BEWARE: Vancouver: Scam on Millennia Media HV-3D and DPA 4016s

[Mitch Manger]

Hey all,

I was recently scammed on a 8-ch 130V Millennia Media HV-3D and 2 DPA 4016 mics, and I want to let you all know, in case you see this guy pop up ever again, on or off ebay. This is quite an embarassment to post, but maybe it will help someone or help me if someone knows him. His name is either Matt Leung , Matthew Leung, or Milton Leung, and he is (or was) located in Vancouver. If any of you slutz in the Vancover, B.C. area know him, please let me know.

Here's part of the brief summary that i reported to the IC3.gov (FBI internet crime) site last night:

I originally bought a pair of DPA 4012 microphones from Matt Leung (whose ebay username is soundgraber first name could actually be Milton) through eBay, item#230004487747, for $3291.00. I paid via wire transfer. That transaction was successful; I received the microphones.
Basing my decision upon trust earned from a successful ebay transaction, I bought two Danish Pro Audio (DPA) 4016 microphones, a DPA HMA4000 2-channel microphone preamplifier, and a Millennia Media HV-3D microphone preamplifier from a male in Vancouver, Canada named Matt Leung (who might also go by Milton or Matthew, according to Google), in a private transaction with only email and phone correspondence, for $7050 at the end of October 2006. After 3 months, only the HMA4000 preamp and the DPA 4016 mics came; the grills were dented and the capsules physically damaged by the pushed grills and thus unusable, this would cost over $2000 to repair. The Millennia Media HV-3D still has not come. Matt/Milton/Matthew has claimed customs to be the cause of the damage and reason why he only sent half the agreed-upon deal, as he did with several other ebay users that he has scammed for several tens of thousands of dollars. Matt's ebay user info page reveals hat he scammed other people, some who had the same exact experience that I had, who posted feeback two weeks after I sent the money. Matt even used the same exact excuse against that person:
eBay My World - soundgraber

Thus I only received $2000 worth of goods for the $7050 I sent him.

Other ebay victims (of soundgraber) pages:
eBay My World - ebazedaze
eBay My World - angus0001 anguslansing@mac.com

Matt Leung's contact info:
Milton/Matt/Matthew Leung and Jenny/Judy Ng
Company: Cybertron Technologies
T: (604) 727-8000
F: (604) 263-1246
shum0633@shaw.ca

UPS Store (from where Matt sent the DPA 4016 microphones, and where I mailed him my $7050 payment)
5525 West Boulevard
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6M 3W6
(604) 263-6245

I don't want to post any more info about this guy, because it is probably illegal to publicize any more of his info. If posting his info like this is illegal, let me know and I will remove it from my post.

[NathanEldred]

Sorry to hear that, that's terrible. Hope you catch the guy.

[lukasbrooklyn]

[WTMNMF]

Take your next vacation there! It's a nice place to visit and it won't cost that much. Talk to the Vancouver police and see if you can track him down. Millennia might also help you. I bet there are not many authorized dealers for Millennia in the area and not many 8 ch HV-3Ds sold. That's a lot of money to lose, but I bet you're most upset about just not being able to use the Millennia.

If you go there don't forget to vist Victoria,BC and stop in at ReBar restaurant if your into a nicely prepaired organic meal.

Best luck

[Mitch Manger]

This Millennia HV-3D, with DPA mics, was to be the centerpiece pre of my home studio and remote operations. Now I'll have to go sell some other stuff of mine, because these were almost the last of my purchases and I'm near the end of my budget.

Thanks for the Vancouver vacation info. I've heard it is a beautiful city. I I'm going up there in late May to investigate the matter, although the Phoenix police, Philadelphia (where I'm finishing college) police, U.S. Customs, FBI and eBay (especially because I did this last transaction with him privately) haven't been of much help.

'll check out that restaurant Re-Bar. I love veg/organic restaurants!

[Henchman]

All I can say is, Never ever ever use Money Orders.
Always use paypal.
If an Ebay user doens't have a paypal account, I won't buy anything from them.
And usign a third party shipping address should have sent up a big red flag as well.

[raal]

Originally Posted by Henchman

All I can say is, Never ever ever use Money Orders.
Always use paypal.
If an Ebay user doens't have a paypal account, I won't buy anything from them.
And usign a third party shipping address should have sent up a big red flag as well.

would have to disagree on the 3rd party address bit. being in mexico, i have no other way to purchase stuff from ebay because my card is from mexico. if the stuff were actually sent to the official address by regular mail, it would either take forever, not get there at all or get there damaged. so i always ask for the stuff to be sent to my LA office, or to someone who will hand carry it to mexico for me. my feedback is 100% and have bought both cheap and expensive stuff from england and the US and i've never had a problem (knock on wood).

have had major problems with a guy who shall remain nameless. real bad news, and i was foolish enough to send him an EQH-2 in exchange for an MEQ-5 'and some $'.

ebay has been a real good thing for me at least, as have the quality shops in the US that have been discussed on this forum. i am aware that ebay is a hit and miss situation and i feel bad for mitch, but i guess i've just been lucky.

BTW the money order thing and 'private auctions to protect the bidders' are my tipoffs.

[Rick Sutton]

Originally Posted by raal

BTW the money order thing and 'private auctions to protect the bidders' are my tipoffs.

To me the wire transfer puts me on guard much more than money orders. As an occaisional seller on Ebay and gearslutz I prefer USPS money orders due to the scams that I've seen with conterfeited cashier's checks and my general concern for authorizing a third party like Paypal access to my bank accounts.

It's a real minefield for both buyers and sellers at a distance.

[Mitch Manger]

I always use USPS money orders to pay for things, and havent ever had a problem with my past 300 ebay transactions. But I was lucky then. Of course, I've now learned my lesson. When it comes to big-ticket items like these, I will always use paypal, or pick up the item in person.

Thanks to the help of a fellow gearslut, the home address associated with their fax number is:

Ng Judy
1903 W 37th
Vancouver, BC V6M 1N5

I know this because I also called iZ Technology, who are based in Vancouver, to see if anyone at their company knew this guy personally. Barry Henderson, CEO of iZ Technology, told me that he was never paid by Milton for a hard drive system he sold to Milton. Mr. Henderson had him in the database as Milton, not Matt, with the same phone number info plus a few other numbers. Mr. Henderson then called Lion Cheng, a former employer of Matt, who said that he no longer wished to be associated with Matt because Matt had owed him money for quite some time. But Lion Cheng did tell Mr. Henderson that Matt lived somewhere around 37th St.

Alephtec Technologies Corp
Lion Cheng
604-889-7672
Vancouver, BC
Blue Ocean Dealers in North America

How would you all suggest I approach getting my money back? I don't know if want to personally go to his house, because that will risk me getting attacked in some manner. The local police forces and the FBI constantly referred me to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) http://www.ic3.gov/ site, which guarantees me nothing (they even disclaim, after you submit your report, that they reserve the right NOT to help you if they see fit).

The following evidence I have is:
email correspondence
my USPSMOs and cashiers check receipts
the USPS Global Express tracking number from which I sent him the money.
pseudo-Witnesses (other people who have been ripped off my Matt/Milton Leung)

[Mitch Manger]

Woah, the seller DIED???!?!:

...Here is the email I just got from Matt's/Milton's supposed girlfriend. I will be calling the Vancouver coroner (is that the right person to call?) tomorrow to verify his death:

Mitch,
This is to inform you Matt has passed away on April 19, 2007 11:42am. His death was caused by complications developed as the results of rejection of his multiple operations and joint implantation. The cause of death was pneumonia. I understand your concern but we really have no time to process your request due to his untimely death. He will be buried in the Valley View Garden next Monday morning.
What I can do is either to send you the item you mentioned before next Friday and give you the confirmation number I have to go through Matt's belongings and process a proper document to take procession of his properties. In case I can't retrieve his belongings legally then I will refund the payment to you from his funds, I don't know how much in details of the item you mentioned but I will find out. The refund can't be done until his estate is calculated and filed with the Revenue Dept. but I'm sure he has the funds available. I was told this afternoon the process will take about one or two months.
As you may already find out, Matt didn't scam other people like what you thought. The people you mentioned here should have already replied you that they are all happy about their transactions with Matt. We here are all busy and sad of losing Matt in such an unexpected manner.
You of course can do whatever you wish to recover you think you have lost. At my side I am trying my best to make good what Matt haven't been able to complete. I treat this is the least that I can do to help in my memory of him.
Jenny

[Mitch Manger]

Hey Vancouverians,

Can you please check your Vancouver obituaries to see if this guy really died? His girlfriend sent me the below email earlier today, and I don't know whether to believe it or not.
Is the Vancouver coroner the right place to call, to check for the death certificate or some confirmation of a death? Who in Canada deals with death registrations?

I will also be calling the Valley View Memorial Gardens, to make sure that he really will be buried on Monday morning.

If this is a lie, it has to be the most shameless I have personally encountered! If true, how unfortunate.

I should also mention to you all that the spinal injury alibi has been going for the past two months, but I didn't expect it to result in this alibi of Matt's death. Here's part of the longer account which I filed with the FBI IC3 yesterday:



Matt said he would go in to customs to resolve the issue on Friday, February 2, 2007. But then I called him the day afterward, receiving no respose. A few days later, he told me the same thing over the phone as what his supposed girlfriend 'Jenny' sent me on February 6, 2007:
"
Dear Mitch,
Matt got an car accident, a car bumped into his during a car brake in front of him under a heavy rain condition, when he rushed to the custom office in the airport last Friday at app. 3:00pm and a joint in his spiral was dislocated.
He is now in hospital under observation to see whether a second operation is required prior to the first one of yesterday. The DPA mic package shipment was delayed as the custom opened the boxes and UPS needed the package to be securely repacked. I went to the UPS yesterday to repack the item yesterday and it was out at UPS 1Z 298 0F0 DL 9713 7570. I have the paper from Millennia and called the custom office yesterday to reschedule the meeting to this Friday. I will go onbehalf of Matt and the officer agreed. Matt is strictly on bed and not allowed to move, according to the doctors orders and hopefully he can avoid the second operation. If everything is OK, the joint doctors put in yesterday will not be rejected by his body and he can be out from the hospital in about a week. He can't make long distance calls from the hospital phone and he is not allowed to use cell phone neither. I will take care of this matter and I will update you the status.
Best regards,
Jenny
"

Strangely, Matt had previously told me his girlfriend's name was Judy Ng, not Jenny... According to the phone conversation and the email Matt was supposedly in the hospital. I received the two DPA 4016 microphones (see UPS tracking# 1Z2980F0DL97137570), and did not get to check them out until I returned home for the weekend of March 15-18, from college. They ended up being damaged. And of course, the Millennia HV-3D still wasn’t sent to me.

[yipshee]

Hi all,

I can vouch for the purchase made by ebazedaze. In fact he purchased a single 4016 on my behalf as i started out on ebay. Then finding from "Matt" that he had other dpa mics to sell I purchased 3x 4041s and 2x 4016s plus 5 shockmounts. Ofcourse the mics arrived after 3 months of non contact and painstaking chasing. When the package arrived there were no cables! nor shockmounts! AND ONLY 1 4041 works!! The rest are dead. My local distributor has advised me that it may cost $4000 each to replace each 4041 capsule!

So where should I begin? I have the same address details and perhaps the same Bank account details...shall I say TD Canada Trust? Apparently his laptop was stolen, then there was a snowstorm in Vancouver, followed by a power outage. Soon after the mics arrived he fell 25 feet off a singing Christmas Tree before ending up in hospital with back complications. And you know what, he goes to church, a Christian indeed! What an immensly volatile life he lives!

To this day he owes me 5 DPA shockmounts + cables. Btw he also has a lawyer by name of "Jeff Khan", not sure if that's an alias. If you have any information on any procedure I can take to put this guy down, please tell. I'm in Australia.

Also, get in contact with your local DPA distributor because DPA Denmark does know about this whole situation too well and the best we can do is support them in catching this thief!

Regards,
David

[Mitch Manger]

Tomorrow, I'm going to try to find out if "Matt" has really died by calling the Valley View Garden to see if he really will be buried next Monday morning. I will also be calling the Vital Statistics Agency, and the Vancouver Coroner.

This situation keeps getting stranger by the minute. I don't know what to believe at this point. David, please PM me about this if you want to work together on setting this whole situation with "Matt" right.

I just got another wacky explanatory email back from "Jenny", matt's girlfriend, who somewhat explains who Milton/Matt/Judy/Jenny/Lion are. It also partially explains why Matt has the same phone numbers as this Milton fellow. Read below:



Mitch,
Judy is Milton's ex-wife, Matt is cousin of Milton. Milton works in Shanghai, China now. I informed him about Matt.
A death certificate takes one to two months to issue, that is why processing of Matt's estate takes one to two months. I can mail you a copy when we have it. No scanned one as I don't know you.
Meanwhile, I will try my best to get your items settle next week.
About Lion, I know him. Did he tell you he had a bad performance when he worked for Matt and almost driven his business totally failed? Did he tell you the money he mentioned could have been paid but he denied? Do you know who Lion is? Do you know Lion also owe Matt a lot more?
Mitch, looks like you are getting into something you shouldn't. I understand you desperately try to proof Matt had scammed people but I advise you better rest a bit and let me settle it for you. You're wasting your time and screwing up your mind. I have to say you're the only outstanding issue that Matt has left for me to look after. As the matter of fact, I don't care what you'll do as Matt is dead. What I care is just straighten out some business for Matt to show my respect. Furthermore, I don't know what Milton's issue with iz is and I don't care.
Matt was using Milton's cell phone and look after some business for him after he's gone to China.
That's all I know and that is it.
I'll let you know next week.
Jenny

[bobwarren]

I'm sorry Mitch Manger, but this is awesome! I hate that you've been scammed but the details of this play out like a TV mini-series. I can't get enough! Twenty bucks says you'll find out the dude is alive and we can nickname him Lazarus. Too bad I don't know anyone in the mafia or I'd help you take care of this.

[Lindell]

[Vocalvoodoo]

All sounds a little fishy to me man. That last email was surely strange.

"You're wasting your time and screwing up your mind" WTF?!?!? LOL

Dead or alive, it's a bummer of a situation. Hope you get it all straightened out.
.

[The MPCist]

Man, this story gets better and better. The girlfriend has really got a future in writing for daytime TV drama!

This has got to be one of the most weird and entertaining but bizzare stories I've heard in a while.

[Mitch Manger]

Why did this thread get moved to the moan zone forum?? One of the main points of the thread was to warn other DPA and Millennia purchasers (who tend to lurk in the High End and So Much Gear forums), and to see if anyone else dealt with this guy. Would a moderator please consider moving this back to the High End Forum?

i've had few laughs at how ridiculous and terrible this is too. The moan zone is largely about chuckling at mishaps and problems, and people can do that in the High End forum too, but then it ALSO will be more likely to reach other DPA/Millennia users or people scammed by this guy.

From searching gearslutz, i see that THIS IS ALMOST THE ONLY THREAD ABOUT EBAY SCAMS THAT WAS MOVED TO "The Moan Zone." (There are only a few others that had the same happen, but most are in Secondhand Gear, So Much Gear, of High End.) Please move it back to the "High End" forum, or at least move it to "Gearslutz Secondhand gear classifieds."

I'm sure the above user, yipshee, who says he lost about $10000 to Matt Leung, would appreciate it too. Thank you.

[palatine]

Hi All,

I am sorry to hear of your dealings with Milton Leung. The Leung club is probably bigger than any of us realise. In looking over the other posts with all the excuses, including Mr. Leung's supposed death, I can only tell you from experience that it is all a hoax...all of it!!

In July of 2003, I bought a U47 from Mr. Leung in an (OK I admit it) off ebay transaction. I wired the money to TD Canada Trust in Vancouver BC and after a month, I had no tracking number and nothing but excuses. I have a file on this as thick as my arm, but let's see...

1. The mic had export problems at customs and was sent back by FedEx.
2. Agreed to resend by US mail but never did.
3. In the hospital with bronchitis.
4. Recovering from a car accident and in a wheel chair.
5. Wife is divorcing him and the mic is at his wife's house...can't get to it

Finally in about November 2003, I filed suit in small claims court in Vancouver BC, having had him investigated by a private investigator. BTW, I also filed a report with Vancouver police, but they would do nothing, in spite of the fact that at $7500 Canadian, I was well over the minimum amount for action.

It took until June of 2004 to get Leung into court, given the fact that he evaded service by claiming to be "travelling in Europe and is unable to respond." He did show up to the settlement conference and brought the mic with him. The court gave me a few minutes to examine the mic and say I was satisfied. The mic barely worked, but benefited from a full restoration and is a very nice U47 at this point. I can say that the court was unimpressed with his excuses...which included him telling me that he was afraid if he sent me the mic that I would scam him by saying I never received it!

So you think that's all? Not quite. In early 2006, I spotted an ebay listing for a Studer mixer where the seller was "mat0603," the same ID Leung was using when I made my purchase. I debated "getting involved," but decided to go ahead and contact the high bidder, who ultimately won. He is an audio engineer from The Netherlands. He not only won the Studer mixer, but bought a Nagra IV from Leung in an off ebay transaction. At first, he didn't understand why I was contacting him, but I just told him my story and left it at that. I gave him my phone number and told him to call if anything went wrong with the deal. About a month later he called me, saying that after a month he had no tracking number and no mixer.

I sent him to the same private investigator I had used, who managed to dig up even more dirt on Leung. To make a long story short, it took about six months for him to get Leung into a BC court settlement conference (by phone). The court found for the buyer and he buyer agreed to take payments from Leung over a year or so. He is now awaiting his first payment.

Believe me when I say this guy is as slick as they come and does what he does with great purpose and malice aforethought. This is not hearsay...I have lived every moment of it. There is quite simply no excuse I would believe about Mr. Leung's condition. He appeared to me to be a healthy, mid-thirties Chinese man, who did not appear to have been in any auto accidents or any wheelchair and he is not likely dead.

If there is any way I can help anyone who has been scammed, PM me and I will tell you what I know in more detail.

Rob Gwynn
Palatine Recordings
Portland, OR
503-246-8525

[Mitch Manger]

One of our friendly gearslutz has taken the effort to look at the past 10 days of Vancouver Obituaries. Here is what he just PMed me:

Hi Mitch,

I checked a directory of all the local newspaper's obits and no Lueng has been
posted in the past 10 days. It's of course possible that they just haven't
gotten around to posting it yet so you have to be careful.

Tomorrow I will make a few phone calls to try to get to the bottom of this. I've
got a few ideas. I'll keep you posted.

Bradley

[ROBB007]

I live in Vancouver and so does Henchman...I can do some digging for you if you We can try contacting maybe Mark Gordon at Long@Mcquade in Vancouver .If he's anybody in the business Mark will know, He is head of the recording section .Phone number 604-734-4886 .I hope this might help you.

Rob Begg
Marpole recording

[C/G]

Originally Posted by Mitch Manger

This Millennia HV-3D, with DPA mics, was to be the centerpiece pre of my home studio and remote operations. Now I'll have to go sell some other stuff of mine, because these were almost the last of my purchases and I'm near the end of my budget.

Thanks for the Vancouver vacation info. I've heard it is a beautiful city. I I'm going up there in late May to investigate the matter, although the Phoenix police, Philadelphia (where I'm finishing college) police, U.S. Customs, FBI and eBay (especially because I did this last transaction with him privately) haven't been of much help.

'll check out that restaurant Re-Bar. I love veg/organic restaurants!

Planet Veg in Vancouver is great too. Ferris' Oystrer Bar in Victoria is great as well. I havn't been to Victoria in years so I'm unsure if it's even around still.

Hope you catch that slimey bastard!

[Mitch Manger]

I called Valley View Memorial Gardens and there is no funeral for Matt Leung, or anyone with the last name Leung. I also called the Vancouver Coroner's office, and the Vancouver police, and there have been no deaths of a Matt/Milton/Hoi Leung. He must still be alive. wtf

eBay, of course, is powerless to do anything. rswebhelp@ebay.com just emailed me back, and told me to do the following things, since this purchase is past 60 days from the auction time. But I'll try to do them:

"
Report the seller to law enforcement authorities both in your area and where the seller resides. go to: USACOPS: Police Departments, Sheriffs' Offices, Officers, and Other Law Enforcement Agencies
(Rob Gwynn told me the Vancouver police were pathetic though, and Phoenix police won't help.)

When you contact a law enforcement officer, please explain the
following:
- The officer can contact eBay for help with the investigation.
- For more information on how eBay can help, the officer should go to:
eBay Security Center: Law Enforcement

Mitchell because your payment was sent outside the country you live in,
we recommend that you file a report about this situation with
econsumer.gov. Econsumer.gov can help you file a report with consumer protection agencies in more than 20 countries, including Canada, the United
Kingdom, Australia, and Japan. Reporting your experience can help these
agencies discover a new fraud trend. Your report may also prevent other
buyers from experiencing the same situation. Welcome to EConsumer.gov
"

[Mitch Manger]

I tried calling this number, which I found using google, two times. I am pretty sure it is Hoi that I reached. I asked, "Is this Cybertron Technologies?" He said, "No, I am not working there anymore." I asked if this was Hoi, and he hung up. "Matt Leung," who I originally paid for my items, called his business Cybertron Technolgoies.

Email: ted@alephtec.com
Phone: 604-377-2782
525 W. 8th Ave.
Vancouver BC V5Z1C6
Canada

The address is the same as that I found on the Better Business Bureau site.

I called the "Ted" fellow back, still using the information from the Audiogon site:
Email: Ted@alephtec.com
Phone: 604-377-2782 (cell phone, the number works)
525 W. 8th Ave.
Vancouver BC V5Z1C6
Canada
I called and asked who it was this time, and this time the guy said his name: Ted. Ted says he has been ripped off by Matt as well and is currently suing Matt, but that his lawyer cannot reach Matt’s lawyer. He still said, "I no longer work for Cybertron."

Also found this here at RECORDING - Industry's first 64 bit drivers...... - Pro Audio Gear :
Regarding to your inquiries for DPA microphones. Alephtec Technologies Corp. is the distributor of DPA microphones for Canada. Please check http://www.alephtec.com for further information on reselling DPA microphones or you can email me directly at jakin@alephtec.com

I don't know for whom the "jakin" email address is either...

[Mitch Manger]

Here is another website about shady dealings involving alephtec and Graaf amps:

Audio Asylum Thread Printer

[Legacy]

Its worth contacting DPA - perhaps Bruce Myers at DPA USA can point you in the right direction towards finding these people. I hate to see good gear getting associated with such crooks and I suspect Bruce would also. If they are moving this many mics someone at DPA must be aware of who they are.

Good Luck,
Silas

[bobwarren]

I think Mr.Leung is worthy of concrete shoes at a yacht club. IMHO

[Mitch Manger]

In 2003, Alephtec supposedly framed themselves as B&K employees, or something like that, to get the mics, and then never paid for them. DPA Microphones, Inc. could make it a criminal case and get a court order for these guys if we can accumulate enough info. Supposedly, according to the DPA Vice President I talked to, Mrs. Myers, they've been on the trail of these guys for four years, but the Leungs, Ngs and Alephtec are quite elusive. And when I gave my serial numbers to Joan over the phone, she said my microphones are stolen mics, taken from DPA by Alephtec.

Joan Myers at DPA told me:
All people who have dealt with Matt Leung (especially those who were scammed by him) should email their info to jm[AT]dpamicrophones.com, as they have private investigators and want to accumulate more information in order to pursue this guy.

Please ALSO send your info on Mr. Leung and Judy Ng to a private investigator who has a lot of info on Mr. Leung and would be likely to catch him:
jim[at]plateauinvestigations.com

Here's the information I have accumulated on on these people:

MAILING ADDRESS (it's a UPS Store mailbox):
Cybertron Technologies
Suite 459, 5525 West Boulevard
Vancouver, BC, V6M 3W6
CANADA

BANK INFO (I cannot post personal bank account info here)
Connie Yuen (Matt's bank's branch representative)
TD Canada Trust Bank
Bank Address: 2198 West 41st Ave, Vancouver BC V6M 1Z1 Canada
Tel: 1(604)261-1301 ext:232 contact Ms. Connie Yuen

POSSIBLE NAMES of the Leungs:
Matt Leung
Milton Leung
Hoi Ham Leung (what Rob Gwynn told me was his legal, Chinese name)
"Milton Matt" Leung (???)

Matt's "ex-wife"'s address, where Matt might still live. Lion Cheng from Alephtec said that matt lived around 37th street. But now it is (information taken from whitepages.ca):
Ng, Judy
1903 W 37th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6M 1N5
(604) 263-1246
(604) 263-1292

Further information I have discovered:
-Registers owners and joint tenants of the property: Hoi Ham Leung and Lap Tak Judy Ng
-There have not been any divorce actions filed (i.e. "Matt" and "Judy" are still married)
-His exploits have got him a brand new swimming pool, and his house is worth at least $1,000,000.
-He is currently being sued by tons of people.

Another possible address (if for any reason he has a second or other location):
Leung, Matthew
5028 Kwantlen
Richmond, BC V6X 4K2
(604) 271-2884

I called the above 604-271-2884 number, and no one picked up, though the answering machine message is the exact same. The Richmond address is less likely, but still possible, because it is 15 minutes away from the UPS Store and there is one in Richmond that is closer. There are a lot of "M Leung's" in the phone book (this is the only one with "Matthew" fully printed out and there are no "Milton's"), and it seems strange that someone from Richmond would use the Vancouver UPS store (15 minute drive, but there is one in Richmond that's closer). From the Vancouver white pages:
mytelus.com

MORE DEFINITE INFORMATION
Company: Cybertron Technologies
Tel: (604) 727-8000
Cel: (604) 263-1292
Fax: (604) 263-1246
Email: shum0633@shaw.ca

Other possible phone numbers:
(604) 271-2884

People scammed by the Leungs:
iZ Technologies (contact: Barry Henderson, CEO)
DPA Microphones, Inc. (contact: Joan Myers, VP)
Rob Gwynn - Palatine Recordings
David (gearslutz member "yipshee") _______?
eBay My World - ebazedaze
Sang _____?

Other people in who dealt with Mr. Leung (let me know and I can remove your name, if you'd like):
Angus Lansing.

Past eBay usernames of Hoi Ham Leung:
soundgraber
mat0603
___(possibly more?)____


Former business, which Matt was a partner of and supposedly screwed over DPA by stealing microphones, according to Mrs. Myers:
(This was taken from the website: Blue Ocean Dealers in North America)
Alephtec Technologies Corp
Lion Cheng
604-889-7672 (the number works)
Vancouver, BC
Mr. Cheng is a former business partner of one of the two Mr. Leungs, and he told me over the phone that Matt or Milton stole money from him. Matt supposedly lives on 37th St., according to the information Lion Cheng gave Barry Henderson.
Similar information was also found at: Milton Leung: ZoomInfo Business People Information

I called the "Ted" fellow back, still using the information from the Audiogon site:
Email: Ted@alephtec.com
Phone: 604-377-2782 (cell phone, the number works)
525 W. 8th Ave.
Vancouver BC V5Z1C6
Canada
I called and asked who it was this time, and this time the guy said his name: Ted. Ted says he has been ripped off by Matt as well and is currently suing Matt, but that his lawyer cannot reach Matt’s lawyer. He still said, "I no longer work for Cybertron."

It seems that the people who ran Aleptec are thus (just a guess):
Hoi Han Leung, Lion Cheng, Ted __________?, and Judy Ng (and perhaps this Jenny girl, if she exists?)

individual Vancouver Police Report filed by me:
Incident # 07-792-89
FRAUD
The police cannot help with the issue "because it was a civil arrangement".
Badge # 304
Police officer: Constable Barker

[Mitch Manger]

I just heard back from a guy named Sang, who I asked about whether he was scammed by Matt Leung for a Graaf amplifier. he replied with the question:

Mitchell,
What are you planning to do?
regards,
--Sang


I replied telling him that DPA and a Private Investigator are going after him, and so he replied:

"
I guess I can give you my story as well.

The person I was dealing with was Milton Leung. I need to search for all the email correspondences I had with him. I originally contacted AlephTec Technologies, which was supposed to be Graaf's US/Canada distributor according to Graaf's website back then, due to the problem with my Graaf 5050 amplifier. When I called AlephTec, who is supposed to be the general receptionist(I think her name was Jenny or something similar) for AlephTec forwarded me to Milton Leung who is supposed to be the head of their Technical Assistance. After a couple of phone calls, I was finally able to talk to this Milton guy. He suggested to send my amplifier to him for service as well as replacement of the power transformer, he was offering free labor for good will on Graaf's behalf and will only charge for part price for power transformer and any necessary capacitors and resistors. Price he quoted for the power transformer was reasonable but when I added the shippment of ~100lb amplifier and back to Canada was little too expensive. So after I considered all these, I contacted Milton again for just getting the parts and repair it locally. Well, Milton came back and said that part for the transformer went up 3 times the originally quoted price quoting that Graaf increased the part price as well as unfavor Euro/USdollar rate. After a few email back and forth as well as a number of phone calls, Milton told me that his supervisor authorized to sell me the parts for original quoted price. He asked for my credit card and charged the amount plus obnoxious charge for shipping which he did not mention originally. A few weeks after this, I did not get the transformer. Tracking number Milton provided was not valid. So when I try to follow up with Milton, only answering machine saying he is out of town. I tracked down another person within AlephTec, who's name was Matt. Matt told me that he no longer works for AlephTec and said Milton is a good guy and will follow up. Weeks passed by with no answer back from Milton nor the AlephTec. I tried to contact Graaf directly since AlephTec was their distributor. Guess what?, Graaf website changed the US/Canada distributor to WiMax and there is no information I can find from Graaf regarding AlephTec. I was able to get hold of some other phony characters in AlephTec, one of the lady(I still think her name is Jenny) said Milton is on vacation but couldn't tell me when he will be back. Guy who supposed to be the owner of the AlephTec(forget the name of the guy) said they no longer represent Graaf and I need to straighten things out with Milton even though credit card was charged to Alephtec. After a few weeks later, I tried to call Alephtec again to see if Milton was back from his vacation. Phone number of both Milton as well as Alephtec main line has been disconnected.

Let me know what other information I can provide. I gotta look for notes I made with the all the numbers/names of people I spoke to at AlephTec, it has been a few years and not sure where I can find it or not. I would definitely would like to get these crooks get caught, I have a feeling that Alephtec was ran by all the characters you mentioned on the website. I have tried to contact Vancouver Police back then with no luck when this happened.

regards,
--Sang
"

[Mitch Manger]

Woah, I found a new suspect name in my original ("successful") transaction for the DPA 4012 mics. Heck, I'll put it here at the top too:

Mei Ling Hung
Vancouver, BC
V6T1K2
Canada


FROM MY EMAIL:

Congratulations! You committed to buy the following item:


DPA 4012 HMA4000 B&K Bruel Kjaer AKG Neumann Microphone
Sale price: $3,151.00

Shipping & Handling:
UPS 3 Day Select: US $120.00
UPS Ground: US $50.00
UPS Worldwide Expedited: US $130.00
...
Insurance: $20.00 (required)
...
Details for Item number: 230004487747
Item URL: http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29392-...m=230004487747
Sale Date: Monday, Jul 10, 2006, 22:53:10 PDT
Seller: soundgraber (shum0633@shaw.ca) [contact seller]
Payment details: Wire transfer or Pay Pal is accepted payment method for this auction. I will ship worldwide but buyer has to pay shipping and packing cost. Successful bidder please must contact me within 24 hours and payment must be arrived within 3 days.

Seller Information:
Mei Ling Hung
Vancouver, BC
V6T1K2
Canada

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