IFCC COMPLAINT REFERRAL REPORT

Complaint Number: I06010506177009

The following information was provided by the victim and will be forwarded to the appropriate law
enforcement or regulatory agency.

International Fraud
Date of Complaint: 1/5/2006 6:17:08 AM
Victim Information
Business Name:
Advanced Media Group
Name:
Stan Caterbone Caterbone
DOB:
07/15/1958
Gender:
M
Phone #:
717-799-5915
Email:
amgroup01@msn.com
Address:
220 Stone Hill Road
Conestoga, PA 17516
Live in city limits: No
County:
Lancaster
Country:
USA
Do you have pertinent documents in paper form? Yes
Please indicate who your local law enforcement agency is:
Southern Regional Police Department
Please List the easiest way and most convenient time to contact you:
cell phone, email, anytime
Information about the Business that victimized you.
Name:
Gender: U
Phone #:
Current Email:
Address:
Country: USA
Contact between you and the Person/company that victimized you.
Type of Contact: Web Page
Date of Contact: 01/30/2005

Total money lost on contact date: $2,200.00

Money lost in total: $0.00
Contact Information:
On January 30 I had planned to visit Los Cabos, Mexico, for a business
trip. I had used the Internet to locate the airport (PTO) for that
destination to locate and book the necessary travel accommodations. PVR
(Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) appeared on several Google searches as that
airport. I accordingly booked flight itinerary and tickets for that trip.
On January 31 I booked a flight from Houston Hobby airport to PVR
(Continental Flight 1768, Seat 10D). I had some knowledge of the PTO
system, having the national register for PTOs when I had my plane
operating, the Piper Navajo Chieftain, in 1987. I had logged several
flights, as far away as Atlanta, and booked it for charter to several clients.
PVR was not, in fact, the airport for that destination. I had consumed
an estimated $2,000 in expenses for that trip, and never was able to travel
to Los Cabos as planned. I was denied a car rental after landing in PVR
without any lodging accommodations. I had to spend 3 evenings in the PVR
airport because of no lodging accommodations. The only accommodation I
could find was at a price of $389.00 (Marriot Hotel) per night, well beyond
my budget.
I was not allowed fair access to certain return flights to Houston Hobby
airport, and was in a constant state of intimidation by the agents at PVR
that were under the employ of Continental Airlines. Continental Airlines
made no attempt to remedy any of these problems, or make any attempt to
accommodate my concerns or complaints.
Southwest Airlines conveniently lost my only piece of carryon luggage from
Philadelphia to Houston, on January 31 (Flight 1950/2646); which contained
my only seasonal clothing, as well as legal and business files of the
Advanced Media Group, and related computer hardware. I had to purchase
shorts, t-shirts, and sandals, because of that mishap. Southwest Airlines
made no real attempt to transport the lost baggage to PVR, where I needed
it, and tried to use acts of intimidation during my filing of that claim in
the Houston Hobby office of Southwest Airlines. (Southwest Airlines Lost
Baggage Claim Report number 1000777444).
I estimate that the lost monies for this mishap to be approximately $2,200.
The airfare alone was $1500. Car rental fees (Avis) were approximately
$170. Clothing and other related accessories were approximately $100.00.
Food expenses were approximately $200.
upon finally arriving back at the Philadelphia Airport, my battery had been

tampered with, and my final trip home was extended an additional 3 hours,
this was after the delay of another 4 hours by the Southwest flight from
Orlando to Philadelphia.
I had been randomly selected for private searches by the Homeland
Security agents upon every stop, and in Houston, Texas, was accused by an
inspection device (false positive reading) as carrying a plastic explosive
in my carry-on luggage, and was treated as such.
In addition, a portable storage device was also corrupted during this
process, via the Internet.
Spending New Years Eve in the PVR airport, cold with only rigid, hard,
and very uncomfortable seating, with no one that understood English, all
the while experiencing extreme back pain (currently under a physicians
care and treatment) ---- priceless.
Description of how you were defrauded:
On January 30 I had planned to visit Los Cabos, Mexico, for a business
trip. I had used the Internet to locate the airport (PTO) for that
destination to locate and book the necessary travel accommodations.
PVR (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) appeared on several Google searches as
that airport. I accordingly booked flight itinerary and tickets for
that trip. On January 31 I booked a flight from Houston Hobby airport
to PVR (Continental Flight 1768, Seat 10D). I had some knowledge of
the PTO system, having the national register for PTOs when I had my
plane operating, the Piper Navajo Chieftain, in 1987. I had logged
several flights, as far away as Atlanta, and booked it for charter to
several clients.
PVR was not, in fact, the airport for that destination. I had
consumed an estimated $2,000 in expenses for that trip, and never was
able to travel to Los Cabos as planned. I was denied a car rental
after landing in PVR without any lodging accommodations. I had to
spend 3 evenings in the PVR airport because of no lodging
accommodations. The only accommodation I could find was at a price of
$389.00 (Marriot Hotel) per night, well beyond my budget.
I was not allowed fair access to certain return flights to Houston
Hobby airport, and was in a constant state of intimidation by the
agents at PVR that were under the employ of Continental Airlines.
Continental Airlines made no attempt to remedy any of these problems,
or make any attempt to accommodate my concerns or complaints.
Southwest Airlines conveniently lost my only piece of carryon luggage

from Philadelphia to Houston, on January 31 (Flight 1950/2646); which

contained my only seasonal clothing, as well as legal and business
files of the Advanced Media Group, and related computer hardware. I
had to purchase shorts, t-shirts, and sandals, because of that mishap.
Southwest Airlines made no real attempt to transport the lost baggage
to PVR, where I needed it, and tried to use acts of intimidation
during my filing of that claim in the Houston Hobby office of
Southwest Airlines. (Southwest Airlines Lost Baggage Claim Report
number 1000777444).
I estimate that the lost monies for this mishap to be approximately
$2,200. The airfare alone was $1500. Car rental fees (Avis) were
approximately $170. Clothing and other related accessories were
approximately $100.00. Food expenses were approximately $200.
upon finally arriving back at the Philadelphia Airport, my battery had
been tampered with, and my final trip home was extended an additional
3 hours, this was after the delay of another 4 hours by the Southwest
flight from Orlando to Philadelphia.
I had been randomly selected for private searches by the Homeland
Security agents upon every stop, and in Houston, Texas, was accused by
an inspection device (false positive reading) as carrying a plastic
explosive in my carry-on luggage, and was treated as such.
In addition, a portable storage device was also corrupted during this
process, via the Internet.
Spending New Years Eve in the PVR airport, cold with only rigid,
hard, and very uncomfortable seating, with no one that understood
English, all the while experiencing extreme back pain (currently under
a physicians care and treatment) ---- priceless.