Watch man
Last Friday (before I had even chance to read this weeks QOTW) as if by magic and a very similar MO to other scams in this thread, for the first time someone tried a con on me. Whilst on my way to purchase a parking ticket approached by a smart gentleman in a very shiney new BMW 5 series. Apparently he was a sales Rep, selling Porsche and other premium branded watches that he had left over, that he was willing to let go very cheap, apparently they weren't stolen or anything like that either! (Nor are they in fact worth the £400 odd that they claim, in fact having a cheapo quartz mechanism and being worth about £10, not such a bargain at the knock down price of £50 after all)

Needless to say I didn't participate.

Unfortunately for him though I was an off-duty rozzer and so noted his number plate before calling the local nick to come and deal with him.

Just goes to show they don't know who they're approaching.

Also goes to show for a brand new 5 series he must be selling a lot of naff watches!
(Titanix, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 15:26, 6 replies)

I work for HM Revenue and Customs.
We could make his week really shit by running an audit on him - I very much doubt he was declaring the VAT on these goods, and I'm sure we could look into the tax paid on his earnings too.
(Vic Flange, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 15:35, closed)

Hah!
Go get 'im, boys! \o/
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 23 Oct 2007, 15:37, closed)

What's in a name if it's shiny enough?
I love the designer names they come up with, all Italian sounding etc.
(oneinthepink is at your cervix m'lady, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 15:50, closed)

..
reminds me I must find out what the final outcome was.
(Titanix, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 15:51, closed)

all the time
i get approached by these guys all the fucking time - mostly in service station car parks. Some times they are Italian and selling suits ("ello, we av come from NEC fashion show and av leftover items very cheap!" - really? I've just come from there, you were selling them at Crufts?").

However, i've now started to have fun with them. I asked one if he had a mate selling them back at Stafford services - he said, "yeah, a black fella?" - i said yep thats him (never seen him) only he's selling them for much less than you. It really pisses them off and throws them off guard a bit. I so wish i was an off duty rozzer tho at times.
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 16:30, closed)

You work for HM Revenue and Customs
Why bother auditing him? You make most weeks shit for most people anyway.
(patently Was somewhere else on, Wed 24 Oct 2007, 8:59, closed)