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Subject:BEAN BUG UPDATE
From:Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
Date:Mon, 10 Jul 2000 11:54:13 -0500

FIRST OFF IF YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS SUBJECT I'M SORRY FOR THE
JUNK MAIL, YOU CAN DELETE, BUT CHANCES ARE IF YOU ARE INVOLVED WITH VW's
YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS PAID FOR THESE A LONG TIME AGO, AND STILL HAS
YET TO RECEIVE ANYTHING.
OR BETTER YET STOP SOMEONE ELSE FROM GIVING THIS GUY MORE MONEY FOR
NOTHING.

THIS IS AN UPDATE ON WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MR. PETE GOLESTEANU AND HIS
BEAN BUGS:

HIS COMPANY UNDER SEVERAL DIFFERENT NAMES: STARR MARKETING, GLK
COLLECTIBLES AND BUG-ME.

MR. GOLESTEANU WAS AT MOFOCO's BUG FEST IN WISCONSIN SATURDAY JULY 8th
SELLING BEAN BUGS AND TAKING MORE MONEY FOR SO CALLED FUTURE SOON TO BE
RELEASED ONES.
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF CONFRONTING  HIM WITH SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
PAID FOR THEM AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEM. THIS MAN WAS SITTING AT A CARD
TABLE WITH 4 DIFFERENT COLORED BEAN BUGS AND HIS CAR BEHIND HIM (A RED
FORD TEMPO) FILLED TO THE ROOF WITH BOXES OF THEM. HE HAD NO PAPER WORK
FROM PAST ORDERS OR ANYTHING MORE THAN A NOTE PAD FOR PUTTING NAMES OF
NEW INDIVIDUALS THAT GAVE HIM NEW MONEY FOR HIS SO CALLED NEW AND
UPCOMING PRODUCTS.

THE CONFLICT FORCED MR. GOLESTEANU TO HONOR SOME ORDERS THAN PACK UP.

AT FIRST HE CLAIMED THAT ALL ORDERS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED, AND DEMANDED WE
SHOW HIM PROOF THAT THEY WERE NOT. EVENTUALLY HE WAS CONVINCED ON OUR
VERBAL DEMANDS TO FULFILL THE ORDERS TO THE GROUP OF US. HE THAN QUICKLY
PACKED UP AND LEFT BEFORE WORD GOT OUT TO OTHERS.

I STILL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE OTHER THAN 1 PERSON THAT HAS RECEIVED
ANYTHING BY MAIL. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.
PLEASE HELP GET THE WORD OUT TO STOP THIS MAN FROM VENDING AT CAR SHOWS.

FOR THOSE WITH PAID FOR ORDERS KEEP A COPY OF YOUR CASHED CHECKS WITH
YOU IF POSSIBLE WHEN GOING TO VW EVENTS. ALSO YOU MAY WANT TO CALL
AND/OR LEAVE E-MAILS UNTIL YOU GET YOUR PRODUCTS.

WHEN I GOT HOME FROM THE SHOW MR. GOLESTEANU HAD A VERY NASTY
THREATENING MESSAGE THAT I SAVED ON MY ANSWERING MACHINE WITH THE "F"
WORD USED SEVERAL TIMES QUOTING ME AND THE "F-IN VOLKSWAGEN PEOPLE".
I HAVE A FAMILY TO THINK OF AND I DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF WHAT HE MAY
DO ABOUT THE TRUTH I HAVE REVEALED IN HIM. HE DIDN'T HOLD BACK HIS LOUD
ANGRY FOWL MOUTH IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN OR ANYONE ELSE AT THE SHOW. BUT
THEN AGAIN THIS SAME MAN WAS TAKING MONEY FROM CHILDREN FOR PROMISED
BEAN BUGS YEARS AGO.

PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG AND GET THE WORD OUT.
THIS IS HOW HE MAKES HIS LIVING SO I'M SURE HE WILL BE FOUND AT CAR
SHOWS ALL OVER THE USA. IF HE IS FOUND AT A SHOW, PLEASE INFORM WHO EVER
IS IN CHARGE OF THE EVENT.
IF WE STICK TOGETHER WE CAN PUT A STOP TO THIS MAN AND HIS STEALING FROM
GOOD PEOPLE.

ROB & LRAE WINTERKORN
volksman@enteract.com
home # 708 371 9156

the new ever changing mailing address:

STARR MARKETING
6401 SOUTH WILLOWSPRINGS ROAD
La GRANGE, IL 60525

phone # 708 352 8051
Good luck getting a live person or a returned call.
Do be sure and leave a message.
REMEMBER: The squeaky wheel gets the oil.

The current and updated web page is:  http://www.bug-me.com
through this site any e-mails can be sent. I don't know who will receive
it, I figure it will go to Pete Golesteanu at his house.

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