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Nov 21, 2021 75 tweets 26 min read Read on X
I've been meaning to say my peace about Moc Belts (@belts_moc or @MocBelts) For a while now and I've been putting it off but since they blocked me finally I got to get this out there for anyone who is going to be interested in their black Friday "sales" like I was.
Don't believe it. Fahad is always putting these 30 or 40 percent discounts on the site across the year because it makes it seem like you're getting a great deal. You're going to get baited. Just like I did over a year ago. And boy, did this journey suck.
I thought nothing of it. You know, it was 2020. The pandemic was still in high gear and I figured I wouldn't see my belt for a few months, 4 at most. But then I started getting curious when I saw the email come in saying he was going to take orders in for the TNT championship
There was no way people were going to get those belts before I would get mine right? Well shit, I wasn't really seeing ANYBODY get their belts at all. And then I kept getting random emails from the site-or at least Fahad- talking about nameplates or some generic BS.
The first red flag would come in January of this year where I would see a mass email go out saying that he was reaching out to me personally, even though there's a "if you got your belt disregard this message" at the very start.
"Okay, weird but whatever." a Image
A few months pass and suddenly I'm seeing people on Twitter saying they ordered almost a year ago and they haven't received their belts. Again, a red flag since Moc kept introducing new belts and kept rotating their huge discounts. One person in particular went on a warpath.
Whoever this person was, they were going into every comment related to Moc Belts and letting them know Fahad had screwed them over and they were also getting the run around by him. At this point it was around May and I myself am 7 months in and at the point of no return.
And what I mean by that is since I used PayPal to make my purchase andafter 6 months PayPal doesn't give a shit about your transaction, bogus or otherwise. That's it, the money is gone. At some point I started commenting on these tweets this user was lobbing at Moc Belts
I have no idea what I said, I got a DM from Fahad himself and BOY WAS THIS FLAG CRIMSON. It was around the end of June when the exchange between Fahad and myself began. I'm sure what I said was in defense of Fahad because, again, international orders and pandemic, yadda yadda. Image
Anyway, we started talking and all I was trying to get across was for him to be transparent with his customers. If it were one or two outliers then he would either have to discuss with then privately or show us how the sausage was made so the clients have an understanding. ImageImageImage
And, real talk? He started putting up (supposedly) WIPs on his Instagram to show work is indeed being done. I mean, at least that's what seemed. Could've just been screen grabs from somewhere else, which seems really likely.
So wait, I almost omitted this part. Fahad said he partner walked out on him and had full control of the PayPal account. I was shocked and stunned and, y'all I'm so sorry I didn't put him on blast for this. Image
Like, your PayPal got hijacked and you're still going to take orders? What? Shows your go getter attitude? Aight but people still aren't getting belts and you're gonna be doing this for free? WHAT.
I dunno, maybe at some point I realized I was getting scammed and I just did not want to hear his BS anymore. Image
So after a while, I really didn't focus on what was going on with Fahad and Moc Belts for a few weeks since AEW finally announced they were going to be making replicas themselves. And... Yeah it's a bit pricey at $700 but there's no way they would screw the pooch like Moc.
Right? I mean, we'll see! Anyway, at this point, I just decided to take the L with Fahad since I was approaching months 9 and 10. Then I started seeing YouTube Videos pop up of other people getting their AEW belts and, while they were happy just finally getting it,
Some of them had gotten a quicker turnaround time than me, and it was after what seemed like pulling teeth with Fahad for weeks. Hindsight, this tweet should've gone out months ago. But I still wasn't alone since more customers were getting ghosted by Fahad.
It was at this point, I kept seeing Fahad going on different forms of social media and insulting customers or saying they were just slandering his name, calling them "propagandists".

BRO WHAT. So, I did what any other fed up customer would do. I joined in on dunking on him.
Nothing heinous of course but I did call him out with some of the generic stuff he would say like "iT'lL bE sHipPeD bY sAtUrDaY, bRo!" but nothing ever malicious. But I kept up with what he would post and say to others. The number of dissatisfied customers grew on Twitter.
He would be on YouTube videos trying to defend himself or just asking for order numbers and then without any prompt just say "it's on its way!" leaving them confused. He started gaining notoriety around the end of summer.
He must also delete DMs because he messaged me again and none of what we said before saved because he acted like I was some random and just hit me with "bro, order number" like he's going through the paces of doing this all the time.
So after calling me a propagandist, he then goes "give me your order number"
Like, am I a lair or not Fahad? Are you even real? Or are you a bunch of people trying to swindle people and instead of automotive insurance it's with wrestling belts? So anyway, here we are. November. Image
He made a post showing off belts (he always does this BTW, just showing off a row of belts but can't even place the authenticity of if it's even his product. So this could be from any seller, to be honest.
People still calling him out, demanding a refund or their belts and Fahad making promises he can't keep. I joked that none of the belts he showed off in his latest tweet were consistent. And really, where is the lie? Image
Well, that was the final nail in the coffin for Fahad and Moc Belts because as you saw in an earlier picture, it said I couldn't send any more DMs. I got blocked. So now I'm just one of the many he's blocked. Didn't think he'd take the wrong idea from my suggestions but hey 🤷🏽‍♂️
Wow, okay so this went on way longer than I wanted it to. Honestly, I don't even know what else I can say. I wish I would've done this sooner tbh. At first I just wanted to make some. Noise against Moc Belts but with the holidays coming up and those BS Black Friday sales,
I figure NOW would be the best time to try and convince would be buyers to look elsewhere. As for me? Like I said, I'm taking the L on the purchase. I just don't want anyone else getting screwed over like I did. I'm sure there are some reputable belt makers out there buuttt...
I'm not going to take that risk. Not anymore. 'sides, I already pre-ordered the official replica AEW championship belt earlier this year so I know who to direct my anger to if case things go south there. I got faith that they'll pull through and deliver.
IIRC, it should only be a few months away before I can get my hands on the official replica (Hopefully early spring and not May/June of 2022). And man, I'm sure it's gonna be a beaut. Anyway, thank you for taking your time to read my rant about my experience with Moc Belts.
I truly do hope I can convince people to not get bamboozled by Fahad. And hey, if anyone has any questions don't heistate to reach out to me!
Also, Tony Khan, if you see this: Image
Y'all.
This bitch.
#MocBelts Image
Man, what a interesting 2 weeks since I started this. So on top of putting Moc Belts on blast here and on the Facebook group "unfiltered" Fahad has been on the offensive.
And.
He.
Is.
Terrible.
At.
This.

Like, WOW.
Let's unpack what has transpired since I hit "send tweet".
Old boy actually told me that I've started a propaganda campaign against him and you know what? Fuck it. Yeah, this is my campaign to prove that Fahad and Moc Belts is absolute trash. And thus far, he has yet to prove otherwise.
So let us break this email down.
He emails me saying that I'm spewing propaganda and I hit Fahad back with a simple request:
Prove me wrong. Show me results or show me evidence that I'm a liar. If I can get called out on any lies then I would look like a fool, yeah? Of course. Image
Obviously, he can't prove Jack-all because, well, you've seen everything else! Just the worst. He started off so bold and then regressed to "bro send me proof you exist"
Uh, do you not have a system to check on any of this? Did you not see the repeat emails I sent? Or the DMs?
How do you exist, Fahad? Really.
Anyway he then brushes me off with more false promises by saying "eXpEcT sHiPpMeNt In 3 DaYs"
Spoilers: it's been more than 3 days. Instead, here's what happened next...
4 days pass and then @belts_moc DMs me after unblocking me and presumably others as well.
"Oh, to resume business with their clients right? They're able to work on back orders now!"
Fuck. No.
He was actually trying to rile me up. And failed! Image
It's apparent that he just chooses who he wants to target randomly to get different reactions but as you can see, I still make it firm that he can put up, shut up, or prove that I was wrong in any capacity. Its as if Fahad puts in more work to troll people than to run a business.
A some time passes and just this past week he's claiming he's going to have my belt ready to go if I like the result. But we already know where we're going with this right? He never showed the belt and claimed it was ready to ship. Image
So now I'm one of the lucky chosen few to get a belt? How does this even work? People who've ordered after me received their belts and before who ordered before me are waiting! Moc Belts must have a really bad production order if people are chosen randomly. Image
Also, did you notice something? He sent a picture of Winged Eagle plates! Like, at least pretend you're running a legitimate business, Fahad! Best part is, it's just a generic picture from the Instagram profile! C'mon man. This is just saaaad. Image
So obviously three days came and went, plus the extra day when I would have approved the pictures that he never sent and then being chosen to get a belt... NOTHING, SURPRISE! I can't stress enough that nobody should be buying from Moc Belts! Hell, avoid bootleggers in general.
So all I had to do was rescind my 'propaganda' against him to get what I was owed. I'm lying and misleading all of you with all this overwhelming evidence. I'm the bad guy here. And because of that, I'm not getting my belt. This is how Moc Belts roll. Image
Y'all I have exhausted words on this whole situation. I don't know what else I can say. This has been exhausting and insulting to me. Don't but from. MOC Belts. It's just the worst.
Save up and get the official replica or find a more reputable maker. Image
It's always a new excuse, its always a new issue it's never the same story. This is literally a toxic relationship and I already dealt with enough of that this year. Image
Imma keep it real.
I'm totally okay with not having this. I don't think I could enjoy it with all of this crap I had to endure from this terrible experience. I don't want anyone else going through this. Please, use this as a cautionary tale. Do not buy from Moc Belts.
Hi, Fahad. I'll be talking about you and @belts_moc real soon again. Its another chapter on "Dealing with Moc Belts Bullshit."
So let's make one thing clear: I'm still not expecting to receive the belt at all. This still doesn't change the fact that @belts_moc and Fahad is still making excuses to others and trying to bury and hide his critics. Since I last updated this I've been told excuse after excuse-
As well as flatnout lies by Moc Belts in regards to my order. It's always someone else's fault, some production issue, some staffing issue or just a blatant lie that "its shipping today/tomorrow/ a few days" and it's really embarrassing. @belts_moc blocked me again to try and-
Stop me and I'm pretty sure Fahad of Moc Belts have no idea how this works.
PROTIP, homie: Blocking me just prevents YOU from seeing what I say or do, not the rest of Twitter. Its the equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and screaming to block me out.
None of this is surprising though, considering how astoundingly bad you are at a lot of things and boy do I gotta keep making an effort in clowning on you. Happy New Year everyone! Turns out Moc Belts' resolution was to still be the scum sucking jokers they always were!
So let's start with the 3 week gap from my last interaction with Moc Belts. Looks like I'm finally getting the belt! Woo? All I gotta do is, on top of paying for it, is give him my silence for being cross about getting worked over like a jackass. Image
Why the hell would I do that? Why SHOULD I have to delete everything I said? Why did it even have to get to this point?All @belts_moc had to do was give what was owed to me. None of this had to happen at all if Moc Belts did their damn job. How is this.
And let's be real, how awesome would it be to perform the bare minimum and gain some good will? You're not even buying my silence. I PAID you. I shouldn't have to be strong armed into recanting the actual truth of what's going on. Imma keep saying it: do NOT buy from Moc Belts.
So 2021 ends with me laying down the facts. Give me what I'm owed and we can both go on our seperate ways.

Crickets.
We kick off 2022 with the same ol Bullshit from @belts_moc saying "yOuR bElT iS oN iT's Way" and literally NINE Minutes the bullshit starts again. Image
So I've given Fahad a slew of opportunities to get his shit together and actually do business. I'd even consider actually taking down all legit, truthful, terrible-dog-water-wouldnt-wish-this-on-my-worst-enemy experience and call it a day, but Moc Belts excels at being trash.
Oh, and in case you were interested; No, I never got any shipping confirmation from @belts_moc because of course not! As per usual, Fahad did his typical stuff by lying, ghosting and avoding until it got too big to ignore. So I'm going to keep kicking this hornets nest forever. Image
It's funny really. He's able to delete comments on Instagram, made the FB group private to vet it from people asking questions, while trolling the other FB group made by another disgruntled client and when someone shoots off here, Fahad will flood the @belts_moc with pictures.
Pictures that are still unverified and could be pulled by any ol site, mind you nothing screams out "legitimate" with his pictures if you take a minute and look what you're seeing (ie when he showed me Winged Eagle plates in regards to my AEW belt order. good times) Image
Let's run that back for a bit and go back to the other social media platforms of Moc Belts. There's a second FB group with people just like me talking about our issues. "MOC Belts Inc. (Unfiltered)" Feel free to hop in! You might even see Fahad do what he does best there! (suck)
So yeah, @belts_moc frequents that group as well and he's just the absolute worst. He'll lie, deny and even attempt to compromise by offering different products to compensate.
Spoilers: Fahad never followed through. ImageImageImageImage
Notice how he mentioned that his business partner screwed him out of @PayPal account? The same one he's still using? Isn't that wild that @belts_moc would still offer #PayPal as viable source of payment if it's been hijacked for almost a year now? That's just a bit crazy, right?
Also, yeah he's tweet bombing probably in an attempt to drown me out, which is fine, whatever. I got plenty of content to keep going myself. I use this amazing technique of "using another browser that im not logged into" to peep what he's doing.
Y'all, @belts_moc is literally using the same photos to pretend that he's doing work. Like, come on. ImageImage
Okay. This is the end of the road. @belts_moc actually did the bare minimum and delivered me my belt. Woo🎉🎉. Congrats on not being a scam. Entirely. I dunno.
I got my belt. More accuarely I got *A* belt. It was just handed to me to shut me up so after this, I'm finished.
After 15 months of being blocked, ignored, mocked, insulted and even threatened, thank you Moc Belts for finally delivering me my belt to ensure that I won't slander your name by calling you a scam artist, when allegedly you were duped by a better scammer. Good job! 👍🏽
Y'all I'm tired. This was a terrible, God awful, disgusting experience. But I did get my belt! (after the fact that I had accepted my situation and pre-ordered the official replica and had gotten it in the faction of the time) so once again, kudos to Moc Belts!
If you've been here since the jump, thanks for tolerating me in regards on this. I just wanted to get as many eyes as possible on the situation.

I guess I'll stop with my 'propaganda' and 'fabricated slandering'.
Oh! Here's a picture of the Official AEW Replica! AEW Replica Championship Belt
It's like the never ending story with @belts_moc
So as an update, like I said I had already gotten a belt from Fahad of Moc Belts but there are others who had purchased around the same time and even before me that got screwed over by this guy due to his terrible decisions.
More and more people kept responding to my YouTube videos with the same story as my own and I see even more people on a forum as well. This is why I decided not to take those down, so in case anyone decides to Google Moc Belts, my face shows up somewhere and hopefully they can-
See what I went through. So anyway, let's fast forward to today. @belts_moc is making the same fake promises to numerous people and I just had it. I've been more than patient with Fahad leading other people on and decided to tell them do exactly what I did. Even if they don't-
Get their belts, that's more voices warning people about @belts_moc. He then decides to blame me for him not already delivering these belts to people after 2+ years of waiting. Customers from 2020. Aight Moc Belts, let's play that game. Anyone has an issue with me, hit me up. Image
At this point I'm not being cordial. I'm pissed off there are dozens of people screwed over by @belts_moc and he wants to throw a hissy fit because he keeps getting called out on it. Sure. So be it. Imma be THAT BITCH. ImageImage
Time and time again I've tried to be rational with Moc Belts on making sure they right the wrong and all ive seen are excuses and lies. But once I went off, @belts was real quick to come at me. And thats fine. Moc belts can cry and scream. Let them. ImageImageImage
Like I said, if you feel like Fahad of @belts_moc is holding your paid product hostage. GET LOUD, GET ANGRY AND MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN.

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