Any parts finder.co.uk

justine79

Unfortuately this nigel watson or whatever his name is,is still frauding people.i too was looking for a headrest for my ford kuga.he messaged me back asking for my car reg to which he then replied bk my chassis number,which was correct.this person( or persons) are clever.there in the motor trade and have access to database .i paid him the £40 through bank transfer as he said his card machine was broken.i smelled a rat as he never asked for my delivery details.i reported him to my bank,rang the police and was was put through to the fraud squad in london!!!.His sort code and acc number have been handed over.he banks with national westminster...i know that much.anyway they wanted all his emails forwarded to them.and its now been passed over to the intelligence bureau.he has to been caught soon.those bank details lead bk to a name and an address somewhere???.luck always runs out:)

justine79

This guy lives at 2 southwell road.ilford.i found the full profile on a garage link business website.i suspect his real name really is nigel watson.his mobile number is even on it!!!.i cant paste on here otherwise i would.

Dave_Bloggs

justine79 wrote: »

This guy lives at 2 southwell road.ilford.i found the full profile on a garage link business website.i suspect his real name really is nigel watson.his mobile number is even on it!!!.i cant paste on here otherwise i would.

Why not? Can't you post the link?

digby_dog

i wish i had a phone number of this guy or guy,s who are scamming people like me out of money we had to work hard to get , i am trying from about 3 months to find any thing out about them, i lost £408 on a part and yes they seemed to know so much about car,s , i wish i hadn't been so stupid but when your an honest person you trust everyone , now i cant trust anyone, its left me feeling real bad that i cant trust no one all because of this low life for use of better word,s , i cant see me getting my money back now but i dont want anyone else to go through what i have been through, once again i thank the guy who started this thread and wish i had saw it before i lost my money,,

digby_dog

I want to know how are these thug,s not caught by now and how long is it going to go on before they get away with taking people in , i thought they had been shut down but no they are not , just under a different name , still scamming people

digby_dog

i went onto the computer last night and im nearly sure these guys are still at it, its a site called Car Partz Finder, and ( notice the z) its also showing on the map its in London, worth it for someone to try to see if its them

justine79

Sorry dave bloggs..as im a new user to the site it wont let me paste...sooo stoopid

Artyboo

Sorry about the long response but I’ve also just been ripped off by this guy to the tune of £797 …….I feel so STUPID!! I also feel so angry!
Background
Back in 2013 I placed a ‘Wanted’ ad in an online magazine/website for some rare parts for my long term restoration project.
Friday 28th August 2015 I had a message on my answerphone from ‘Simon’ saying he had the parts I needed and also some chromework for my classic car. He left his number and asked me to phone him.
Saturday 29th August (morning) I phoned ‘Simon’. No reply but I left a message to say I was interested in the parts.
That afternoon he rang back and he told me the following

• He had all the parts I wanted, plus a complete set of newly chromed exterior parts and a stainless steel exhaust.
• He was aged 67 (re-listening to his message he sounds a little younger) and didn’t do computers but his grandson had found my advert online.
• The car had belonged to his father (aged 94?) who was in a home and who had been a club member for many years.
• He couldn’t believe how expensive these retirement homes were. (For that money he’d be living in a posh hotel with topless waitresses).
• Someone had already bought the shell from the car but wasn’t interested in the other parts.
• He needed to clear the parts and sell them to pay for his father’s care.
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We agreed a price of £750.
He then asked if I could collect ‘today’ because the parts were in his front garden (no back gardens in Seaview Terrace in St Ives) and there were some gipsies hanging around so he wouldn’t get to sleep that night for fear they might be stolen. It was already 3.45 pm so there was no way I could drive 325 miles to St Ives. He told me he’d guessed that would be the case and so he’d already got a carrier quote for collection this evening and delivery anywhere in the UK for £47.00. He also said he was going on holiday on Tuesday and a courier needed to be arranged before the bank holiday weekend. He then gave his full address and told me his surname was Jones. He also took my address and asked for my mobile number and for any special instructions for the carrier.
I fell for it hook, line & sinker. Thinking he was almost a fellow enthusiast I believed him when he told me, “I don’t understand this Paypalbusiness and don’t do cheques (which take too long to clear)”.
I paid £797 into his account (Lloyds Bank - Sort code 309238 & account number 50071860) and as soon as I pressed the ‘confirm’ tab I immediately felt I shouldn’t have done so.
He called me back to say he had some more parts if I was interested, at another £250 including delivery. I told him I hadn’t enough cash to buy anything else.
Sunday 30th August

• I telephoned ‘Simon Jones’ to ask for a tracking number. (He doesn’t answer but calls back….. is this to check his list to see which false name he’s used??). He called back & told me the pallet hadn’t been collected on Saturday as arranged because there wasn’t enough room on the carrier’s van. It would, however, be collected on Tuesday after the bank holiday and he would call me to give me the tracking details then. Carriers would be Palletways.
• By now I was pretty sure I’d been scammed so I went online to try and find details of a BT landline number with his name & address. None was available so I telephoned a guest house a few doors down and asked if they knew their neighbours. It turned out that others had been calling them for the same reason. They advised me to contact the police.
• I contacted my bank’s Fraud team. “Sorry sir the cash has left your account (I knew this but was hoping it could be intercepted because it came up online that it wouldn’t reach recipients account until 1st Sept). Try Lloyds Fraud team.”
• Lloyds Fraud team.…”Really you need to call the Scam team. They’re on holiday until after the bank holiday. I suppose I could put a note against the account which should flag up if he attempts to transfer cash out ……”
• Northants police “Sorry mate, not our problem! I’ll put you through to Action Fraud…….”
• Action Fraud “Sorry this office is closed until Tuesday 1st September.”
• Email to Palletways (Reply early Tues morning “We have no details about collection from, or delivery to these addresses.”)
• Phoned 2 others who’d placed ‘Wanted’ ads in the same magazine as me back in 2013. Both had been approached by this guy offering them parts but neither had bought from him. Both very willing to help with police enquiries.

Monday 31st August

• Phoned Northants Police again, this time to ask for an incident number, and was reluctantly put through. At last I felt I was getting somewhere when Wendy carefully took down all my details & information, gave me an incident number and promised someone would call me back. The call came and it was arranged that the Police would visit me at home at 9.00 am on Wednesday 2nd Sept to take more details.
• I sent a text to ‘Simon’ to say I’d be on the road all day on Tuesday so would call him on Wednesday morning (when the police were going to be at my home) to get tracking details.

Tuesday 1st September

• Phoned Lloyds Scam team . “Yes we already have a note about this against our customer’s account. We don’t need a police incident number thankyou. You’ll need to contact your own bank to see if any money can be repaid to you”
• My bank. “You need to contact Lloyds and no, we don’t need a police incident number thankyou.”

Wednesday 2nd September

• 9.00 a.m. ……..no police
• 9.15 a.m …. “Hello I’m sorry I’m not with you, I’m still at the station. Can we discuss this over the ‘phone instead of paying you a visit? Oh you have some evidence? Well to be honest there’s no point in our coming because we wouldn’t be investigating it anyway, since we’ve no idea where the crime was committed. The people you need to talk to are Action Fraud…”
• Phoned Action Fraud. He tried to sound interested……”So you were selling a car online?...No? You were buying a car online? No? What’s your date of birth? Etc. No I have all the information I need thanks. I don’t need any more just now. No I don’t need a police incident number but here’s our reference number and a password. We’ll be in touch within 28 days. Would you like some counselling?”
  
  NO I DON’T WANT COUNSELLING….I JUST WANT SOME FLIPPIN’ ACTION!
  
  So what next? I have this fraudster’s voice on my answerphone. I have his mobile number. I have his bank account number. I have two others who have been approached by him (and they are the only two I called). I have the phone number of his supposed neighbours. I even have a hunch who he might be. If the police had turned up as promised I’d have even more evidence about him. From my research I’ve a feeling I might even have the registration number of his classic car. Nobody’s interested.
  
  I know I was stupid to be so easily drawn in but ………….Nobody seems to want to help, yet I reckon he’s the same bloke who’s defrauded many of the people who’ve already written on this thread. He needs to be behind bars.
  
  HELP!

Artyboo

It is so easy for these fraudsters to open false bank accounts. Just look at the Lloyds website. Even with my limited skills, if I so wished I could come up with a couple of fake documents which would appear real enough to open a false account. It appears there's no check that the utility bills are genuine, no need for photographic identity and when the authorities do eventually discover it's being used for fraud the account is just closed down and a new one opened.

digby_dog

i know how you feel, Atyboo i have been shifted from one to the other, my bank says its Nat west bank that should deal with it, etc etc; i have been to action fraud police and all i get is we are doing our best and do you want to open a new case . well i have already done all that months ago also i have been sent a letter to ask do i need to talk to someone for counselling who can support me, No i like you just want my money back , im sick of phoning and getting nowhere and sick of getting asked to contact this one and that one and going round and round , i think its meant to leave you feeling sick and just give up, i lost a lot of money, yes i was stupid but when your trustworthy your self you don't think this can happen to you but now it has left me i can trust no one all because of low life like these guys..