DENVER (KDVR) — It began off innocently sufficient — it may’ve been an trustworthy mistake. However after dozens of individuals have now proven up at his home unannounced, a Denver man says a rip-off that he is an unintended sufferer of is beginning to get scary.
We’ve saved his identification nameless out of his considerations for security.
“This began about six months in the past after I moved into the home,” he mentioned.
At first, he didn’t suppose something of it. A stranger confirmed up on the door of his new home in Inexperienced Valley Ranch asking a couple of PlayStation 5.
“He’s like, ‘do you’ve got the PlayStation 5?’ I instructed him ‘I don’t haven’t any PlayStation 5, you bought scammed,'” he mentioned.
He mentioned that individual went away with out incident. However they weren’t the final.
“In all probability about, like, 30 instances,” he mentioned.
Thirty extra incidents, just a few he is been in a position to seize on digital camera. He mentioned that his dwelling was vacant earlier than he moved in, and believes a scammer was telling folks the tackle after taking their cash on-line.
Not each interplay has been pleasant.
“Generally they arrive very aggressive,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that some have raised their voices, sworn at him and even made threats.
“I get paranoid particularly after they stroll away as a result of I don’t know in the event that they’re going to return again round and do injury to my home, attempt to get in, or I don’t know if they’ve weapons,” he mentioned.
And he is getting scared to go away his spouse and youngster dwelling whereas he is at work.
“I don’t really feel secure leaving them alone on the home generally figuring out that there’s folks, random folks coming to the home continually,” he mentioned.
He’s contacted police in regards to the scenario and hopes they’re in a position to assist, however within the meantime, he is asking folks to suppose earlier than making a purchase order on-line.
“I’d like for folks to be sensible. Particularly not shopping for issues off Market or anyplace else and never figuring out or not seeing the merchandise,” he mentioned.
Denver police counsel when shopping for issues on-line, by no means give cash to somebody you don’t know with out assembly in-person, which they counsel doing in a impartial, public location.
