Well, no. Actually, at the McMansion in Schaumberg, it seems to be Bob and Donna and Michael and her son. Why? Good question. Why is Michael Tonello claiming his residence as Southfork (maybe we should call it Stick a Fork in It, it's such an ugly overdecorated pile) at the Toronto Fashion Incubator? A big thank you to whomever put this info up at PFA (it was deleted but we have the screen shot). Now why would Mr. Tonello be lying about his residence when he's made it clear he lives in Barcelona? Book business must be bad, since for a while he was giving guided tours of Barcelona and now he's selling Hermes scarf booklets for $25 on Bonanza, since Ebay banned him.
Misstating the truth seems to be a popular sideline for Mr. Tonello. We guess he must have a lot of time on his hands these days for pursuits like this. He's such a Sherlock Holmes! Accusing everyone at PF of scamming! Lies! Fakes! Pot, kettle much? The big lie is that he and Donna refuse to admit being the owners of the PFA blog. The big lie is that there is no "nefarious" (another favorite word) philosophy behind PF. It's a forum. Owned by some people. Yes - GASP - for profit. Just like Ebay or Amazon or any other web site. And like any other web site, it's buyer beware. And just like any other forum people get banned, usually because they're being assholes and breaking the rules.
The big lie is that he started PFA for one reason only and that's revenge for having been accused of selling poor quality items on Ebay in 2007. We'll repeat that - 2007. Wow. This dude can hold a grudge. Can you imagine being so curiously consumed with people for nearly five years for an Ebay transaction gone bad - and over an item that cost a couple of hundred dollars? And then posting their personal information all over the Internet and frightening them enough they sought police help?
Why do Mr. Tonello and Ms. Lehtonen sign up as other people to make positive comments about his book and bash PF on sites across the Internet? Are book sales SERIOUSLY so bad that you need to be anonymous fans to pump it up. Must be.
Why is it that the only personal information removed from his blog is that referring to Michael Tonello and Donna Lehtonen/DuchessofH? Ever ask yourself that?
The real fakes are these two. Pretending to be other people and posting as others, things those people wouldn't write. Publishing people's names and personal information and opening them up to more unwanted attention by more Internet strangers.
So when people over there ask, "Why should I care who's behind this? I want to read about the scams!", well, the biggest scam of all is that he's not being exactly truthful with you about who he is and why he's running the blog. And most of all, he isn't being truthful about what he's writing about PF. It's all about a grudge. About a scarf. So how can you trust anything he writes? Oh. That's right. You can't. Be a more aware reader than that. For your own sake. And use an IP blocker when visiting so your person information isn't the next to be splashed online, like PriscillaW8s.
Too bad Mr. Tonello didn't take that advice. Thanks for confirming (again!) that you're behind PFA with your IP trail.
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There seems to be a case of the "Poor Michaels" over there. Poor Michael is a victim. Why does everyone think he's behind TPFA? People must be jealous.
Could you please post a "reader's guide" to MT, starting with whatever greatest hits remain on tPF, such as those where he threatened to post personal information about Grand Fonds (a threat he apparently later followed through everywhere else, including TPFA)?
I think it would put those Poor Michael Blues to rest once and for all. At least for those of us who aren't Michael or Donna.
This blog is not found when searching on google. Would you consider making it available through google search? It would be a great service.
yes, please make it searchable by google!
x3! Thank you for having the balls to stand up against these internet wacko stalkers/ fraudsters. My stomach turns when I read the {totally transparent} mud slinging over there. I'm shocked that his motive isn't clear to everyone.
He was banned from TPF and from ebay, therefor he's made it his mission in life to get back at anyone who ever stood up to his antics. I don't know much about him but his actions are pure evil.
Yes, please increase your internet search position, I hate to think that TPFA mentioning your blog shows up as a higher rated search item than the ACTUAL site link.
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