Canadian Scammer Arthur Youngblood Hawk - Wanted By DIJ and Immigration (Have You Seen This Man?)

Contributed by: Don Winner

By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - A Canadian expat who has been living in Panama for more than a year has been stealing money from people, scamming money from people who thought they were "investors।" He has left a long string of bills unpaid a wake of victims wherever he goes. This name is Arthur Youngblood Hawk, and he is now wanted by the Panamanian criminal and immigration authorities. There is a current and valid arrest warrant pending against him, and the Panamanian Immigration Authorities have ordered the National Police to arrest Arthur Y. Hawk "on sight." Today I received via email a copy of a criminal complaint filed against Arthur Y. Hawk by Tamara Rowe, as well as receipts and a hand-written I.O.U. in which Hawk promises to repay Rowe $10,000 dollars in cash by today, which has not happened. His scam revolves around selling "Licensing Packages" for non-existent on-line magazines. He has victimized people in Costa Rica, the Philippines, Panama, and who knows where else.

Have You Seen This Guy? Arthur Youngblood Hawk basically "hauled ass" this week when he learned Panamanian authorities were intent on arresting him। He was living in the Costa Blanca - Decameron Golf Villa #83 near the town of Farallon in Panama's Cocle province, but he hastily packed his belongings in a suitcase and fled that residence. In the past he has rented a one-bedroom flat near Via Argentina in Panama City. He is in Panama as a tourist but has overstayed his tourist visa by some 15 months. Immigration officials have been alerted and he will be arrested immediately if he tries to depart via any of the standard border crossings or through the Tocumen International Airport using his Canadian passport (number WS119998). He is now likely to be living in hiding somewhere, most likely in Panama City.

Description: Arthur Youngblood Hawk is a 57 year old white male, approximately 5' 11" tall, weight 130 pounds. He's described as "very skinny" and he hardly doesn't eat. He is a chain smoker and will be smoking a cigarette about every five minutes. He also drinks a lot of beer, and "will be having his first beer by 10:00 am every day." He is unlikely to be either armed or dangerous, but he is also a dedicated reader of Panama-Guide.com so he will probably know about his article as soon as it is published. If you know of Arthur Youngblood Hawk's current whereabouts or if you have seen him in the past three days, please give me a call at 6614-0451 or send me an email। And, if you happen to be sitting there drinking a cup of coffee and looking at this guy, all you have to do is find any local cop and explain that Arthur Youngblood Hawk is currently wanted by the Panamanian authorities and that he has overstayed his tourist visa by 15 months. According to Immigration authorities, any local policeman should then check his passport and detain him immediately upon learning that he is not in the country legally. That will get him into custody and eventually deported.

Are You A Victim? Have you been ripped off by Arthur Youngblood Hawk? If so, I would like to hear your story. Basically, this guy is a relatively low-level scumbag who gets by in life by ripping off innocent and unsuspecting people, using them up and then moving on. There's even a website about his exploits at www.arthurhawk.info under the banner of "Does Arthur Hawk Own You Money?" So, this guy has ripped off and pissed-off a whole raft of people। The possibilities of any of this victims being able to recover any of the money they are owed is probably zero. Arthur Youngblood Hawk rates as a kind of "camp follower" who burned out his welcome first in Costa Rica and now in Panama, and hopefully he will be arrested and deported with a restriction on his passport that will prevent him from re-entering Panama (to steal from more people.) Man, we're kinda turning into "Panama's Most Wanted" lately. Whatever - time to take out the trash (again). I'm going to have to start carving notches on the side of my computer monitor or something...

Copyright 2009 by Don Winner for Panama-Guide.com.