Nelsinko.com is a SCAM

[BenSkillz]

Posting this as a warning to all here on Carb.

Nelsinko.com is a SCAM guys. Unfortunately this post on the forum was not up when I placed a order with them. So it is too late for me.

The website mentions in that you can collect your order at one of their stores in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Johannesburg or Cape Town. However the only physical address listed for their business is supposedly in Bloemfontein.

Their contact number on the website when called does not exist.

They mention on their website that they accept Visa Card/ Mastercard however when checking out you will find only two methods of payment available. One being to pay them with Bitcoin. The other option is conventional bank EFT. Then they encourage you to make an immediate EFT payment so that you can get your order processed and shipped quicker however an immediate EFT cannot be reversed or stopped by your bank from what I understand.
Also they allow you to upload proof of payment to their website so speed up the process, which is definitely not something that one usually encounters with online stores.

Their website terms and conditions contain formatting and spelling mistakes and under the terms regarding the courier tracking they say that you will receive a tracking number for your parcel which you can track through "mistuff.co.za" . Why not track the parcel through your own website not another separate stores website, a website which (mistuff.co.za which is down with a 403 Forbidden Error message).

Everything on their website is on sale. Not in a "too good to be true way" but it is rather strange that everything is on sale at an unusually good price like Christmas or Black Friday sales.

When I placed a order with them I was directed to make the payment to:
Nelsinko
Bank: African Bank
Acc No:20056633952
Branch 430000

@PsyWulf on Mybroadband gave the following bank details for them:
Nelsinko
Bank: African Bank
Acc No: 20067180942
Branch Code 430000

So they appear to change their bank details after every order is placed and payment is confirmed as I submitted proof of payment to them.
As a test of this I tested their website with fake orders using fake information and I was directed to make payment to this bank account:
NS Holdings
Bank: TymeBank
Acc No: 51060852535
Branch Code: 678910

I did two fake orders with them and got the same bank account because I guess payment from the previous order has not gone through yet.

Finally I placed my order with them on Tues October 4th, received confirmation that my order had been placed with them and that I would receive further emails when payment was confirmed and when it was on its way to me. Sent their support and email on Wed October 5th checking if they had received my payment and they responded soon thereafter that it would be shipped on Friday 7th October. That alerted me as they were basically buying time for the payment to clear into their account before disappearing. To confirm this I sent them a email today notifying them I would like to have my order cancelled with them and have heard nothing back from them despite it being hours later.

Don't get scammed as I did.

Now I get spend the next 2 or 3 days running around with the banks and SAPS in a vain attempt of getting my money back and the website taken down.

 

[ThatGuyJD]

Nobody who banks with African bank can be trusted.

 

[Aokiji]

Posting this as a warning to all here on Carb.

Nelsinko.com is a SCAM guys. Unfortunately this post on the forum was not up when I placed a order with them. So it is too late for me.

The website mentions in that you can collect your order at one of their stores in Kwa-Zulu Natal, Johannesburg or Cape Town. However the only physical address listed for their business is supposedly in Bloemfontein.

Their contact number on the website when called does not exist.

They mention on their website that they accept Visa Card/ Mastercard however when checking out you will find only two methods of payment available. One being to pay them with Bitcoin. The other option is conventional bank EFT. Then they encourage you to make an immediate EFT payment so that you can get your order processed and shipped quicker however an immediate EFT cannot be reversed or stopped by your bank from what I understand.
Also they allow you to upload proof of payment to their website so speed up the process, which is definitely not something that one usually encounters with online stores.

Their website terms and conditions contain formatting and spelling mistakes and under the terms regarding the courier tracking they say that you will receive a tracking number for your parcel which you can track through "mistuff.co.za" . Why not track the parcel through your own website not another separate stores website, a website which (mistuff.co.za which is down with a 403 Forbidden Error message).

Everything on their website is on sale. Not in a "too good to be true way" but it is rather strange that everything is on sale at an unusually good price like Christmas or Black Friday sales.

When I placed a order with them I was directed to make the payment to:
Nelsinko
Bank: African Bank
Acc No:20056633952
Branch 430000

@PsyWulf on Mybroadband gave the following bank details for them:
Nelsinko
Bank: African Bank
Acc No: 20067180942
Branch Code 430000

So they appear to change their bank details after every order is placed and payment is confirmed as I submitted proof of payment to them.
As a test of this I tested their website with fake orders using fake information and I was directed to make payment to this bank account:
NS Holdings
Bank: TymeBank
Acc No: 51060852535
Branch Code: 678910

I did two fake orders with them and got the same bank account because I guess payment from the previous order has not gone through yet.

Finally I placed my order with them on Tues October 4th, received confirmation that my order had been placed with them and that I would receive further emails when payment was confirmed and when it was on its way to me. Sent their support and email on Wed October 5th checking if they had received my payment and they responded soon thereafter that it would be shipped on Friday 7th October. That alerted me as they were basically buying time for the payment to clear into their account before disappearing. To confirm this I sent them a email today notifying them I would like to have my order cancelled with them and have heard nothing back from them despite it being hours later.

Don't get scammed as I did.

Now I get spend the next 2 or 3 days running around with the banks and SAPS in a vain attempt of getting my money back and the website taken down.

shouldn't the spelling mistakes and weird process be a red flag already?

 

[shifttymike]

Aaaaand domain is down.

 

[WurminatorZA]

Nobody who banks with African bank can be trusted.

And Tymebank

 

[Fife]

shouldn't the spelling mistakes and weird process be a red flag already?

Yeah.

People, if there's only EFT options (and not SID instant EFT) then it's very likely a scam - yes it could be someone just starting out or a small business, but it's unlikely they can afford to spin up a decent enough website but not have a proper payment provider.

 

[WurminatorZA]

Get the domain registrar details first before reporting if not available call ISP and ask.