@clearthink,
Be careful, Karma might just catch up with you...
Bob
Be careful, Karma might just catch up with you...
Bob
Beware!!! Everyone and all American citizen, you must not buy anything from BH Hi-Fi
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 |