WARNING: Shipping with Gaston Etchart of SAmericaxplorer is a SCAM

[Trevmon]

This post is a warning about working with or using the services of Gaston Etchart and his business called SAmericaXplorer (samericaexplorer.net). This man solicits his services for vehicle transport/shipment on a lot of overlander-type websites. We utilized his services to ship our vehicle from Cartagena to Houston, TX. He required an immediate and full payment for his services and all of the port charges and shipping fees. However, once we were in Colombia, we had to pay all of these costs in person. Then, once in Houston, Gaston was not communicating well, and we ended up having to pay all fees and costs ourselves to get the vehicle out of customs. (All of these payments were supposed to be paid by Gaston but never were.) This caused us to pay twice for everything, and of course, paying these costs in person was cheaper than what Gaston had charged us. Since then, we have not heard from Gaston and never received a refund. Recently, we even received an email from a man who was directed to us as a reference from Gaston. Unfortunately, he too was missing money from Gaston and had spoken with others who had dealt with the same issues. This man's business is a scam. We are fairly certain we will never get our money back, however, we would like to help to prevent others from losing their money as we and many others have. Please pass this on, and if you have any questions regarding this issue specifically feel free to contact us at homelesshoneymoon@gmail.com