Well................ .................... .......

It is a known scam. He might be contacted and told to send it to an address or be told they will collect it from him. They will say that they sent it to him by mistake.

He may later get the real owners contacting him wanting their money or their goods back but he will have already sent it to the scammers.

If he didn't sign for it then nobody has proof that he has it. If he did sign for it then he could say that a relative has taken it to a police station.

Oh and watch out for any hidden tracking aps on the mobile cos they could use it to see when he was out of the house etc.

Posted By: Larry Hagman on August 13th 2014 at 15:24:12

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Roff mystery - hoo dunnit and why ? (General Chat) - Cannydc, Aug 13, 12:22:47
- Well.................................... ....... (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Aug 13, 15:24:12
- From what you've said..... (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Aug 13, 13:01:17
  - So the law makes it more likely of being a scam (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 13, 13:05:58
    - No. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Aug 13, 13:09:59
      - Ah. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Aug 13, 13:11:39
        
        Ok best to be naive and use it then very sensible! (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 13, 13:16:30
        
        Hughton was careful and was vilified for t. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 13, 13:19:57
        
        No he was shit (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 13, 13:21:33
- Get him to sit on a park bench and see if anyone comes up to him and says (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Aug 13, 12:45:42
- Beware. If it's too good to be true, it isn't. Just think how many people get scammed (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 13, 12:44:47
- Take it to Cash Converters (n/m) (General Chat) - lurd, Aug 13, 12:44:34
- has he been buying stuff on eBay recently? (General Chat) - CWC, Aug 13, 12:35:55
  - Never used e-bay (General Chat) - Cannydc, Aug 13, 12:42:40
  - Would be madness to use it (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 13, 12:37:24
    - Agreed - take it to the police. (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Aug 13, 12:49:11
      - Could have been bought with stolen credit card (General Chat) - pants, Aug 13, 13:05:21
      - or sell it down the pub (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 13, 12:49:53
        
        Better still sell it to a policeman in a pub, then you're covered (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Aug 13, 12:51:15
        
        Or just destroy it (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Aug 13, 12:50:39
- could you go to apple? (General Chat) - doncoop, Aug 13, 12:34:34
  - Police would be a better bet, Shirley ? (General Chat) - Cannydc, Aug 13, 12:44:14
- Similar thing happened to me (General Chat) - Mad_Max, Aug 13, 12:33:24
- Your dad's definitely a Jason Bourne style "asset" who has now been activated. (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Aug 13, 12:26:15
- I have heard of this before, possibly read on here too (General Chat) - pants, Aug 13, 12:24:30
  - Yep, someone on here had the same thing happen. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 13, 12:46:35
    - I remember that too. Can't recall outcome, though (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Aug 13, 13:05:24
  - Must also mention (General Chat) - Cannydc, Aug 13, 12:26:27
    - it was kenton (Tim) (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Aug 13, 12:45:55
    - When the first portable dab's came out, they were ?200 (General Chat) - pants, Aug 13, 12:29:31
      - We await the second one with mounting anticipation (n/m) (General Chat) - Cannydc, Aug 13, 12:55:23

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