i also use false information for everything i do online. i doubt he knew of the complications that would cause when transferring ownership. why not be mad at the domain provider? they seem to be the ones who isnt allowing you to take control of the domain. i understand your frustration but telling everybody to beware of him isnt fair. he did refund you.
Do you use false information including false payment information. The domain was free to begin with but required him to input credit card information for when it began billing, and according to them it was invalid/false information, which is why months down the road this is happening. Oh, and the cute little fact that when he sold it to us he never bothered to mention that.