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Story in Ami about conman who pretended to be family.
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milko




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 7:20 pm
Was anyone else amazed by how many families were duped by this man?
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groisamomma




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 7:28 pm
Dh told me about him. Didn't they run a story about him a few years ago and then apologize the following week when it was brought to their attention that he was a conman?
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 7:29 pm
groisamomma wrote:
Dh told me about him. Didn't they run a story about him a few years ago and then apologize the following week when it was brought to their attention that he was a conman?

Yup
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simba




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 7:31 pm
The guy knows all these details about these families. He claims a dybuk is speaking through him. He is either a real creep or something special. Dunno..
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 7:32 pm
He seems like a psycho. Really creeps me out how he could escalate to worse.
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milko




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 7:35 pm
Why didnt the police arrest him?
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SuperWify




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 7:38 pm
milko wrote:
Why didnt the police arrest him?


Why wasn’t he admitted into a psychiatric ward? He obviously needs help and isn’t getting it by publishing his misdeeds and his picture in a magazine.
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 8:18 pm
milko wrote:
Why didnt the police arrest him?

Because he didn't steal any money and they have no evidence of him actually committing a crime.
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groisamomma




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 8:35 pm
ra_mom wrote:
Because he didn't steal any money and they have no evidence of him actually committing a crime.


Money wasn't a factor because he turned down money from some of the families. I wonder what motivates a person to do this. Serious mental illness, probably.
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2cents




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 9:02 pm
Was this in this week's ami?
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smile18




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 9:15 pm
2cents wrote:
Was this in this week's ami?

Yes. Hope this article makes everybody aware not to be trapped by him again
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Levtov




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 9:37 pm
They are saying that there are a total of 17 families duped.(so far) He knew exact details of each family. He must be extremely smart and have some mental weakness. He never asked for money...so there really isn't a crime. Very creepy.
What the Schischa family member said, that there are many seforim of a family's yichus, and I guess he studied that....
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debsey




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 10:05 pm
Story is so bizarre.

Like why not contact the families and say "I'm an amateur genealogist, I have all this info about your family, do you want a get-together?" I'm sure plenty of people would have been thrilled. why the deception, especially with no financial endgame? Seems so weird.
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ectomorph




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 10:06 pm
Im so curious. Could I read the story?
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JessicaR




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 10:06 pm
What was the story??!
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 10:07 pm
Levtov wrote:
They are saying that there are a total of 17 families duped.(so far) He knew exact details of each family. He must be extremely smart and have some mental weakness. He never asked for money...so there really isn't a crime. Very creepy.
What the Schischa family member said, that there are many seforim of a family's yichus, and I guess he studied that....

The article says 12.
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creditcards




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 10:12 pm
I feel bad for him. He is probably desperate for close family.
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Coffee Addict




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 10:23 pm
I also read it. How utterly creepy can a person be?! My lord! It can be for several reasons he did it. He probably derives extreme pleasures from doing this. Regardless, he’s crazy and cruel for winding up poor people and especially holocaust survivors. Unbelievable.
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Jan 26 2019, 10:24 pm
Video of the con man
http://www.amimagazine.org/201.....ri-2/
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trixx




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Jan 27 2019, 1:12 am
First bit of the article
http://www.amimagazine.org/201.....hoax/
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