like Beneficial that I will pay off that will take care of Justin. I do not want him to wait any longer. I have to tell you that I do not get paid till Friday so Wednesday is going to be impossible. Contacting Hilary is not going to do anything at all since I am moving out of her house and we are splitting up. I do not deserve her and I never deserved half the friends I had. I don't know what you are talking about with fake photo shoots or fake equipment but I will accept what you say because I do not know what kind of information you have or where you are getting it from.
I have already informed Hilary that you have been contacting me again. This is my debt to Justin and my advice would be to take me to civil court if you want to speed things up. Hilary has also asked respectively that you not contact her as she has nothing to do with this. She works for the Chief of Police and said that is ANYONE contacts her at work in regards to me she will pursue filing harassment charges against whoever does. Those are her words, not mine.
As far as this situation goes, I will make my best effort to come up with money on Wednesday and make arrangements. I have to work tomorrow but will do what I can when I arrive at home. I am not going to lie to you or anyone any longer. I made mistakes and I am going to fix them. I am going to stand up and be a man about this. Can you please forward me your phone # here as I have deleted the message on Facebook. I am going to file this email along with all others in a folder for Justin so I cannot forget.
I am so sorry for all this Rebekah, I know that you do not need this aggravation. I will fix this and make it so there is effort on my part and hopefully one day we will all be able to put this behind us.
keith@unkphoto.com
Long Island, New York
tel: 631-xxx-xxxx
mobile: 631-xxx-xxxx
AIM: SnapshotAssassin
-----Original Message-----
From: Rebekah Peterson [mailto:rebekah@justinborucki.com]
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 1:58 AM
To: keith@unkphoto.com
Subject: Re: equipment/money
Keith,
If we don't have an acceptable payment and the equipment by Wednesday, we're going to pursue other avenues. We don't have to wait for you to think of another lie. Luckily, a lot of people have come out in support of our efforts [it seems you have a sort of an anti-fan club out there]. I'm just in shock at how many people you've managed to scam... with fake equipment, fake photo shoots, etc.
I never told you how I got in touch with these people... a very reputable and honest person got bad feelings about you and contacted Justin randomly to ask if he knew you. Small world, right? No, not really... you've done this to lots of people. I don't know what you expect to accomplish career-wise by proving yourself to be nothing more than a liar and a thief to bands, businesses, and WORKING professional photographers. You're pathetic.
And you didn't mention of the camera and flash that Justin bought for you or the lights in your email. I assume you will be returning those as well.
Let me know asap what arrangements you will be making to get the money/equipment to us BY WEDNESDAY.
If you choose to ignore or to not accommodate our requests, then we'll have to get help to figure out what to do next. Maybe your family and friends can help me to figure out the best way to deal with your behavior. I know Hilary is disgusted. I know your brother is disgusted. And I have a long list of people and businesses that you've dealt with that MUST have had similar experiences with you... I'll investigate that if I have to.
Get me details. And BTW, there's no need to try to appeal to Justin in text messages. He thinks your a scumbag.
-Rebekah
On Jan 18, 2009, at 3:13 PM, Keith Kiiroja wrote:
Rebekah.
I still have the Nikon. I will make arrangements to get that to you this week. I told Justin that I sold most of the lenses the last we spoke and he was going to add this to the total of what I had to pay back. Can you please sum up a total for me. I will put some kind of dent in it this week. I am working right now and making ok money. I am still doing photos cause I feel like I am good at it. I am not concentrating my time on it though. I have a family to take care of and working full time is a little help.
I will call you or message you this week with some kind of results.
Talk Soon,
Keith
keith@unkphoto.com
Long Island, New York
tel: 631-xxx-xxxx
mobile: 631-xxx-xxxx
AIM: SnapshotAssassin
-----Original Message-----
From: Rebekah Peterson [mailto:rebekah@justinborucki.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 2:45 PM
To: keith@unkphoto.com
Subject: equipment/money
Here's my email, Keith.
We need to make arrangements immediately to get the equipment and the first payment to us.
Your excuses are tired, and I can't believe we have to hunt you down after all this time. It's like, if you don't hear from us then you forget about it.
If we don't hear from you by Friday, then we're done trying to work this out. I was serious when I said that I'm making this my mission... my full-time job. You should be working at Wal-Mart, not trying to take pictures... you better still have those lights and camera.
-Rebekah
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Letters To Hilary
Click on the link at the end of the blog entry to view a series of messages between Keith Kiiroja's "fiance", Hilary, and me in July 2008.
screen shot of my myspace convo with Hilary
Keith actually responded to me by telephone immediately [after avoiding phone calls for weeks] and asked me not to speak to his fiance because he had been keeping this information from her, but by that time she had already answered my message. He promised he would start paying us back immediately and even took my home address so that he could send me the first "payment". I have phone records of our telephone conversations. Needless to say, no payment arrived and we have not been able to contact him since.
Does Keith Kiiroja Owe You Money, Too?
I have set-up this blog in an effort to get help finding Keith Kiiroja, "professional music photographer", "habitual borrower of money", and "avoider of phone calls".
He has managed to successfully hide from and avoid my partner and I and our attempts to reach him. We are desperate to get back in excess of $6000 in cash and photo equipment that was lent to him over the course of several years and was never paid back.
If you have any contact information [including email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses] that would help us strengthen our court case, please contact me at the following email address:
or call
917.355.4496
I am trying to find other people he has affected negatively/financially through his photography career or his charity. We have already been in contact with several people who have serious concerns about his "business" and "borrowing" practices, and I'd love to get a strong group together to find him and start the process of getting what is owed to us.
**I have put together a PDF document of emails, receipts, and other evidence of the money and equipment that was lent to Keith. If you would like to see these documents, please indicate so in your email.**
Thanks for your help,
Rebekah
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