Important record note. This page reports allegations and reproduces correspondence supplied by the purchasers. It does not determine criminal or civil liability. Direct quotations are attributed to their source; researched claims are labeled separately and are not presented as adjudicated fact. Dates and times reflect the captured message threads in Arizona time where shown.
01
Known names & aliases
Reported identifiers gathered from the correspondence, invoice, payment record, a Missouri filing shared in the message thread, and case-file research. Inclusion shows where a name appeared; it does not by itself establish a legal relationship between every entity.
Personal names
Kevin RuppeKevin R. RuppeKevin Richard Ruppe
Contact label
My Container .comShown on the purchaser’s phone
Business names
KRR Ventures LLCKRR LLCKing Storage LLCAffordable Storage Containers LLC
Payment identifiers
krrezstoragecoNames shown in Zelle records
Domains & email
ruppeventure.comkevin@ruppeventure.comKingStorageLLC@Gmail.comKevin.Ruppe96@gmail.com
Commercial contact
314-971-6658314-343-82803218 E Bell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85032
Documentation distinction: KRR Ventures LLC appears in a Missouri Articles of Organization document dated April 24, 2025 that Kevin sent in the thread. The case file records a BBB profile for Affordable Storage Containers LLC. The other names above appear in messages, an invoice, contact labels, email headers, payment records, or victim research.
02
What the record shows
FINDING 01A long sales lead preceded the deal
Messages supplied by the purchaser show recurring container sales outreach from 2025 through April 2026 before the September transaction.
FINDING 02Payment moved from card to Zelle
A $4,200 Bill.com card attempt did not appear on the payer’s American Express account. Kevin then proposed a half-down Zelle payment, shown as sent for $2,100.
FINDING 03The promised delivery did not occur
The messages identify September 22 as the delivery date. On that day Kevin said the driver was behind; by the next morning he still had not confirmed a driver.
FINDING 04Refund promises were not shown fulfilled
The captured thread contains refund commitments on September 23–24, September 27–28, and October 2. No refund confirmation appears through the final October 9 messages.
03
Payment trail
The record separates an apparent card attempt from the confirmed Zelle transfer. The $2,100 Zelle deposit is the documented loss in the supplied materials.
Card attempt · not shown posted
$4,200
Bill.com displayed a payment confirmation, but Kevin later said his processor “kicked it back.” Aaron then checked and wrote that he did not see the transaction on his American Express account.
- Invoice
- 0021467
- Vendor
- King Storage LLC
- Dated
- September 10, 2026
- Item
- 40′ cargo-worthy container and delivery
- Page notice
- Vendor could not receive payment because no bank account was on file
Confirmed in supplied screenshot
$2,100
A Zelle screenshot shows the half-down deposit sent on September 11 to “KRR LLC / ezstorageco.” The confirmation identifier is retained in the private evidence file.
- Method
- Zelle
- Recipient
- KRR LLC / ezstorageco
- Date
- September 11, 2026 · 11:44 AM
- Memo
- “Half down deposit on container invoice”
- Status
- No refund shown through October 11 capture
04
Full correspondence chronology
Search the chronology or isolate one source. “Group” means the David–Aaron–Kevin iMessage thread; “Direct” is the David–Kevin thread; “Email” is the preserved sales email chain.
2025–Apr 2026Sales nurture
Recurring outreach about containers
DIRECTKevin repeatedly contacted David about shipping containers and emphasized immediate-deal pricing and card acceptance.
“I have the best price in the state, no question. Would love to get a deal done today.”
See selected messages
KEVIN · 2025, UNDATED“$4,700 delivered. I can do $4500 if you are ready to order it today.”
KEVIN · JUN 2, 2025 · 8:52 AM“Looking to make as many deals as possible today… We take all credit cards, ACH, electronic payment methods.”
KEVIN · OCT 28, 2025 · 9:59 AM“Let me know where you need to be on price to get a deal done today!”
KEVIN · APR 10, 2026 · 12:59 PM“Touching base here.”
Wed · Sep 97:48 AM onward
The 40-foot high-cube negotiation begins
DIRECTDavid asked for a 40′ high-cube delivered to his property around September 21–22. Kevin quoted $4,375 delivered for a used cargo-worthy unit, then offered $4,200 via Apple Pay.
“Can do $4200 even on it if you're ready to go & can do Apple Pay (avoids processing fees). Would be 22nd delivery.”
See correspondence detail
KEVIN“The (3) available right now are RAL8004 color… A used 40′ high cube would be $4375 if you wanted to buy it today.”
DAVID“4375 include shipping?”
KEVIN“If you were ready to buy and schedule today, yes. That does include shipping.”
KEVIN · 11:45 AM“Kyle has confirmed [his] availability to deliver that day.”
Thu · Sep 10Verification
David asks for proof before paying
DIRECT + EMAILDavid asked for entity records, proof Kevin was authorized to act, a specific container number, depot information, photos, and a formal invoice. He explained that he had previously been burned on a container deal.
“I know I have done business with you in the past, but my chat bots are throwing red flags.”
See correspondence detail
DAVID“What's your website?”
KEVIN“I do not currently have a web page for containers. Can provide invoicing and receipts as needed, any/all LLC information, resale cert, etc.”
DAVID“The only heartburn I currently have is the account the $$$ would be going into is KRR LLC and there isn't any record of you associated to that.”
KEVINSent “KRR AOO Filing.pdf,” a Missouri Articles of Organization document dated April 24, 2025, and wrote that KRR was “100% my business.”
Thu · Sep 10Terms
Staged payment proposal is declined
DIRECTDavid proposed half on American Express, one quarter at loading, and one quarter after delivery. Kevin declined staged terms and quoted $4,528.12 for American Express after a 3.5% processing fee.
“I cannot do 1/2,1/4,1/4 terms.”
Thu · Sep 107:04–4:41 PM
Email defines the deal and depot arrangement
EMAILKevin described one of three cargo-worthy RAL8004 containers at a Phoenix supplier depot, delivery by a third-party driver named Kyle, and a September 22 delivery. He stated that he handled pickup and delivery.
“Your price includes the pickup from the depot and the delivery to your property.”
Thu · Sep 1012:47 PM screenshot
Bill.com payment attempt
GROUPKevin sent the Bill.com link for King Storage LLC and instructed Aaron to use a credit card, not a bank payment. Aaron posted a $4,200 payment-confirmation screenshot.
“Please use CC (AMEX) payment and not the bank payment.”
See correspondence detail
AARONShared “King Storage LLC thanks you for your payment of $4,200.00!”
AARON“It's Paid. Thank you.”
Fri · Sep 118:51 AM
Kevin says the card payment was “kicked back”
GROUPKevin apologized and said his processor had rejected the payment. A Bill.com support screenshot stated there was no indication funds were successfully withdrawn, completed, or returned.
“My processor kicked it back for some reason.”
Aaron checked his account and wrote, “I don't see the transaction on my end either.”
Fri · Sep 1111:12–11:44 AM
The transaction pivots to a Zelle deposit
GROUPKevin said cards were unavailable and offered a half-down Zelle arrangement. Aaron agreed, then sent $2,100 to KRR LLC / ezstorageco.
“I'd be happy to work the 1/2 down deal on Zelle and balance on delivery.”
See correspondence detail
AARON“I can do the 1/2 down. Do we have pictures of the container?”
KEVIN“I have pictures of the stack, but I will not have pictures of particular unit until it is picked up.”
ZELLE SCREENSHOT · 11:44 AM$2,100 sent to KRR LLC / ezstorageco; memo: “Half down deposit on container invoice.”
KEVIN“Awesome, thank you! Will have a receipt over shortly.”
Mon–Fri · Sep 14–18Receipt chase
Receipt and delivery confirmation remain outstanding
GROUP + DIRECTAaron and David asked repeatedly for the receipt and confirmation that the September 22 delivery remained on schedule.
See messages
AARON · SEP 14 · 2:51 PM“Were you able to get that receipt over?” / “Are we still on schedule for next week the 22nd?”
DAVID · SEP 15 · 8:43 AM“Kevin, you have that receipt yet on the container?”
KEVIN“Yes, will send over receipt and we are on track.”
DAVID · SEP 18 · 8:51 AM“Kevin, haven't received the receipt yet.”
KEVIN · 10:15 AM“I'm here! Give me 20 minutes, I'm sorry. Email having is[sues]…”
Mon · Sep 21Day before delivery
Driver information is still missing
ALL SOURCESDavid asked for the driver’s information and an urgent call. In the evening Kevin apologized for being missing and said the driver would load in the morning.
“So sorry for MIA today. Will call first thing in morning… driver will load up in AM as well and have pics/videos.”
Tue · Sep 22Scheduled delivery day
The delivery date passes
DIRECT + GROUPDavid asked for better communication so he could plan his day. Kevin said the driver was behind and he was working on a solution. By 1:37 PM David concluded delivery was not happening.
“OK, so it's obviously not happening today. What is your plan? Are you having problems finding a driver?”
See messages
DAVID · 9:48 AM“How are we doing this morning?” / “I need better communication. I need to plan my day and meet the guy on the road.”
KEVIN“Driver behind a bit, working to solution.”
KEVIN · GROUP · 2:33 PM“Have a Driver. Confirm confirming his availability for tomorrow… I will figure out best way to get you guys compensated for the delay.”
AARON“This needs to happen tomorrow.”
Wed · Sep 237:23–10:44 AM
Written refund commitment
DIRECT + GROUPDavid asked whether a driver had been secured. Kevin wrote that if he could not secure and confirm a new plan that day, he would issue a refund.
“If we can't secure it today & confirm new plan, I'll issue refund.”
Thu · Sep 241:29–7:29 PM
Cancellation and same-day refund demand
DIRECT + GROUPDavid canceled and demanded the Zelle deposit back. He described time off work, three days of tractor rental, a $500 paint sprayer, and paint purchased in reliance on the delivery.
“This is obviously not gonna happen. I need you to Zelle me my money back today.”
See correspondence detail
DAVID“We both saved [redacted] for the past six months to get this container dropped on our property [redacted].”
KEVIN · DIRECT“I hear you, I understand and apologize, I will get a refund processed and provide the confirmation when complete.”
AARON · 7:29 PM“Still waiting on the Zelle…”
Fri–Sat · Sep 25–26Repeated follow-up
Messages ask where the money is
GROUP + DIRECTNo refund confirmation appears. Aaron and David send repeated messages.
AARON · SEP 25 · 7:14 PM“So are going to battle for this money back?” / “We need that money.”
AARON · SEP 26“????” / “What's going on with the money?”
DAVID · SEP 26“Kevin where is my money” / “Kevin.”
Sun · Sep 278:24 AM onward
Kevin anticipates a refund “tomorrow”
GROUPAfter Aaron threatened to publicize the dispute and sue, Kevin acknowledged the refund request and said he expected it to be finalized the next day. He then said he would stop engaging after the threats and referred to inventory purchased for the order.
“It will be completed and you will receive a confirmation when completed. I anticipate this being finalized tomorrow.”
See correspondence detail
DAVID“Why tomorrow, just Zelle it right now it's not like you have to wait for the banks to open.”
KEVIN“This involves inventory that was purchased for this order that needs to be taken care of prior to refunded…”
AARON“As soon as my Zelle got to you communication from you fell off a cliff.”
Mon · Sep 281:33 PM
A second near-term refund timeline
GROUPDavid asked to close the matter that day. Kevin said he expected to finalize the refund that evening or the next morning.
“I expect to be able to finalize this evening/tomorrow morning.”
Sep 29–Oct 1Follow-up
No payment confirmation appears
GROUP + DIRECTAaron sent repeated question marks and asked if another route was needed. David asked directly whether the transaction was a scam. Kevin said he would call at 8:00 the next morning.
AARON · SEP 30 · 2:20 PM“So we need to go down a different route?”
DAVID · OCT 1 · 8:20 AM“? You scamming me?” / “This whole thing a big elaborate container scam?”
KEVIN · OCT 1 · 2:21 PM“I will call you first thing tomorrow morning @ 8:00am.”
Fri · Oct 26:50 AM onward
Wire or attorney check is offered
GROUPKevin wrote that a restriction prevented a Zelle refund and offered either a check from his attorney’s office or a wire. Aaron selected a wire and privately supplied banking instructions, which are intentionally redacted from this public record.
“I'm glad to be in a position to finalize your refund today.”
See public-safe excerpt
AARON“But yet you were able to receive Zelle?”
KEVIN“There is currently a restriction on the Zelle account.”
KEVIN“I will submit the request tonight, which will be processed Monday and I will send you the request confirmation.”
DAVID“Thank you.”
Mon–Tue · Oct 5–6Wire follow-up
The promised wire confirmation does not appear
GROUPAaron followed up Monday evening and again Tuesday morning.
AARON · OCT 5 · 5:44 PM“Of course didn't hear from you today.”
AARON · OCT 6 · 10:04 AM“What's going on Kevin.”
Wed · Oct 77:42 AM–4:47 PM
Kevin invokes attorney coordination
GROUPAaron listed social-media groups where he planned to publicize the dispute. Kevin said that if those posts continued, he preferred his attorney to coordinate the closeout. The thread shows no attorney information or payment confirmation.
“I would just like to have my attorney coordinate communication handle the closeout.”
DAVID“What's the hold up.”
AARON · 12:01 PM“12:00 MST.”
AARON · 4:47 PM“????????????”
Fri · Oct 91:05–7:33 PM
Final messages in the supplied threads
ALL SOURCESAaron demanded the attorney’s information. David pleaded for a resolution, forwarded the September 10 email chain to preserve it, and sent a final delivered message.
“I'm telling ya… I'm pleading with you at this point. I'm trying to be your advocate at this point.”
See correspondence detail
AARON · 1:05 PM“I need your attorneys information. Immediately.”
DAVID · 2:27 PM“Giving you one last chance before I can't unwind actions.”
DAVID · 3:35 PMForwarded the September 10 email thread for preservation.
DAVID · 5:15 PMFinal plea shown as delivered.
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05
Call log
Two purchaser-supplied phone recordings show repeated attempts to reach the contact saved as Kevin Ruppe after the deposit. Unrelated contacts are excluded. Across both phones, 51 call attempts produced no phone conversation with Kevin.
51Total call attempts · Sep 15–Oct 10
50Outgoing calls from the purchasers
1Incoming entry · Sep 15 only
0Completed phone conversations
David’s phone
CONTACT: “MY CONTAINER .COM KEVIN RUPPE” · SEP 15–OCT 9 · 24 ATTEMPTS / 16 LOG ENTRIES
- Sep 151Incoming entry. The device log appears to mark it answered; David reports Kevin likely picked up and immediately hung up. No conversation occurred.
- Sep 214Outgoing attempts; no pickup.
- Sep 233Outgoing attempts; no pickup.
- Oct 13Outgoing attempts; no pickup.
- Oct 73Outgoing attempts; no pickup.
- Other dates10Additional outgoing attempts within the captured Sep 15–Oct 9 period; no pickup.
Aaron’s phone
CONTACT: “KEVIN CONTAINER FUCKED US” · SEP 21–OCT 10 · 27 OUTGOING CALLS / 14 LOG ENTRIES
- Sep 273Outgoing attempts; no pickup.
- Oct 77Outgoing attempts; no pickup.
- Oct 95Outgoing attempts; no pickup.
- Other dates12Additional outgoing attempts within the captured Sep 21–Oct 10 period; no pickup.
Victim statements and evidentiary limit: David states that he never spoke with Kevin by phone or in person; after the transaction Kevin never answered him or called back. David sometimes left voicemail and sometimes did not. Aaron’s supplied log shows no incoming calls from Kevin and no answered or returned calls. The recordings establish call direction, date groupings, and attempt counts; the no-conversation account is attributed to the purchasers.
06
The same pattern, over and over — BBB complaints
The Better Business Bureau profile for Affordable Storage Containers LLC of Phoenix lists the business as not accredited and marked out of business, with 14 complaints filed in three years. Nine of those complaints are summarized below in paraphrase from the public BBB record — not quoted — each with its filing date and the status the BBB assigned it.
Apr 22, 2026BBB status: Unpursuable
Refund never arrived; a court judgment went unpaid
The complainant says the money they were owed was never refunded and the business stopped responding altogether. They took the matter to court and won a judgment — and report that it still has not been paid. The BBB closed the complaint as unpursuable because it could not locate the business.
Mar 19, 2025BBB status: Answered
A $1 “test” payment after a month of silence
A repeat customer’s parents sent a $1,150 deposit toward a 20-foot container. The owner blamed trouble scheduling a driver, then went quiet. A refund was promised for a Monday; after that, he picked up only when the call came from a number he didn’t recognize. A month on, $1 came back, described as a test payment. The family’s calls now go straight to voicemail.
Mar 11, 2025BBB status: Unanswered
Paid by check, never delivered, then no replies
The customer ordered a container, received an invoice, and paid by check. The container never arrived. One email offering a refund came through; after that, calls and emails went unreturned.
Jan 28, 2025BBB status: Unanswered
$2,000 to move two containers; the pickup never happened
The owner accepted a $2,000 deposit to relocate two containers, then stopped returning calls and texts — and never showed up for the scheduled pickup.
Dec 12, 2024BBB status: Answered
$3,000 deposit; a refund pledged through the BBB, then silence
The customer put $3,000 down on a 40-foot container. The delivery was rescheduled once, and after that the business could not be reached. Through the BBB process the business committed to a refund by January 31, 2025; the customer reported hearing nothing at all as of January 18.
Dec 11, 2024BBB status: Answered
Refund conditioned on withdrawing the BBB complaint
A $2,000 deposit was paid on November 5, 2024. No refund followed and no messages were answered — and the business made the refund contingent on the customer retracting the complaint they had filed with the BBB.
Oct 8, 2024BBB status: Answered
$3,400 check collected in person, then blocked
A company representative picked up a $3,400 check in person. Once the check was cashed, the customer says contact stopped and they were blocked on Messenger and by text. The customer reported the matter to police.
Sep 3, 2024BBB status: Answered
Delivery date set, container never arrived — $3,800 lost
The customer ordered, paid, was invoiced, and was given a delivery date. Nothing arrived; the explanation offered was a driver problem, and the customer heard from him only once afterward. The complainant wrote that they had trusted him because they had ordered from him before. The business maintains a partial refund was made.
Aug 25, 2024BBB status: Answered
Three containers paid for, one delivered, $6,100 refund never paid
The customer paid for three containers and received one. A $6,100 refund was promised for the two that never came; it was never paid, and weeks of follow-up went unanswered.
The pattern, complaint after complaint: a deposit is taken; the delivery fails and the failure is blamed on drivers; a refund is promised with a specific date; then contact stops — and the business answers only when the call comes from a number it doesn’t recognize. It is the same sequence, step for step, as David’s September–October 2026 experience documented above.
How this connects to Kevin Ruppe — stated plainly: the BBB page does not name Kevin Ruppe as the owner of Affordable Storage Containers LLC. The link rests on the shared business address — 3218 E Bell Rd, Phoenix, the same address printed on the invoice in David’s transaction — and on the victims’ own research tying the businesses together. It is presented as that, not as an adjudicated fact. Source: BBB profile for Affordable Storage Containers LLC.
07
He's scamming the drivers too
The buyers were not the only ones left unpaid, according to the drivers who hauled for him. The accounts below come from posts in the Facebook group “LOGISTICS: CONTAINER HANDLING & PORT OPERATION,” saved in October 2026. They are reported accounts from drivers, paraphrased here with only brief quotations, and they have not been independently verified.
Aug 24, 2024Public post · drivers’ group
A public warning to drivers and buyers
Driver Robert Morehead posted a warning that Kevin Ruppe uses drivers until he finds someone new, then refuses to pay for the last load — and tries to have the container that driver hauled picked up after them. Morehead wrote that he had come across 11 other drivers the same thing had been done to. He named the business as “affordable storage,” with its yard, house, and business in Phoenix, and closed his post: “BE AWARE DRIVERS AND BUYERS.”
Aug 2024Comment thread · same post
Other drivers answer with amounts owed
In the comments on Morehead’s post, one driver wrote that he was owed $700 himself and knew two other drivers who were owed $1,600 and $1,400: “This guy is playing dangerous games.” Another driver wrote that he had met three or four other drivers at ports whom Ruppe had done the same to. When someone asked the first driver, “So he never paid you?”, he answered: “Nope owes me about 4k.”
Oct 12Driver-to-driver message
How the pay scheme worked, in one driver’s account
In a private message between drivers, one described what he and others were owed: “He owes me over 4k the other driver over 3k and the guy Keith he owes 30k.” As he told it, the pattern ran like this: payment was promised as cash on delivery, but Ruppe paid electronically instead, or picked up the cash himself saying he would send the money. A payroll day — “Tuesday” — came and went with no payment. Ruppe would pay for one old delivery at a time, just enough to keep the driver taking the next job. On the last job, the customer paid cash; Ruppe said he was headed to the bank and would pay later that day. The payment never came. “He is very hard to get ahold of unless u have a container he needs delivered.”
An earlier warning: Morehead had posted a similar warning about Ruppe in the same group before — an earlier post dates to December 27, 2023.
Why these accounts matter to this case:
Drivers independently tie Ruppe to “affordable storage”
The drivers in the group connect the name Kevin Ruppe to an “affordable storage” operation in Phoenix — the same operation named in the BBB complaints above. That link comes from the drivers themselves, not from the victims’ research that assembled this case file, and it corroborates the connection from an independent direction.
The driver-side playbook mirrors the buyer side
Partial payment, a shifting excuse, then silence on the balance: the sequence the drivers describe is the same one the buyers documented — money partly moved or promised, a reason it can’t be completed today, and then no answer when the rest is chased.
The pattern predates this case by years
The driver posts date to December 2023 and August 2024 — well before David’s September 2026 deposit. Whatever happened in this transaction, drivers were describing the same conduct, in public, years earlier.
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Observed pattern in the supplied record
Payment route changed after the card attempt
The first payment route was Bill.com/American Express. After Kevin said the processor rejected it, the successful $2,100 deposit moved through Zelle.
The record contains no unit-specific proof before payment
Kevin said he had pictures of the stack but would not have pictures of the particular unit until pickup. David’s prior request for the actual container number and specific photos is not shown fulfilled.
Communication changed after payment
Sales communication was frequent before September 11. The following period contains repeated receipt, driver, delivery, and refund chases.
Deadlines moved repeatedly
The promised delivery moved from September 22 to an unconfirmed next day. Refund expectations then moved from September 27 to September 28, to “this evening/tomorrow morning,” and later to an October 5 wire.
Inventory was used to explain the refund delay
Kevin initially described a direct supplier-to-property transaction and said he did not carry inventory. After cancellation, he said inventory purchased for the order had to be “taken care of” before refunding.
Attorney references did not produce contact information in-thread
Kevin offered a check from an attorney’s office and later asked for attorney coordination. Aaron requested the attorney’s information on October 9; none appears in the captured exchange.
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External research in the case file
This material sits outside the direct transaction record and is labeled by verification level. It should be independently confirmed by investigators before reliance.
Document shared in correspondenceKRR Ventures LLC filing
Kevin sent a Missouri Articles of Organization PDF for KRR Ventures LLC, dated April 24, 2025, naming “Ruppe, Kevin” as organizer and showing Kevin.Ruppe96@gmail.com. This page has not independently queried the state registry.
Case-file research · BBB profile recordedAffordable Storage Containers LLC
The case file states that a BBB profile was found for Affordable Storage Containers LLC, marked “out of business,” not accredited, with 14 complaints in three years. The research notes quote complaints alleging nondelivery, nonresponse, delayed refunds, and an unpaid judgment. Those complainants’ claims are not adjudications on this page.
Reported from public-records research · not independently verifiedBusiness registration and identity research
Victim research reported the full name Kevin Richard Ruppe and associated the subject with King Storage LLC, KRR Ventures LLC, and Affordable Storage Containers LLC. Except for the in-thread Missouri PDF and the recorded BBB profile, these associations should be checked against official registries.
Reported from public-records research · not independently verifiedArrest-record claims
A research note reported a December 31, 2025 Crawford County, Missouri listing for stealing $750 or more and an older 2016 Camden County drug-paraphernalia arrest. No court docket, disposition, or identity confirmation is included here. Arrest is not conviction.
Complaint filings recorded October 9: Aaron reported filing with the Federal Trade Commission, FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, Arizona Attorney General, and Better Business Bureau. Reference numbers are retained in the private evidence file rather than displayed publicly.
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Sources, scope & redactions
| Source | Coverage | Use on this page |
|---|
| David ↔ Kevin iMessage recording | 2025 through Oct 9, 2026 | Sales history, verification requests, delivery and refund messages |
| David + Aaron + Kevin group iMessage recording | Sep 10 through Oct 9, 2026 | Invoice, payment screenshots, delivery follow-up, refund promises |
| Preserved email chain | Sep 10 through Oct 9, 2026 | Deal structure, depot, pricing, payment terms, evidence preservation |
| David ↔ Aaron iMessage recording | Oct 9–10, 2026 | Complaint-filing status and separately labeled research notes |
| Aaron ↔ Kevin screenshot | Sep 26 through Oct 9, 2026 | Corroborating refund follow-up |
| David’s call-log recording | Sep 15 through Oct 9, 2026 | Direction, date grouping, and counts for calls listed under “My Container .com Kevin Ruppe” only |
| Aaron’s call log | Sep 21 through Oct 10, 2026 | Direction, date grouping, and counts for calls listed under “Kevin container fucked Us” only |
| Facebook group posts · “LOGISTICS: CONTAINER HANDLING & PORT OPERATION” | Posts dated Dec 27, 2023–Oct 12; saved Oct 2026 | Drivers’ reported accounts in “He’s scamming the drivers too,” paraphrased with brief quotations; not independently verified |
Public-release redactions: the purchasers are identified by first name only. Their last names, phone numbers, email addresses, home and property addresses and location, and other personal details are withheld, as are bank account and routing numbers, the payer’s account nickname, complaint reference numbers, and unrelated third-party home addresses and phone numbers. Obscured or incomplete words in the recordings are not reconstructed as fact.