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cochisejustice
Country: United States
Will the real Chris Ambrosia please stand up?
Which alias name will he be using today?
Chris Ambrosia
Leroy Castine
J. Costine
J. Cestine, Lee Cestine
J. Custine
Lee Castine has a criminal record-
Ambrosia Web Design’s (AWD) collection of “affiliate companies”

Ambrosia Web Design, LLC 2906 S Revere Circle, Mesa, AZ 85210, 888,-583-1956, 888-654-2988, 480-703-5818

AFB, LLC (website recently disappeared) 3021 S Woodruff, Mesa, AZ 85212,  800-525-2956, 602-620-1460

Concord Financial Advisors, LLC 123 Baseline Rd, D208, Tempe, AZ 85283 888-583-1956, 888-654-2988, 800-525-2956, 602-620-1460, 480-703-5818, 480-981-0138.

CAM Services, LLC (foreign for profit shell company) 1219 N Rosemont, Mesa, AZ 85205, P.O. Box21106, Mesa, 85277, 1000 E William St #204, Carson City, NV 89701, 888-583-1956

So, which one has the “business address”  that was a vacant dirt lot?

Even after reported as using several alias names- “Leroy Castine, Chris Ambrosia, Lee Cestine”, AWD continues to operate and “Rachel-robo-call“.
Just take a look at the available online AZ Sec of State scanned documents. Forms are filled out in the same handwriting!
“Ambrosia” must have forgotten how he signed AFB LLC- “Leroy Castine”,  and Concord Financial Advisors, LLC- Lee Cestine”.
Signatures are the same!!
AWD’s “Chris Ambrosia” is signed a little different, but the handwriting is the same!!
Isn’t that a Felony FRAUD?!?   It certainly is from the American Consumer standpoint!!

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    TelemarketerSlayer
    This guy has been robo-calling my cell phone several times a day/week for over a year.  Does anyone know how I can find him personally?  

    If anyone has Chris Ambrosia's home address or office address, please post!  A personal description and/or a picture would also be helpful.  Other helpful info could also include for instance:  Is he in a wheel chair?  Does he still have both his knee caps?  etc...  


    Thanks!
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    Licorette
    | 4 replies
    Chris Ambrosia is elusive but I tracked down a Lynette A Ambrosia, age 53 in Mesa Arizona who I am guessing is his wife.  You can reach her at 480-507-8801.
    I apologize if somehow she isn't related but I believe she is based upon my research.  It is my intention to call that number every time I receive a call from Rachael, Ann or the name of the day at Account Services.
    Perhaps Lynette could put you in touch with Chris.  Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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      trader joe replies to Licorette
      you "believe" she's his wife!!! WTF She isn't, Do your research before you post personal information and an innocent person starts getting harrassed for no reason.  You have absolutly no proof, hell, you don't even know if Chris Ambrosia is married, you don't even know if he exists.  Do you even know how many Ambrosia's there are out there? You're hurting people.  File your complaint with the authoritiies and leave the investigating up to them b/c you are doing a terrible job.  In fact, why don't you call her and apologize for the crap you just unloaded on her!  You certainly never bothered to find out the truth before you posted her information.  What comes around goes around.
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      Lynette Ambrosia replies to Licorette
      You are wrong with all your information.  I have nothing to do with this company.  I just happen to have the same last name.
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      Jimmy replies to Licorette
      You need to remove this post unless you know for certain that the woman whose phone number you posted is involved.
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      John replies to Licorette
      This phone # has nothing to do with the scams and fraud.............480-507-8801
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    Little T
    | 1 reply
    Just called and she said that she's been receiving calls because her number was listed on a web site. I asked for Chris and she sounded legit in saying that Chris is not there and she is totally in the dark about all this other than that she's been getting calls from us because we've been scammed.
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      Merlot replies to Little T
      What kind of reply did you expect?
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    DeletedMedia
    | 3 replies
    Not sure, but think his real name is Lee Castine. Chris Ambrosia may be an alias, and originally from Illinois. Also seems to have some connections to the Florida chs scammers. This "Concord Financial Advisors, LLC" is filled with sick [***] that go to the extent of threatening pre-teen girls with rape over the phone, among other things. There's a list of some of the culprits on Concords' website. One of his "affiliates" AFB LLC shut down their website, but still may be robo-calling, threatening, abusing, harrassing Americans. The available to the public AZ Sec of State still shows all of his fraudulent "companies" as "PERPETUAL". Jeeeze, we certainly hope not, for the sake of the Consumer! We believe to have one of his jerk**f  "reps" talking trash- it's posted on youtube.

    "Hi, your on the air with Howard Stern"     http://youtu.be/yXWMlzBcM3k
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    bubbles
    | 2 replies
    I press one when I have the time and then ask them to hold for the next available representative. Can usually get the greedy idiots to bite a couple of minutes sometimes. then I laugh at them and hang up. Then file a complaint with the Do Not call registry and the Fed trade Commission. Which no one has ever contacted me to ask about the calls...so I have no idea if they even really bother with it. For all I know it is some pissed off union worker making calls to harass anyone who hates Obama! This activity and secrecy is right up his alley.
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    Anonymouse
    How it works:
    http://onthespotblog.com/on-the-spot-blog-sti ... older-services/
    http://onthespotblog.com/tag/cardholder-services/

    People should continually file complaints with their Attorney Generals office and also file with:
    http://www.fcc.gov/complaints
    https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov
    If enough people keep complaining then maybe something will get done.

    The calls are being made from outside the US however most of the call centers (where you actually talk to someone after pressing 1) are in the US and the companies making the money from the scam are owned by people in the US. Asking to be removed from their calling list only verifies that they have a working phone number. They continue to call because it is a criminal operation and these criminals do not care about the law.

    Many of these calls are coming from Costa Rica and India and they are using spoofed (false) numbers, which in itself is illegal. They do cold calling for or sell the leads to numerous companies in this country and they know that what they are doing is illegal. Tomorrow this same number may be selling Cruises, Timeshares or Security Systems but if you follow the money it usually ends up in the hands of an American LLC. Keep complaining to the FTC and FCC, and start bugging our politicians to pass laws to make it punishable in criminal court instead of handing out fines that they don't pay. Another course of action is to contact phone companies to find out why they won't block spoofed numbers. With today's technology that should be an easy thing to do, unless they are somehow profiting from the use of their systems.

    The criminals behind this operation aren't going to pay attention to asking to be removed from their list. Their calls cost them nothing and they can make a million of them a day so they have no intention of ever removing someone. When you press a key to talk to them all that is accomplished is to verify that they have a working number.
    Unfortunately blowing an air horn or whistle doesn't work either. Their headset have noise dampeners plus they are expecting it. However with that said if it makes you feel better then by all means give it a shot.

    For anyone thinking of using Special Information Tones (or as they're called in the industry SIT tones) to fake a non working phone number, they won't work. Since around 2001-2002, the costs of "digital" business lines have dropped dramatically, along with Voice over IP (Internet) telephone service. Neither of these use the SIT tones as the call information is carried separate from the audio.
    This separate call information tells the calling party digitally if the call was answered, busy, voice mail, forwarded, rejected, etc. This renders SIT tones useless. Also the "TeleZapper" products that used to be on the market used this method as well, and were rendered ineffective for the same reasons.
    It is also through this separate call information message that the spoofed caller ID information is transmitted.

    Robocalls are illegal unless you have given them prior permission in writing (not worded into some small print contract from a 3rd party) and are absolutely illegal to a cell phone.  The Telephone Consumer Protection Act permits individuals who have received certain unlawful telemarketing, such as junk faxes or telemarketing calls, to sue the violator in state courts where they may be awarded up to $1500 for each violation.
    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/robocalls/  
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/07/robocall.shtm
    http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/policy/TCPA-Rules.pdf

    Check here first to see if it is one of their phone numbers:
    http://telemarketerspam.wordpress.com
    Pacific Telecom Communications Group
    Follow JD's recommendations in the blog and stop them at the source.

    Many of the disposable numbers come from Pacific Telecom Communications Group and they are currently under investigation and in the midst of various lawsuits. (The principles involved have been part of actions by the FCC under other business names).These businesses have ripped people off for millions of dollars, yet have paid only a couple of thousand dollars in fines. The only way to stop them is to throw them in prison for a few years to make this criminal activity less attractive.

    The Oregon Public Utilities Commission has revoked Pacific Telecom's certificate to provide telecom services in Oregon.

    The Indiana Attorney General’s Office filed lawsuits against:
    Consumer Credit Group and Proactive Planning Solutions of Arizona for violating Indiana’s Do Not Call Law and Auto-Dialer Act known as the robo-call law. Both companies violated the Credit Service Organization Act and Deceptive Consumer Sales Act by not obtaining $25,000 surety bonds with the state and collecting money upfront without performing any services.
    Debt Zero of California for collecting money up front, failing to provide services or a refund and operating without a $25,000 surety bond.
    Clear One Advantage of Maryland and Credit Arbitrators of Texas for violating the Credit Service Organization Act and the Deceptive Consumer Sales Act by not obtaining the required surety bonds.

    Arkansas sues robocallers:
    http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2012/aug/0 ... arketing-firms/
    Missouri sues robocallers:
    http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/236974-kost ... nies-over-calls

    Proof that current laws mean nothing to these scum suckers, these same people under different companies have been sued in the past and have only paid a minimal fine. Here are just a few:
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/roycox.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/06/asiapacific.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/03/asiapacific.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0923193/111219roycoxcmpt.pdf
    http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/donotcall/mediacenter.html
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/02/afl_financial.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/02/voiceblaze.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/03/voicetouch.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/robocalls.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/12/robocall.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/09/twi.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/02/robocall.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/robocalls2.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/12/jpm.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/08/voicetouch.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/11/sonkei.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/05/ams.shtm
    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/01/khalilian.shtm

    Write your Congressmen and Senators. We need CRIMINAL penalties against the companies that are profiting from these calls. Follow the money, slap them in prison, no one left to outsource to overseas boiler rooms, problem solved. Since they are operating across borders it should become a federal felony and should be handled by the FBI under the RICO Act.
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    Question
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    Lately there has been a lot of information about AWD, LLC from Phoenix being one of the major scammers that have charged thousands of dollars on peoples credit cards without performing any services.
    My question is if anyone knows if this is "Americans With Disabilities" (a known fraud outfit) from Phoenix or "Ambrosia Web Design" also out of Phoenix. I don't believe these companies are linked but that is why I am asking.
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      they are scum bags replies to Question
      Ambrosia web design is card member services. Beware
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