May 2017 Amanda sent an email to Melissa Ferring in which Amanda mentioned that it was good to be back in our air conditioned home.
Before replying to Amanda, Melissa Ferring forwarded the email to my ex, Diane Hoeptner, or both, which we believe gave Mike Hoeptner (Mike Miller) the idea of how to infiltrate our home to retrieve the hacked hard drive.
The forwarding of our email also gave Mike Hoeptner (Mike Miller) our IP address.
After our spyware picked up the Rootkits in 2016 we contacted forensic computer specialists in the UK, all of whom were helpful but very costly. We decided to look on the internet to find more affordable companies to compare prices. On the 1st June 2017 we contacted Digital Forensics Corp who we thought were a reputable company based in New York. We spoke to a man called Mike Miller who said he would send us discs which would enable us to trace the entry point of the Rootkits, so we agreed and sent the fee of $1,200.00
The money was sent by International Bank Transfer and only then on the paperwork did we notice that the Bank Account address was Beachwood, which is in Shaker Heights, Ohio and not, as we thought, an office in New York. This is when we began to connect all the dots because Amanda remembered that Diane Hoeptner is an artist on Daily Paintworks and lived in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Mike Miller who we believe is Mike Hoeptner also spoke to Amanda in fluent Spanish and also told us he had lots of contacts in Spain.
With regards to the smear campaign on Daily Paintworks he said that once he had an email and IP address he could get into anyone’s email account to gain their information.
Within 24 hours we cancelled the deal because Mike Miller instead of sending discs wanted to clone our computer which we obviously refused and demanded our money back. It took nearly a year to get most of our money back, during which he repeatedly stated that for him to return the money he needed our home address.
This made our alarm bells ring as our home address is not needed for an International Bank Transfer, which was confirmed by both our bank, RBS and his bank JP Morgan Chase, but he was adamant he needed it.
Mike Miller (Mike Hoeptner) would not return our funds by International Bank Transfer and wanted us first to sign paperwork releasing us from the deal and confirming we would not say anything detrimental against Digital Forensic Corp. He said he would not return our funds until we sign the paperwork. Not wanting to give our home address, we gave him the address of our accountant in Totana, so he could send the paperwork there. We now realise that he had hacked our computer and was able to see all correspondence in our Yahoo email account, thus he knew when and where we were visiting our accountant to collect the paperwork. After collecting the paperwork on the return journey home we were followed, which we now believe was by contacts of Mike Miller (Mike Hoeptner). This is how they found our home address and were then able to access our property to interfere with the exterior air conditioning unit.
When our air conditioning broke down in August, the engineers who came to fix it failed to do so and were seen to be taking photos of our computers and the house interior. They spent at least four hours trying to supposedly repair the equipment yet we never received a bill. Not long after the air conditioning engineers visit, our house was entered whilst we were out in an effort to find the hacked hard drive. Nothing was taken but the remote controls for the internal air conditioning units had been removed from their holders and placed in the outside swimming pool bathroom, letting us know that someone had been in our house.
On further investigation I subsequently found out, using a VPN to look at Truthfinder that Mike Hoeptner has a criminal record. We also viewed Diane Hoeptner’s background report which showed she has a sister called Deborah Miller, hence Mike Hoeptner used the alias Miller. Since downloading Mike Hoeptner’s background report, which proved he lived in Shaker Heights, Ohio before moving to Willoughby, Ohio in 2017 the information regarding Shaker Heights address has been doctored. It now gives the impression that Mike Hoeptner’s previous address was in Olmsted Falls and not Shaker Heights. Diane Hoeptner has also changed her previous address record. This information can be verified on Instant Checkmate.
During our efforts to retrieve our money, we examined Digital Forensic Corp records in more detail and found that several of the employees have criminal records and it is a scam. By looking at Digital Forensic Corp on the Ohio Better Business Bureau there are numerous complaints of these scams involving substantial amounts of money.
Since my ex befriended Diane and Mike Hoeptner and Melissa Ferring in 2013 they have not only smeared Amanda on Daily Paintworks, but have severe hatred towards her fuelled by my ex. As stated earlier Melissa Ferring, posing as a friend has been working for my ex all along. In September 2017 she sent a card depicting a coffin.
Amanda for some time, had suspected that Melissa Ferring may not be a genuine friend and after receiving this card limited contact even further. In 2018 Melissa Ferring sent another card which we returned, by courier, unopened. It had to be signed for on receipt. We did this so she would understand Amanda wanted no further contact. Melissa Ferring never queried why the card had been returned unopened, but then sent, in 2019, for Amanda’s 50th in the last week of March, a card depicting a graveyard which was posted on the 28th February, my deceased son’s birthday.
There have been other instances when she has emailed on specific dates relevant to the family and our anniversaries.
These cards were not only sent to frighten Amanda but show intent to harm her. With hindsight there has been at least two occasions in the past when Mike Hoeptner’s (Mike Miller) network contacts here in Spain, have attempted to lure us into situations where, had we gone along with the invites, I am certain Amanda would have ended up dead.
I was a member of Aeroclub Totana from 2012 unti 2017. Initially there was a pleasant and convivial atmosphere which noticeably deteriorated in the last two years with the arrival of visitors who did not display the characteristics of aviators. Whilst at the flying club personal property of Amanda’s was damaged, a camera and sunglasses, by the Instructor’s girlfriend, when left in the outside cafe area. It was odd that as Costawings, their business Facebook page, she befriended an old colleague of mine in Australia. He used to work for me and had liked Amanda’s Facebook page. I believe the reason she befriended him was to smear Amanda for my ex.
From July 2014 onwards we have been followed both on foot and in the car, at times with drivers making gestures in a threatening manner.
Since we have had dealings with Mike Hoeptner (Mike Miller), who had our Yahoo email address from the 1st June 2017, post addressed to Amanda has been interfered with. In August 2017 Amanda bought two paintings off an artist on Daily Paintworks, using our Yahoo email address. On the 1st September she received paperwork from the Post Office saying she had 7 days to fill out the attached paperwork requesting more information. The first request was for her NIE number which we supplied. Then a second request asked for more paperwork to be filled out, which in hindsight was one of several attempts to gain Amanda’s passport information. The passport information could then have been used by these criminals to steal Amanda’s identity and cause us severe problems in trying to rectify any damage that could have been done.
We subsequently found out that the Post Office allows 20 days in which to reply to their requests which shows that there has been interference by Mike Hoeptner’s contacts in Madrid. Amanda to this day has never received the two paintings.
Since connecting all the dots in September 2017 that Mike Miller is Mike Hoeptner, this is when the stalking and harassment increased and became really overt. This was the point which I believe Amanda’s name was put on a ‘Watchlist’ and she became what is known as a ‘Targeted Individual’. See attached link www.targeted-individuals.com and look at notifications and watchlists. As stated under notifications, once a person is flagged on the system, neighbours and all government departments are informed. This is a very real system that is in place, and had I not witnessed it myself, would never have believed such a system existed, but it most certainly does. The majority of Targeted Individuals have no idea who is behind their name being added to a Watchlist, but we know why and still cannot get any help.
From this point onwards CCTV footage from our home security system, which would have proved our concerns regarding air conditioning engineers and trespassers on our property, has been deleted, mobile phone messages have been deleted. All this since Mike Hoeptner (Mike Miller) had our Yahoo email account and IP address. Our computer has been hacked with a browser key-logger, form grabbing software, false pages and blocked searches.
Adverts appeared on Amanda’s tablet which did not appear on my tablet when I looked at the same website page. Two of these adverts were sent after trying to get help from lawyers, Brutal Proof Desire Justice and Foreverspin.
The other two adverts, both in Spanish, were personal and threatening, specifically directed at Amanda, one of which proved Mike Hoeptner (Mike Miller) has believed my ex’s lies about Hepatitis B by sending a Durex advert. The other threatened Amanda by indicating at some time in the future she would be kneecapped. This is another reason she is terrified of leaving our home.
Our internet engineer confirmed we have a serious advanced hack and everything we search for goes to the USA first before we see it, a ‘Man in the Browser’ (MITB) attack. This is Trojan malware which has infected our internet browsers, meaning everything is being intercepted before it returns to our PC. We have bought new computers hoping this would solve the problem, but it is such an advanced hack it is very difficult to remove. The engineer promised us a written report but he was too frightened to return to our home and said to contact the management of the company. The CEO of the company confirmed this was an advanced hack and arranged a time to come to our home and then he too was frightened off and has become un-contactable.