I met with Jack Liguori on 10/23/2010. He wanted to show me a land property that he had listed on E-bay for sale. It was located in Alma NY. I went to see it with him, but was not really sure about it. So Jack insisted that I follow him to another land property that he was selling. It was located in Angelica NY. I went to see it with him, and Iiked it, so I decided to make a deal on it. We went to a local pizza shop in Angelica called "My Place". We agreed on a price and we were going to leave and meet back the next week to take care of the paper work and finances. Jack insisted that I give him a deposit. I wanted to give him a check. He refused that and insisted that I pay him in cash. I was hesitant, but Jack is very personable and I spent all day with this "sweet old man", so I agreed to pay him a $1000.00 deposit in cash. He wanted more, but that was all I had on me. I than drove all the way home, which is 6 hours away. The next morning, I woke up and decided that I wanted to change my mind and buy the original property that I had looked at in Alma NY. It was a little bit cheaper and I was concerned about the money. I called Jack at 8:30am on 10/24/2010. Jack said I could buy that property, however, that property was for sale on E-bay and if I wanted it, I would have to come right back and buy it that day. He again insisted on cash. The balance on the property was $24, 500.00. I did not have that kind a cash laying around, so I started driving back to meet Jack and give him a check. I called him when I was halfway there and told him that I felt funny about giving somebody I did not know that much cash and I felt more comfortable with a check. At that point, he was not nice with me on the phone anymore. I don't know why he wanted me to meet him at a pizza shop and give him cash, and not his home. I was very skeptical now at this point and called him back and told him I wanted my $1000.00 back. I wanted to squash the deal. I told him I would drive to his home and pick it up. He told me that he already spent the money. I gave it to him at 8pm on 10/23 and requested it back at 11 am on 10/24. I didn't understand this. Jack then told me he gave the money to his wife, Sharon Liguori. I wanted to talk to her. He would not let me. He told me if I came to his house, I'd be sorry. I told him I was going to go to the police station. He told me not to do that and he promised me a refund in the form of a check mailed to me by the end of the week. I have not received it and now he keeps giving me the run around. I just want my $1000.00 returned to me. he knows that he has it and he won't return it. He is operating a business without a business license or paying taxes, and he gave me a business card to prove it. I have found out, that this business was dissolved in 1997. He has numerous judgements against him. He sells alot of properties that he has deeded in his wife's name(Sharon Liguori). His scam is that he sells these pieces of land in the mountain on ebay. He sells them to unsuspecting city folk. He promises dreams of building a log cabin get-away. He finances them personally, and if you are late on one payment, he resell the property to someone else. he buys up large parcels of land in his wife's name, than he deforrests the land, subdivides it into smaller parcels and resells it. ou only get the surface rights. He still keeps the mineral rights. Most of his land has old oil wells on them. He even told me that there is a guy that bought the leases from the oil company and operates these old wells. He is selling junk land that you can never do anything with for $5000.00 per acre. Average price of land in that area is $1500.00 per acre. He takes advantage of people that don't know any better. everything has to be paid in cash with him, he told me so he does'nt have to pay taxes on the land. Most of the deals go unreported, because they sell the land and never take the deed out of their name. All of the deeds are in his wifes name. He has alot of old judgements agiants him from 5-10 years ago, that is why he can't put anything in his name. He never returns anybodys money. He will take a deposit on the land on the internet, than when you go see it and don't want it, he keeps the deposit.