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Blacktail Jnr

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Hi All,

 

After a short converstation with Eckart it was suggest to blog my short Story.  This is not an uncommon tail I suppose.

A fellow spearfisherman advertised freediving / spearfishing equipment on Gumtree.  The chap was quit convincing with the details surrounding his Goods/Experience. Items advertised were  Free divers Fins and Wetsuit.  After all monies paid via EFT (3 weeks ago) the usual excuses wrt lack of time to get to the Post Office to dispatch my purchase followed.  10 days ago he agreed to refund me in full.  Today I still awaiting him to respond to my messages.

Apart from the fraudulent behaviour(due to post sale attitude) I really question as to how many times this equipment has been sold over to fellow newbies.

Please stay away from the following individual ( This is a for future Reference)

Burni Brewis

Email :ikaya.Group@aol.com

Cell 0728970400

His banking details are of a Capitec Acc @ Somerset West Branch

Note : I had made a purchase of a wetsuit from CT the day after this transaction for my wife and was at my PO Box @Durbs within 5days.  I still have faith in internet sales.  Surfing the net at times leaves you in mirky waters with a shark.


 

Any suggestions on how to proceed wrt a civil charge?
 
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wmpruis

New member
This is just sad, I am sorry to hear about it, hopefully you didn't spend too much. This is why I like bidorbuy, you can actually see if the seller has positive feedback on what he sold.
 
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wmpruis

New member
Ouch!

You can go and submit it to the small claims court.

I have heard of companies who collect money for you, but they charge a percentage.
 
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Splasher

Sealiner
Sorry to hear about this. Gumtree can be mine field, especially when buying out of town.
Well what goes around comes around. I am sure that he will pay for his dishonesty some other way.
 
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eenvoet

New member
A year or two ago the same guy advertised a garmin fishfinder/gps combo for a very good price on gumtree. Mailed him and he said I must deposit the money and he will courier it to me. when I asked where he is situated, he said East-London. Phoned him and told him that a friend of mine is comming down the following weekend and that he will come pick it up from him and also pay him. He then said he doesn't operate like that and got very agro. It was then and there I became suspicious and told him to drop the deal.
 
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Ninja-Nic

Sealiner
Chops like this need to catch a solid beatdown so he can catch a wake up. Unfortunately its the only way some folks ever learn.
 
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lenny25

New member
Ummm, he seems to be quite well known in the spearfishing community, Quite a few people in our Eckart's facebook group are facebook friends with him. Why not join the group and post a message on the wall to ask the guys if anyone knows him personally?

https://www.facebook.com/burnibrewis
 
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JohnnyFassler

New member
I checked his facebook and he's friends with quite a few underwater hockey guys I know quite well. The name also sounds very familiar...  

What sort of information are you looking for? I'm based in stellenbosch and know that all boland underwater hockey goes through the Maties Underwater Club. If he's competing then chances are that he's a member and he's on the club database... I'll ask around and see what I can do.

From what I gather he lives in Somerset West so it should be the case.
 
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eenvoet

New member
Checked out his FB page and it is not the same bloke I dealt with. This was defnitely a nigerian or congolese.
 
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lenny25

New member
Sneaky bugger, so probally just picked a random person off a spearfishing site, and decided to use them as their alias :(
 
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lenny25

New member
This might sound a bit racist, but it's just an observation:
Have you ever seen a black diver?.........
I would  be very suspicious of a Congolese guy selling diving gear.
 
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Blacktail Jnr

New member
Hi Guys,

 

In my opening comversation thread I listed the Contact details of my Fraudster (Burnin Brewis). 

These details checked out with the Linkedin site and thus I was positioned with a bit of confidence that somebody in this "Breatheless arena" was a straight player.  A fool parts with Money to a complete stranger.  Spearo's are a small community and almost family like wrt the interest they share (Obviously not all)

There is an awesome saying, "DO unto others as you would expect them to do unto you." 

That being said, be weary of this Chi-ster. 

PS.  He is Local and WHITE.  The latter stated with no racism.

Blacktail

 
 
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lenny25

New member
If he really is Burni Brewis, the spearo and underwater hockey player, then there must be some people here that know him, and should go and confront him! If he really is the same guy, he won't want to lose face in the spearfishing community, cos as you say it's a small community of guys who see themselves almost as family.
 
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