So far the Edmonton Police Service have been excellent and are trying to go as far as the distant location will allow. So far no contact at all back from police in Laval. Phil.
Fraud/Theft Nightforce Scopes
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So far the Edmonton Police Service have been excellent and are trying to go as far as the distant location will allow. So far no contact at all back from police in Laval. Phil.
Wow, some team of investigators this bunch would make. Not even the correct model number
Maybe a bit more patience and a little less LOLZ would be wise.
As I said I wouldn't discount the seller in Quebec. Shady as hell that was.
Just because he has a 100% rating over 10 years doesn't mean he's not ripping people off. He may very well have a clever system set up.
If I wanted to rip people off I'd make a fence account and jack the rating up with numerous small ####ty purchases over time so it's less suspicious when I drop a stolen $3300 item on there.
Phil I hope leval police get their head out of their ass and help out. Thanks for putting yourself on the line and posting this as an important reminder to stay vigilant. If he's selling weapon parts (address you sent the scope to) he may very well be selling weapons. I'd consider getting the CFO and RCMP involved.
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My disappointment in this matter was that several dealers were hit previously with similar scams recently ,some by the same person, but there was no public (or private) communication with other dealers. Some dealers may be reluctant to share this info for whatever reasons but I feel the one thing that should be openly shared is bad customer information involving criminal activity. This fraud and theft hurts everyone be they retailers or consumers. I have had PM's and phone calls from many competitors who have openly shared their past problems and their ways of combating these criminal acts. Thanks to all who have given specific and general support. Phil.
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- calgary alberta
Yes! In my opinion Amex is the worst. In 2007 I hand delivered 6 custom rifles to a client ( word used loosely) to him in South Africa that had been paid for with Amex.
3 weeks later Amex clawed back the money stating that their customer claimed he had not received the goods. despite absolute proof of delivery to the guy who was named in the import/export permits and the credit card, Amex told me i could only sue the guy in S.A.
This is the reason we will never take Amex again.
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- calgary alberta
I agree!! There should be a private page on CGN where dealers can share info regarding these sorts of occurrences.
I was also thinking of posting the persons intel on our webpage. However after thinking a bit it dawned on me maybe the name, address and so on were also stolen.
I don't need a suit for defamation added to the rip off we just encountered. I would also hate to smear so victim of identity thefts reputation.
Hopefully CGN's administration will see fit to help us dealers out with this by offering a forum to the dealers to share this sort of information on.
Another site I was a dealer on (non-firearms) had a vendors section just for that. We did have a 'bad buyer' list for charge backs and such.
Helped me out a bunch, as it was nice to check with others about anti-fraud techniques.
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Of course not.
Thanks for asking...no results yet. The local EPS members have been great and attempted to contact the person who listed one of our scopes (serial number confirmed) but have not had any response. The investigators were stunned that we had no protection from MC and have been putting extra effort into this investigation. Phil.
Actually I don't think these guys would do less if our losses were covered...they are just good investigators. I was not present when this was reported nor have I personally interacted with them. Even though I am a retired member from the EPS most of the front line members do not know who I am (or was) since I have been retired 20 years last month. Phil.
