Morgan, Webster and Stone, with Peter Morgan or Sam Stone is a farce
If you are contacted by Paul Webster for a CFO search, or to conduct a personal job search for you, avoid all contact. He is a scam artist. I have started this blog as a forum to keep this from happening to anybody else, and to get feedback from others who have been scammed so that, together, we can bring justice to Paul Webster.
He also has gone by the name Sam Stone and sells guns over the internet, including GunsAmerica.com, but never delivers the guns.
More and more stories are hitting this blog, and we are gathering critical mass to bring this guy down.
Update - May 2, 2010
There has been significant activity by this scam artist who has gone by Paul Webster and Sam Stone in scamming purchasers of guns over the internet. Read the posts below.
The latest firm name is now Morgan, Webster and Stone under the name of Sam Stone.
Update - July 20, 2009
Since posting this blog, we have brought together at least 6 other individuals who have been victims of this scam. Many of these individuals have used their own money to set-up additional links to this blog, additional websites and have launched investigations with local authorities in Florida and Georgia. Collectively, we have been taken for tens-of-thousands of dollars from Paul Webster's scams. If you have fallen victim to Paul's scams, please share your story and file a report with at www.ic3.gov. We are all dedicated to bringing this man to justice.
It looks like Paul has taken down all links to the sites below. If you find another one that he has posted, publish the link in the comments section below!
Note that Paul has recently moved his website and address to a Georgia location. His new website address is: http://fwsearches.com/index.html
The content hasn't changed however!
After I updated this link on 5/18, you will notice that the site is now "temporarily under construction." He is no doubt going to move his page to another web address.
His old Fredrick & Webster website was: http://financeexecutivesearches.com/WHYWA.html
This site no longer works. His Florida work number and cell phone have been disconnected.
His new address and phone number from his website is:
950 Herrington Rd, Ste. C-112
Lawrencville, GA 30044
Phone: 888-717-7741
Evidence
After being contacted by Paul Webster through "the Ladders" executive job search site for a CFO role, Paul said all of the right things regarding a job search for me. I signed a contract (which I will post here) with him to engage in a personal retained job search for me for a $4,500 retainer fee. After several weeks of consulting sessions, I never heard from him again.
My attorney uncovered the following information from an online forum in Florida where Paul scammed some money from some outdoorsmen for the online purchase of guns. They did an extensive search on him as well and found him to have several business aliases. See this link for more info, and be sure to read the entire thread:
http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/1752885/page/1/nt/4/fpart/4
Private Investigator's Search
I have currently engaged a private investigator to do a background check on Paul Webster. I will share what results I can when they are available.
Call to Action
If you have been scammed by Paul Webster, Sam Stone or other, please add your story to this blog so that we can accumulate as much evidence against this scam artist as possible. If he has contacted you regarding doing any type of business, avoid engaging him or you will lose your money.
