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Beware!!! Everyone and all American citizen, you must not buy anything from BH Hi-Fi
Hello, everyone. My name is Natpolly. I'm a new member here. I would like to warn everyone that the seller sales343 and the website https://bhhifi.audio-zoom.com have commited a fraud and crime. I have purchased the used Anthem P5 by transferring the money via SWIFT from my country since 24th December 2018. At the beginning of purchasing, they replied to my e-mail so fast and they answered my phone. On 3rd January 2019, I sent an e-mail to ask if they already received the money. They said they didn't receive the money. On 8th January 2019, I sent an e-mail again, they didn't reply. So the next day I called them but they didn't answer my phone. Yesterday they replied to my e-mail that they haven't receive the money yet. It's been 18 days since the day of transfer. Today I went to my local bank again. An bank officer said that the transfer was completed. Right now they don't reply and don't answer my phone. I hope anyone that reads my post will understand that right now I'm so nervous and worried. It's a lot of money (2,616GBP).
You can read the thread that I post at avforums : https://www.avforums.com/threads/does-anyone-know-bh-hi-fi-company.2210495/
Their company number is SC275159 and their VAT number is GB 892937662. The employee name is John Rome and the employer name is William Charles Hutchison.
Now this BH Hi-Fi employee, John Rome (sales343), now he posts this used Anthem P5 for sale on your Audiogon website : https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9ai01-anthem-p5-solid-state
He will not send this Anthem P5 to me. He will commit a fraud and crime to American citizen. He will not ship this used Anthem P5 to any buyers.
I can swear to my God that all of this story and these fraud and crime are true.
You can read the thread that I post at avforums : https://www.avforums.com/threads/does-anyone-know-bh-hi-fi-company.2210495/
Their company number is SC275159 and their VAT number is GB 892937662. The employee name is John Rome and the employer name is William Charles Hutchison.
Now this BH Hi-Fi employee, John Rome (sales343), now he posts this used Anthem P5 for sale on your Audiogon website : https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9ai01-anthem-p5-solid-state
He will not send this Anthem P5 to me. He will commit a fraud and crime to American citizen. He will not ship this used Anthem P5 to any buyers.
I can swear to my God that all of this story and these fraud and crime are true.
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Hi natpolly, I can also confirm Bill Hutchison hifi was at 45 Hope Street Glasgow and Newington in Edinburgh mid to late 80’s. On checking Google Earth using the postcode for the address G2 6AE it shows the shop closed with the name Alanjam in the window which appears to have been Alan James Hifi who i’m Guessing were after Bill Hutchison Hifi however any link to Bill Hutchison Hifi is unknown. On checking on UK Companies house BH Hifi ltd was incorporated in 2004 and it looks like that was handled by the accounting firm you mentioned mmmca Glasgow. The latest filing history is Oct 2018 and shows there is only one current director aged 64. On checking the vat registration number on the website it returns a private Glasgow address which may be your next step. I’ll not list the address , but you can search it by entering vies into Google UK and click “vat number registration”. Just click on GB then enter the nine digit vat number. Now this is likely to have been the required home address for the company director. Unfortunately in the UK we cannot request a tel number based solely on an address. One last point, on my last pc I had Google chrome as my browser and it had the option of searching whether the image used in the advert had come from elsewhere. Maybe worth checking as it it’s not uncommon for pictures to be “borrowed” from old adverts! The reason I mention it is on the website advert for the B&O speakers It has a stacked mains sockets on the left of the picture and to my poor eye sight they don’t look like UK sockets. Now that may not be the case here but it’s worth checking. Not sure if the above helps but let me know if you’re unable to access any of the sites. |
@natpolly Did you get any further information from your bank? Do you have the Bank Account details of this seller? It’s quite unusual that a scammer would use a Bank (particular one in a regulated country like UK). They normally ask for payment via Western Union, as they can draw the cash without trace. If it’s a UK Bank, at very least they would set up a watch on the account & cooperate with the fraud investigation. Good luck! |
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I would suggest you contact the UK police cybercrime and file the details of what has happened on line. Engaging a solicitor may not be much help without the assistance of the police Here is the web site to file the details https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime |
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