A few years back , i had some guys ask me if i knew where to sell "Platinum bars", so i told him they would have to be tested first prior to any sale. So he agreed to bring one bar to be tested.
3 days later he arrived, with 2 more rough looking characters, inviting them into my front parking area, i asked if they had anything for me to test?
To which he brought out of his bag a bar which he bumped down on the hood of my newly sprayed Wrangler Jeep. Original not a fake copy. and put a dent in the hood. 40,000 pesos respray ruined!!
So, lesson 1, how to pi$$ me off in 5 seconds.!
The bar weighed in at 16 kilos, which made me suspect, as Platinum bars are between 1 and 6 kilos. Anyway, drilled holes in the top, side and end, then with the aid of some various chemicals, subjected the drilled pieces to a test.
And yep...it was "Lead" !
And told him so, he went nuts and called me all the names under the sun, the rough looking character got a little boisterous and came towards me in a threatening manner. Well what a to do?
In my house and front parking area there is various CCTV cameras for security reasons, so i pointed these out to the so called "treasure hunters" and also my partner came out of the house carrying our 12 gauge. The threats stopped and they started to leave. so i remarked, "I will send you the bill for the repair to my Jeep"...
They then jumped into their owner jeep, which had been scanned by my friend, also he followed them home to a place called "Appolonia" on his motorbike. Pictures taken and we were quite safe now with all the required safety precautions. But why the hell do we have to do all this? Because you "Cannot" trust anyone!!!!
Any way, all pictures were given to my friends in the CIDG and nothing more was heard.....
another case of scam anyone, anytime.
I would hate to think if one of them went for me, what would have happened?
My partner would have fired?
My friend would have jumped in, and fired to?
dam like a combat zone again........NO Thankyou!!
so, lesson learned, and i no longer entertain people like that.........
If you want to meet someone with a sale, meet in a bank in one of their private rooms, they all have them. Then you can deposit if its real, and the bank can pay him. and "One on One" only.
Be Safe !!
regards