A salutory warning

[PrinzEugen]

Hi all - using my old account here but I posted as BenH on the Jouster forum.

I wanted to post a warning to members keen to get a bargain 32 scope. I found an ad for a no32 mk2/1 with bracket on a website called gumtree - some local listings site. Anyway the person said she was selling it for her husband abroad on business (she lives in Shttland). It was the scope, bracket, pads and tin as it turns out and I got it down to £850. They said they'd set it up with DHL to deliver so I would only ok the cash on delivery - everyone's happy and safe.
Get an email from DHL - I'll post the text in case someone googles it and it might help them:

"DHL Worldwide Express reduces risks associated with Internet transactions by acting as a licensed, trusted, neutral third party for online transactions. The Seller leaves the merchandise into DHL custody. The merchandise will remain in DHL custody until the Buyer provides the payment informations to DHL. The payment must be made through a Money Order Service. Once the funds are verified by DHL, the merchandise will be delivered to the Buyer. Once the Buyer receives the merchandise, the payment information will be released to the Seller only if the Buyer is completely satisfied with the merchandise. If the Buyer will not be satisfied with the merchandise, DHL will deliver the merchandise back to the Sender".

They'd only accept cash to a Western Union named individual and wouldn't use the online payment service. So it was an obvious hoax I suppose, regardless of how much I wanted to believe them.
I called DHL and they said they offer no such service.

So beware Shetlanders bearing gifts fellow enfield addicts!


Ben

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[John Sukey (Deceased)]

If it sounds too good to be true, it isn't

[PrinzEugen]

True enough - but there's always the hope that someone doesn't know what they've got .
Amazing they would use such an obscure item though. Just goes to show how cunning they are (the DHL email was a bit shoddy though).
Where's your 'F' gone John???

[Alan de Enfield]

True enough - but there's always the hope that someone doesn't know what they've got .
Amazing they would use such an obscure item though. Just goes to show how cunning they are (the DHL email was a bit shoddy though).
Where's your 'F' gone John???

There is no 'ef in john'

[Nigel]

They tried the same offer on me - I've reported the hoax and the advert was removed from Gumtree.

[PrinzEugen]

At least it's not just me - at what point did you spot it Nigel? I've contacted the police and handed all the details over...probably impossible to trace though.