PSA: Avoid 365NAP. Yet another Joshua Prout Scam

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• zafouhar Veteran

  February 2019

  @cobydecock said:

  @3606202 said:
  s> @cobydecock said:

  I have a question in that why would we worry about obtaining dedicated server service because the worst that could happen is that the service would not be delivered and we can work with payment provider to obtain the money back?

  I understand sending out a server would be the end of it since it would simply get stolen but I can't understand the concern about a purchasing service and getting cheated.

  Thank you in advance for your clarification. But otherwise I was quite taken aback that such a thing is possible because I was seriously considering buying a server off of Ebay and sending it out to Dallas to co-locate it.

  Hi Joshua!

  k, I am not Joshua. Wow, talk about being paranoid.

  Hey Josh, how are you?

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• cobydecock Member

  March 2019

  @zafouhar said:

  @cobydecock said:

  @3606202 said:
  s> @cobydecock said:

  I have a question in that why would we worry about obtaining dedicated server service because the worst that could happen is that the service would not be delivered and we can work with payment provider to obtain the money back?

  I understand sending out a server would be the end of it since it would simply get stolen but I can't understand the concern about a purchasing service and getting cheated.

  Thank you in advance for your clarification. But otherwise I was quite taken aback that such a thing is possible because I was seriously considering buying a server off of Ebay and sending it out to Dallas to co-locate it.

  Hi Joshua!

  k, I am not Joshua. Wow, talk about being paranoid.

  Hey Josh, how are you?

  Nice! Thanks for pointing to yourself and saying: 'Look, I am a fool!'.

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• dahartigan Member

  March 2019

  @cobydecock said:

  @3606202 said:
  s> @cobydecock said:

  I have a question in that why would we worry about obtaining dedicated server service because the worst that could happen is that the service would not be delivered and we can work with payment provider to obtain the money back?

  I understand sending out a server would be the end of it since it would simply get stolen but I can't understand the concern about a purchasing service and getting cheated.

  Thank you in advance for your clarification. But otherwise I was quite taken aback that such a thing is possible because I was seriously considering buying a server off of Ebay and sending it out to Dallas to co-locate it.

  Hi Joshua!

  k, I am not Joshua. Wow, talk about being paranoid.

  That's exactly what Joshua would say.

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• 3606202 Member

  March 2019

  Come on, get it finally: He's Coby the Cock, not Joshua.

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• CConner Member, Host Rep

  March 2019

  Joshua spotted trying to trick people here: https://www.mc-market.org/threads/456825/

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• CConner Member, Host Rep

  March 2019

  @dieterf - That you?
• CConner Member, Host Rep

  March 2019

  @dieterf No need to be shy.

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• netomx Moderator, Veteran

  March 2019

  Nice find!

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• CConner Member, Host Rep

  March 2019

  @netomx said:
  Nice find!

  Could you verify whether it was him?
• teamacc Member

  March 2019

  @CConner said:

  @netomx said:
  Nice find!

  Could you verify whether it was him?

  No point, everything is proxied or even residential proxies nowadays in the sense of prout.

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• netomx Moderator, Veteran

  March 2019

  @CConner said:

  @netomx said:
  Nice find!

  Could you verify whether it was him?

  I can't, though.
• netomx Moderator, Veteran

  March 2019

  Maybe @jar can
• MasonR Community Contributor

  March 2019

  Just use my motto - "When in doubt... it's probably Prout!"

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• netomx Moderator, Veteran

  March 2019

  Hew was online after he was tagged, and no response: you know who he is
• Letzien Member

  March 2019

  @netomx said:
  Hew was online after he was tagged, and no response: you know who he is

  @deank

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• imok Member

  March 2019

  @netomx you should update the OP with the info provided.
• netomx Moderator, Veteran

  March 2019

  @imok said:
  @netomx you should update the OP with the info provided.

  My heart says it is, but I have no proof.
• vinothmoorthy Member

  March 2019

  @MasonR said:
  Thanks to @Cryptonite for alerting us of this via LET's Discord...

  Joshua Prout is at it again with his latest scam, called 365NAP. Similar to previous scams, he is selling colocation services and stealing customer equipment. This time he has targeted Obelisk crypto miners. You can view the whole story at the Reddit link below:

  https://www.reddit.com/r/ObeliskHQ/comments/9p9szf/big_concerns_365nap_colo_hosting_obelisk_miners/

  As always, be careful out there and make sure you are sending your gear to reliable and well-established colo-providers. Below is more information on Joshua Prout should you require additional character background.

  ---

  Joshua Prout (Houston/Baytown area, TX)

  

  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-prout-1a0a9b164
  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtJoyF3RbPkDSZp7klRFcxQ

  Previous scam activity:
  https://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/82535/is-anyone-else-having-vyprnetworks-issues/p1
  https://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/95315/gonode5-latest-joshua-prout-scam/p1
  https://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/119219/latest-joshua-prout-scams
  http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1643242
  https://theadminzone.com/threads/beware-of-jlphost-joshua-jones-joshua-prout-it-network-scammer.136253/
  https://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/61816/jlphost-itnetworkhost-scammer/p1
• vinothmoorthy Member

  March 2019

  Legal persons don't get orders...............................
• MasonR Community Contributor

  March 2019

  Thank you for your contribution.
• vinothmoorthy Member

  March 2019

  @MasonR said:
  Thank you for your contribution.

  Thanks for quoting
• CConner Member, Host Rep

  March 2019

  @vinothmoorthy said:

  @MasonR said:
  Thank you for your contribution.

  Thanks for quoting

  Thanks for posting
• CConner Member, Host Rep

  March 2019

  

  Seems to confirm it's him, since he immediately stopped responding after I brought that up. DieterF#9374 is also in the LET Discord. Probably there to cold call people. He has alos joined a bunch of other discords.

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• bamd Member

  March 2019

  It is time to take Prout down.
• zafouhar Veteran

  March 2019

  @bamd said:
  It is time to take Prout down.

  Okay. Your wish is my command.

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• level6 Member

  May 2019 edited May 2019

  BBB gives Prout/Carrier-4 a "C" grade.

  What do you need to do earn an "F" from BBB? Murder the client?

  https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/data-brokers/carrier-4-data-centers-0915-90047639
• donli Member

  May 2019

  @level6 said:
  BBB gives Prout/Carrier-4 a "C" grade.

  What do you need to do earn an "F" from BBB?

  Be Delimiter:
  https://www.bbb.org/us/ga/atlanta/profile/computer-dealers/delimiter-corporation-0443-27665706

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• desperand Member

  May 2019

  CConner said: LET Discord. Probably there to cold call people.

  That what I hate so much in Discord. It's exactly this.
  Discord does not have ANY protection and do not plan to protect users at all.
  I did ask them several times about this, answers -> "don't like? gtfo here".
  Discord - ideal place for spammers.
• daz123 Member

  May 2019

  That was an interesting read, got through a few coffees
• johnxenspec Member

  May 2019 edited May 2019

  https://m.imgur.com/a/Ha5SJoo
  I did a little digging around and it looks like he's a General Manager at McDonalds. Also turns out that "ProuTech LLC." has been involuntarily ended. Interesting.