Surfing Con Man Strikes Again, Claims He's Dino Andino
October 7, 2008
PRESS RELEASE
Just over a year ago, we posted a story on local knowledge about a con man
calling around and impersonating various pros. He¹d hit up surf shops,
associates and other unsuspecting do-gooders, say he was [insert pro¹s name
here], lost all his contacts, in a desperate situation at some airport and
needed money wired to him. A lot of people fell for it, thinking they¹d just
helped Adam Wickwire or Christian Fletcher or John John Florence. Then
they¹d find out they¹d just been duped.
The Con Man¹s been quiet in the last 12 months, but with his stock portfolio
likely dwindling, he decided to give it another shot and he got away with
itShagain. Here¹s what happened: One Track Mind producer Tim Lynch got a call
yesterday from ³Dino Andino,² who was stuck in some airport without any
contacts and needed money wired to him. He said he was trying to get a hold
of ³Chris Malloy,² as he obviously knew that Chris and Dino were tight and
that Dino¹s son Kolohe is featured in the film. He rattled off a few other
details that convinced Tim he was the real deal, and since had never heard
the initial reports of the con man, he figured it was legit.
³It sounded sketchy,² says Lynch, ³but he knew way too much for me to really
question it. I honestly thought Dino was just in a tough bind.² After wiring
the money to the guy, Chris and Tim later learned they¹d been duped.
This is clearly someone who has intimate knowledge of the surf industry. If
anyone receives a call from any ³pro² needing money, DO NOT FALL FOR IT.
Better yet, call the police.
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