Engine builder scam

[S Dwyer]

Hi guys,
Just thought I would let you know that I am the victim that ordered an engine and tranny for my husbands IROC. I thought this was a great birthday gift, you know trying to be the good wife. We checked all the typical references that a person should check before purchasing an item sight unseen. My husband spoke to the owner of Dragboy and the "engine builder" to give all the information that he thought they would need to know in order to build the engine just how he wanted it. We ordered in Feb. 2002, the engine and tranny was to be in our garage no later than July 2002 this was told to us by the "owner". When July came along I phoned for a date that we could set up for a delevery, this is when all of the stories began. You name it, we heard it. And every time we asked for a location where we could meet up with them to get our engine there was another GOOD story why this could not happen. I did everything I could think of to get my husbands engine...including beg. But there was always a story, and everyone of them seemed so real that I even felt sorry for Kent, at times thinking that it must be horrible to have so many things go wrong in your life. In Aug. 2003 we thought it was really going to happen, we were going to finally get our product! WRONG. On Aug 5th, I talked to Kent (we thought this guys name was Junior) and he told me that he was very close by and we would see him that coming weekend. On Aug 7th, I called to verify times, location and etc, only to find out the cell-phones were no longer working, and no one was in the office to answer the phone and I did not even get the annoying machine that always told us to push *1, *2,*3,or*4........Well determined and I guess a little stupid, I talked my husband into driving to the area in which Kent said he was at and I thought that we would be able to catch up with him get my husbands engine...etc, etc, (I still was beleiving that this was only another problem that this guy had ran into and he was still trying to get an engine to us) After looking for him on two different days, my husband than said "I bet you we have been taken" As if we both didnt already know it in our heads, it was just our hearts that continued to believe the stories. We have now heard from the authorities allowing us to know the truth...we were scamed, no more second guessing. But I am glad to report this did not stop me from trying to win the wife of the year award, we just received a new tranny for my husbands IROC, and a new (and better) engine will be here within the month, no doubts this time! Anyone who has been a victim of Dragboy or KHP, I feel for you, this guy was a pro!

Thanks for listening~
S.