Date:         Fri, 3 Mar 2000 13:38:07 -0600
Reply-To:     Rob & Lrae Winterkorn <volksman@ENTERACT.COM>
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From:         Rob & Lrae Winterkorn <volksman@ENTERACT.COM>
Subject:      BEANIE BUG/BUS WARNING
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THIS MAIL IS GOING OUT TO WARN THE VOLKSWAGEN COMMUNITY THAT PETE
GOLESTEANU UNDER SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMPANY NAMES: BUG-ME, STARR
MARKETING, G L K COLLECTABLE, AND NOW AGAIN UNDER THE BUG-ME NAME IS
BACK AT TAKING MONEY FOR BEAN BUGS AND NOW BEAN BUSSES.
A WARNING TO ALL WHO READ THIS. I HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED FOR HIM
FOR OVER A YEAR IN 1998-1999 AND HAVE ONLY HELD IN MY HANDS 7 OF
THESE PRODUCTS, THAT HE WAS VERY CAREFUL WITH TO GET BACK.
I TRUSTED THIS MAN AS MANY VW PEOPLE DID, HE DISPLAYED A VERY
CONVINCING LOVE FOR VOLKSWAGEN. UNFORTUNATELY HIS LOVE IS FOR MONEY.
NOT VOLKSWAGEN.
I AM SENDING THIS MAIL AGAINST MY LAWYERS WISHES, BUT I COULD THINK
OF NO OTHER WAY TO GET THE WORD OUT. SO PLEASE HELP STOP A FRIEND FROM
GIVING HIM ANY MORE MONEY AND PASS THIS ALONG.
I WILL NOT GO INTO DETAIL ON THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THIS MAN HAS TAKEN
ON PROMISED DELIVERIES THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN SENT, BUT THE MATH
IS EASY WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT HE HAS BEEN PROMISING DELIVERY OF
BEAN BUGS THAT HE SOLD OVER 3 YEARS AGO UP TO THE PRESENT.

A FRIEND OF MINE THIS JANUARY RECEIVED 3 BEAN BUGS IN THE MAIL WITH
NO NOTE, RETURN ADDRESS, OR ANY EXPLANATION. HE JUST SO HAPPENS TO
BE A PRESIDENT OF A VOLKSWAGEN CLUB. NONE OF MY OTHER RECORDED 1,700
ORDERS HAVE RECEIVED ANYTHING. SO SOMETHING IS GOING ON ONCE AGAIN.
WE FIGURE HE IS TRYING TO START UP NEW INTEREST WITH SENDING OUT A
FEW STRATEGICALLY PLACED DELIVERIES. HE WILL MORE THAN LIKELY ALSO
BE GOING TO SOME VOLKSWAGEN EVENTS, OR EVEN HAVE NEW SALES PEOPLE.
HE HAS ALSO OPENED UP A MARKET IN GERMANY.

THE CURRENT WEB SITE:  http://www.bug-me.com

TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE SENT HIM YOUR MONEY, KEEP YOUR CASHED CHECKS.
I AM SORRY TO REMIND YOU OF THIS, BUT HE DID NOT GO AWAY.
I, AS MANY OF YOU THOUGHT, THIS GUY DISAPPEARED AND HAVE GOTTEN OVER
THE LOSS OF MONEY AND TIME WASTED.
THE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS STICK TOGETHER, I HAVE TOLD VWOA OF MY
CONCERNS OF THIS SITUATION URGING THEM TO GET INVOLVED, THIS WAS OVER A
YEAR AGO. I WILL TRY AGAIN. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS RECEIVED PRODUCTS OR
WOULD LIKE TO HELP OUT, LEGALLY, OR ANY OTHER WAYS.
PLEASE E-MAIL ME.
MY HOPE IS THAT MR. GOESTEANU PLANS TO FILL ALL THE PAID FOR ORDERS,
BUT I HONESTLY DON'T THINK HE HAS ENOUGH CAPITOL OR DESIRE LEFT TO
ACHIEVE IT.

ROB & LRAE WINTERKORN

VOLKSMAN@ENTERACT.COM