Originally Posted by chandrika

A few months ago a man emailed me with regards wanting to purchase some stock at trade prices. He asked for a price if he were to purchase 100 units and so I quoted him a knock down trade price.

Subsequently things started to get weird. Rather than placing an order, he started emailing some contacts he had and then coming to me saying can you send one/two units to his contacts.

I stated that I we not have a dropship arrangement, and that the price was different on those terms.

I then discovered that the guy did not actually exist and was using an alias, had provided fake company details, a fake company website and so I did not want to deal with him any longer, at which point he started demanding money from me. he wanted commission from me based on the price I had given for a quantity order of 100, so he wanted me to give him around $120 for each unit that his contacts had bought, which was just 3 in total.

I did not know what to do, so I just ignored his email demanding money.

I had sent a free sample of the unit to one company, who were supposed to return it to me, I enclosed packaging addressed for the return of the unit.

I just discovered that the guy demanding money from me, contacted the customer who had had the free sample and told him to return the unit to him. He mailed me saying he was taking it in lieu of payment.

I am really peed off, first that he has used an alias, second that he is trying to railroad me into arrangements I didnt make and third that he is holding one of my units worth two hundred pounds, hostage.

This seems like simple theft to me and I wondered what you think I should do?