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He surely is a Johnson….

He reached out by email regarding my wanted for a Thein bvd valve section. An enormous longshot to begin with but he claimed to have one. When I asked for photos he responded with a bartok valve section…. Be ware!
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Yeah, that fool responded to a Facebook post I had. Told him to unowhut off and blocked him.
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Same here for a Doug Elliott rim I wanted to buy.
I wonder if it is not the member : Covenant01 in the member list.
Denis the musician wannabe trying to depart from gear geeking... :shuffle:
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Yea, a while back I posted if anyone had or knew of a single plug Yamaha YBL 621 he said he had one and sent me a picture of a very unique horn with various different parts on it - I cant remember now what made it unique but it clearly was not a Yamaha YBL 621. I didnt respond.
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Reading my own post made me curious to search my emails and find the horn that was shown to me. See attached Covenant Johnsons "Yamaha YBL 621" horn. As you can see its a very striking and original horn. There must be a tech around that would instantly recognise his own work, or maybe a player who has played it. I think the bell and slide might be Yamaha but the rest is unique (to me at least!).
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Thanks. He reached to me about a mp as well.

Is anything legit about him?
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SlideDennis wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 10:09 am Thanks. He reached to me about a mp as well.

Also JohnTheTheolgian asked -Is anything legit about him?
Apparently the answer to both those questions is yes. Covenant01 used his members email to personally email me.

So presumably, Covenant, you are reading this now. Send a reply post to this and set the record straight. Kindest regards... Doug
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DougHulme wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 3:05 pm
SlideDennis wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 10:09 am Thanks. He reached to me about a mp as well.

Also JohnTheTheolgian asked -Is anything legit about him?
Apparently the answer to both those questions is yes. Covenant01 used his members email to personally email me.

So presumably, Covenant, you are reading this now. Send a reply post to this and set the record straight. Kindest regards... Doug
It appears that Covenant01 has never independently posted on TC.

Oops - sorry, I missed his 3 benign posts in December. Nothing since. Let's hear from you again, Covenant.
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Covenant01 wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 8:03 pm Hello everyone! I’m excited to join the Trombone Chat Forum. I’m from Louisiana and have been playing trombone for years. Always looking to connect with fellow players, share tips, and discuss everything from technique to music in our great state. Looking forward to learning from and contributing to this community!
Here he is.
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Yep he's emailed me about a Rath bell, too.
Smelled super fishy.

His email pops up in Google as one used in scams from Nigeria.
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ChrisLee10 wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:14 pm Yep he's emailed me about a Rath bell, too.
Smelled super fishy.

His email pops up in Google as one used in scams from Nigeria.
Is Nigeria close to Louisiana?
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Posaunus wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:18 pm
ChrisLee10 wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:14 pm Yep he's emailed me about a Rath bell, too.
Smelled super fishy.

His email pops up in Google as one used in scams from Nigeria.
Is Nigeria close to Louisiana?
I mean, distances are all relative?
He told me he was in Washington. This dude travels.
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Got another follow up email from Covenant Johnson. I asked where he was located at so that I could "figure shipping costs," and he said Washington. The email he sent me was not the same one listed under Covenant01 in the members list. Similar, but not exactly the same.

When i locked up Covenant Johnson on FB, what seemed like an African man showed up-- at least he had a number of African friends. i don't want to besmirch all Africans, but is there any way to confirm that Covenant Johnson is really a scammer or not. I haven't replied back to him today
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one trick is to ask something technical he has to correct, because it is false: like, are these 4th generation Hagmann valves?
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I'm corresponding with him on a Marcinckiewicz mouthpiece. I'm not sure how to test him further on that.
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ask if it has the German shank

(he is btw without a doubt a scammer)
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Can someone confirm that the email being used is the one in the profile? I find this grounds for banning on the surface but I'll do a little digging.
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Matt K wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:40 am Can someone confirm that the email being used is the one in the profile? I find this grounds for banning on the surface but I'll do a little digging.
I can confirm that I received a scammy email from that address.
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Me too as I said in an earlier post, the email he lists on his profile was the one he sent me the above picture on. Its all well and good asking him technical questions but he is probably sat there reading our posts on the subject!... Doug
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Yeah, he sent me an email about an 8H tuning slide. Sent photographs and agreed on a price. Seemed pretty straight forward. But two weeks later no slide and no response. Just sent a claim though PayPal, hopefully it will all work out, just sucks being scammed…
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This user has been banned.

Looking at the IP they registered from it is not residential. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I wish I'd have caught this sooner. You all are free to email me to get my attention sooner as well.
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atopper333 wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 12:30 pm Yeah, he sent me an email about an 8H tuning slide. Sent photographs and agreed on a price. Seemed pretty straight forward. But two weeks later no slide and no response. Just sent a claim though PayPal, hopefully it will all work out, just sucks being scammed…
Any update on your claim?
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JohntheTheologian wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2025 2:13 pm
atopper333 wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 12:30 pm Yeah, he sent me an email about an 8H tuning slide. Sent photographs and agreed on a price. Seemed pretty straight forward. But two weeks later no slide and no response. Just sent a claim though PayPal, hopefully it will all work out, just sucks being scammed…
Any update on your claim?
Just got the claim dispo back in from PayPal, they upheld it. Really thankful for that and that I insisted on PayPal Goods and Services.
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Just got the claim dispo back in from PayPal, they upheld it. Really thankful for that and that I insisted on PayPal Goods and Services.
Good news!
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