Astute observation. That's funny.

My previous account was banned. My views are often unpopular.

I might open another thread and do this if I have permission. The twoplustwo account hackings were done by someone I met selling micahs funds, and he saw what I did and was impressed and put his faith in me. He said he got the accounts from a guy that cracked pws, and that he was a DJ and part of "anonymous". He would sell accounts for $70-$750 depending on post count and reputation.

I would give him cash up front and 10% of funds I was able to retrieve in cash.

I hate that I destroyed peoples accounts and reputation.

So I read this whole thread and have to say I find it disappointing how OP is being treated on the whole. The whole God thing aside, here is a guy who willingly comes out and says he scammed, lists everyone he scammed, talks about how he scammed, pledges to pay people back, and is trying to find a way to pay people a small amount back weekly (unlike basically every other scammer out there), and yet it seems like everyone treats him like a pariah.

I am not a victim and am certainly all for being skeptical (trust needs to be earned after all). But it would seem like the community should at least give this guy a chance to pay back and offer support to that effect. Just seems interesting that most folks want to still treat him like a scammer who isn't making any effort to pay.

Good luck OP. If indeed you are sincere, it takes a lot of intestinal fortitude to come on here and willingly take abuse to work towards doing the right thing.

so much this

Don't you think a part of the healing and forgiveness process would be to give this guy up so that 2+2 moderators and management can be on the lookout and try to put in some measures to shut him down?

Thanks man. It will be tough, but I have help.

You're my hero already.

That goes beyond my morals, plus like I said I was going through a person to get something from another person. He closed communication with me and I don't even know his name.

The last thing he said to me was that he had to find other ways to make money.

Na don't be too disappointed. He has shown no remorse in the past stealing from honest people and until we (the poker community) see an honest effort by JA to pay his victims back then not many of us will believe him and his new found "god". Until then, why should these poor people who were stolen from trust him? Actions speak a lot louder than words.

Your stance, which seems to be shared by most itt, is reasonable and fair- but if i can see beyond JA's past and give him a chance to allow his actions to reflect his words, i think everyone should.

Something tells me he will prove most of you wrong. Though he may not be able to pay every cent back, I believe he will put forth his best effort. And this isn't just false hope speaking- I wrote this money off a long time ago.

Reminder to not be derailing the thread with religious discussions. Those are getting deleted now whether they are from the OP or anyone else.

I believe in you. I dont care if there is a % of the time where this is a bunch of lies, another scam, or even you mocking your victims. If there is a % of the time where you're truly sorry for your actions and want to make right then I will believe you and support you 100% of the time. Hope things work out for you and you can one day look your friends and family in the eye knowing that you're not scumbag that ruins people's lives but a decent human being that tries to improve them.

This is unbelievable.

You're inspiring. Thanks.

I will sacrifice myself to this debt until its clear for that very moment. Thank you. You too are an INSPIRATION.

I have to go to Bakersfield in a few hours for a big church event. I'll be back tomorrow.

My goal is to finalize a list within two weeks by Oct 4.

This list is to include:
Exact amount owed (total deducted according to market rates at given time of theft which is fair to victims) I will honor their choice amount, even if it's 1:1.
-Amount to be payed in payments. (They can choose weekly , bi-weekly, or monthly payments).
Method of payment

My goal is to increase my income asap, this I will do. As my income increases so will payments according to my income.

Hi, Justin. I was the last person you scammed (or the person you are pretending to be scammed). You stole $8,000 from me by hacking a reputable 2+2 members account. You then tricked me into sending it to your "girlfriend", whom I wont name (for now) through BOA. These were not illegitimate funds and a police investigation was open for several weeks. Now that this thread can serve as a confession or at the very least probable cause to reopen investigations, the doj computer crimes division, fbi, local police in my jurisdiction and yours will all be interested in bringing justice to a serial scammer/hacker/thief. So yes, maybe most of the money you stole wasn't necessarily "legitimate" (as it was in offshore poker accounts), the money you stole from me was.

You seem very delusional. First of all, you think that because you were robbed and almost killed that you have "payed for your crimes" or that "karma" was served. However, here in the real world, there has been no justice at all. You are a free man who should be in prison. You also seem to think that by making this confession and finding God you should get a free pass and that everyone should trust you again. Let me ask you something Justin: What kind of precedent does it set for other scammers/thieves when someone that stole 300k from a community can come on here apologize and be forgiven with zero repercussions?

Anyways, I don't really think you are actually sorry or remorseful. I think you made this thread, apologies, and repayment plans (slap in the face $20/wk) as a self righteous way of forgiving yourself and clearing your conscious. Now you can pretend that everything is alright and that you are a good person that can be trusted even though all of your previous actions say otherwise. Trust is earned, not given.

I do believe in 2nd chances, but not until after justice is served. What I ask of you is this:

1. Turn yourself in to local police for the $8,000 you stole from me through Bank of America. This would immediately give me recourse for recouping my funds from BOA through fraud protection. As of now, without hard evidence, they cannot refund me the money because I sent the money to Mary on my own free will. They need hard evidence of hacking, identity theft/impersonation, and fraud to overturn the transfer. So, by turning yourself in you serve two purposes: you immediately "make good" on a $8,000 "debt"/theft and you bring yourself to justice. I will also not press charges if you turn yourself in on your own terms.

2. Out the other accomplice(s) that you were involved with. This is one reason why I don't find your attempts at apology very sincere. If you were so sorry and wanted to start doing the right thing you would absolutely be willing to give up the information of the other thieves. Why would you allow them to continue to prey on innocent people and the community that you are trying to gain trust from? I mean some of these amounts you stole can ruin lives and you are sitting here saying that someone else is out there that you know of that could still be attempting to scam others. How can you in good conscious and as a follower of God choose to not out this person to protect the community? Please come forward with name(s) and details ASAP.

These two things is all that I ask of you. If you do these things I will not pursue this matter anymore. However, if you dont I will contact local police once again. We will reopen the file, and contact your local police. I will also get in contact with the DOJ computer crimes division as well as the FBI. There are also several other avenues I can and will pursue if for some reason the above do not bring you to justice.

Do the right thing, Justin. Turn yourself in. I know it may not seem like it right now but it is the best thing you could possibly do for yourself in this situation. What would Jesus do?

To be fair, Justin would be unlikely to pull a Jesus and rise from the dead after getting shanked in prison..

Jesus was certainly not involved in online fraud.
But seriously, I agree that Justin should hand himself into the police and give this same confession. That way justice will be served.

Unbelievable the bad judgement you employed by making this thread after doing what you have done. If you any intention of paying back this was not the correct angle to take. The choice you have made to include the use of religion is this matter is disgusting. You are aware some of your victims may not believe in whatever god of forgiveness you do? Some of your victim's want there money back. Instead of wasting your time at church go do something productive and produce means.

Having a felony for fraud on your record means your life is essentially over and getting employment in the future would be near impossible outside of construction gigs. Permanent felony records are rarely appropriate justice. People should be able to bounce back from their mistakes imo

Yeah you're right, people that steal large amounts of money should go unpunished and give incentive for others to do the same since there is nothing to deter them. You ****ing idiot.

There's 2 problems with this:

- BOA will never have you recoup your funds through fraud protection. This might have been the case if your bank account was hacked, but it wasn't. The transaction by you was 100% intentional, so the actual fraud is none of their business.

- What's he to turn himself in for if you don't press charges?

Well there's a point in that as well bluffkin. But voluntarily signing up for such a grim future is beyond stupid. I guess that was my point.