Stolen: GIANT TCR 2010 (Germiston)

[DouMic]

Stolen: GIANT TCR 2010
When: 5 September 2014
Where: Germiston, Gauteng

On Friday 2014-09-05 at about 16:40, I placed and online advert on OLX for a Track Giant Bicycle Selling price R*

· 2014-09-05 * 16:46 I received an SMS from Cellphone 083 337 2042 sms’ing interest in the Track Giant Bicycle

· 2014-09-05 * 16:46-16:49 I received a call from Cellphone 083 337 2042 from buyer saying that he wants the bicycle for his son, can I courier the bicycle as he urgently needs it for tomorrow (Saturday 2014-09-06), I made very sure that he was aware that the bicycle was not a regular bicycle by a Track Bicycle, that the bicycle does not have gears or brakes, he said he was aware

· 2014-09-05 * 16:53 I sms’d from Cellphone 08** requesting payment

· 2014-09-05 * 16:57 I sms’d from Cellphone 08** the banking details

· 2014-09-05 * 17:01-17:02 from Cellphone 083 337 2042 received a call requesting confirmation of price

· 2014-09-05 * 17:02 I sms’d from Cellphone 08** the amount of R*

· 2014-09-05 * 18:26-18:28 from Cellphone 08** I called requesting payment, he said he would call his wife as she does the payments, I told him that If I don’t received payment confirmation that I would cancel everything, he said no no I must not do that

· 2014-09-05 * 18:37 on Cellphone 08** I received an ABSA Notice of Payment from Craig Chard reflecting a payment made of R*

· 2014-09-05 * 18:39-18:40 from Cellphone 08** I let the buyer know that we were on our way to East Gate Mall, he said he would arrange for the bicycle to be collected

· 2014-09-05 * My son and I, drove the East Gate Shopping Mall and handed to Bicycle over to a Black Man named Bongani

· 2014-09-06 * 11:56-11:56, 15:20-15:21,16:12-16:13 from Cellphone 083 337 2042, buyer called and spoke to my Son Michael-Tristan Schutte asking about the bicycle and how it worked

· 2014-09-11 * 09:17 I sms’d from Cellphone 08** informing buyer that the payment has not cleared into my account as yet

· 2014-09-11 * 21:33 I sms’d from Cellphone 08** requested address from buyer to fetch the bicycle

· 2014-09-12 * 08:25 I sms’d from Cellphone 08** informing buyer that I am going to open a case of fraud as we have been more than patient

>> A Case has been opened at with Constable SS Moeng.

Get further details about the incident in the Stolen Bikes section

[Long Wheel Base]

Ahh damn man that's rough, Especially that you had received a proof of payment which in the end was obviously a fake or the guy had pulled some move with reversing the funds. Hope you get it back. But being a track bike its at least a bit easier for people to spot, unless it goes over the border.

[scotty]

Sorry for your loss but lots of red flags, buyer accepting to pay without seeing bike, not negotiating and sending a "third party" 

 

 

· 2014-09-06 * 11:56-11:56, 15:20-15:21,16:12-16:13 from Cellphone 083 337 2042, buyer called and spoke to my Son Michael-Tristan Schutte asking about the bicycle and how it worked

 

Should have asked him to bring you the bike and you will show him, pick handle style.  

 

Always look at available balance (excludes uncleared funds ) rather than account balance. 

[Alpina]

Our thieves are just always one up. Must have been a Nigerian that stole your bike, sorry for your

loss.

[Butterbean]

we keep asking why they keep trying this. It's cause it works, over and over again.

 

Sorry for your loss, but please ensure you, and anyone you speak to about buying or selling, only parts with goods once cash has cleared in your account or been handed over!! Too often this happens.

 

Your story is typical, almost exact storyline each time. Wants it for relative, someone else making the payment, sms confirmation, money never clears.

 

Good luck at getting it back, but for now, accept you paid some school fees.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

classic case. It's so easy to fake a PoP advice slip or SMS. Also so many of these cases going on. Classic MO.