The official website of Aware Bear Computers (a so-called “business” operated and owned by Andre Leite Alves) has been undergoing many changes, in particular many of the images that were used throughout the site are being removed and replaced with generic images.

The fraudulent claims of having won choice awards similar to the D&C awards and the actions taken against that have been responsible for one particular page to be removed from the Aware Bear website. Also, the copyright infringement committed and admitted to by Andre Leite Alves already forced certain changes to be made. But it now appears that more content is rapidly disappearing from the AwareBear Computers website.

This includes the fancy home theater installation photograph that was used on one of the pages (certainly a class and level of quality that does not quite fit with the reality of the “business” of Aware Bear) as well as a page where Andre Leite Alves and Aware Bear Computers claim to sponsor a “Futsall” team and several others. Also, a studio office setup image has been replaced with a generic white image with the contact e-mail address.

Maybe Andre Leite Alves is not incapable of understanding the consequences of his actions. Unfortunately his understanding does not increase his levels of professionalism, on the contrary, it only further shows that fear of more litigation and legal trouble takes preference over manning up to his actions. Then again, con-artists never want to admit their wrongdoings and always hope they will silently become part of a history that nobody will know about.

That might have been true in the days before the internet. You can stay away from Aware Bear Computers at 5 Monroe Ave in Pittsford NY (585) 473-7035.

Andre Leite Alves has recently changed service provider and host (moving away from frontier.net) in an attempt to better mask his actions and limit the use and exposure of his former static IP addresses. This, of course, didn’t last more than two days before the new information became known and available.

As a result, the AA Computers website (which was relabeled and branded as an Aware Bear Computers website using the older AA Computers layout and design) has completely disappeared from the internet. There are, of course, cache copies in various search archives and snapshot engines, as well as many copies and screen captures in the private dossier of “all things Alves”.

Many are wondering how long it will be before the Aware Bear website and name are discarded and a new operational front will be created for the many fraudulent activities of Andre Leite Alves. You can stay away from Aware Bear Computers at 5 Monroe Ave in Pittsford NY (585) 473-7035.

Note: The link that was listed had already taken down shortly after we received this information on Andre Leite Alves. More on these strange and fraudulent actions of Andre Leite Alves and Aware Bear Computers in Rochester NY can be found on this page here.

Note: The D&C that the reader is referring to is the Democrat & Chronicle.

Information received from a reader:

“This guy copied the D&C peoples choice awards page and penciled himself in under best computer store and created another category for himself. To make dumbo even dumber, he placed in his multiple Frontier Yellow Page ads 3 certificates that he was the People’s Choice Awards winner for 2006, 2007, and 2008. Hey Andre, the 2008 awards haven’t even been made yet”.

“The D&C has been notified and isn’t very happy about the stolen graphics and copyrighted content he used, along with his blatant plagerism and false advertising. Based on his character I expect him to go under, switch names, and get out of paying for his Yellow page Ads, then link to them under a different name and get free advertising out of them. You can see this guy coming a mile away. Only the beginning Andre, run and hide”.

Another reader took the time to comment the following (The PC Repair Boy on November 15, 2008):

“One one of the other sites of Aware Bear Computers he has an image with “Voted #1 in Rochester for affordability, exceptional service and reliability”.

Voted by who? Voted by what? Anyone here in Rochester? NOT.
Just like the other fake awards he attributed to himself.”

Update: December 8, 2008. Jeff wrote:

“Actually, I do think Andre and Arthur are 2 different people and brothers. I believe Arthur graduated from college in 2005. They also refer to each others as coworkers.

Read the D&C choice cached page carefully. He actually seemed to have created his own awards which are “like” the D&C awards and claims to have won that one. So he is not claiming to have won the D&C award, but creating his own and so confusingly referencing the D&C award so people will be confused into thinking he did win it (or is claiming to have.) So it is shady but a slightly different shady than you think.”