Sal

30 minutes ago, Sal said:

Apmex has a max mintage of 8,500 coins and GS.BE has a max mintage of 50,000 coins. Big difference folks

Just confirmed with Scottsdale mint the the mintage is 8500. 

Apmex has a max mintage of 8,500 coins and GS.BE has a max mintage of 50,000 coins. Big difference folks

 Nice looking coin in hand. I like the fact the coin is 39 mm in diameter. Just one mm less than the Rwanda lunar series.

Anyone want to look at this tracking info I have from my package of coins that turned out to be a German coin book. First Andres thought the delay from 12/15/2017 happened it German customs now Andres says it happened US customs. Considering both myself and Quicksilver got the same book it didn’t happen in US customs. More than likely in happened in Andres back room. I supposed there is a chance German customs could be involved as well. Unless of course the eight day delay could be the norm. Thanks

19 minutes ago, Quicksilver said:

This is not filing a claim no claim can be made, This is about stopping him  as everything is pointing towards him not putting the coins in there to begin with.

How has the fraud been committed outside the EU if the business is registered within the EU

Also did you not pay the money to a EU account. 

I will call them tomorrow and tell them my story. Thanks

5 hours ago, Quicksilver said:

? Action fraud took all the details and request that any one else who has been scammed to contact them.

It looks like I cannot file a claim because the fraud occurred outside the EU. I have the USPS working on a claim for months now. Requested a update yesterday. Not holding my breath on a immediate response though.

12 minutes ago, silversky said:

Very sorry to hear about the trouble you guys are having.

It sounds like it is clearly fraud at the source rather than the mailing system.  99%.  An honest source would be doing everything he could to resolve these issues.

Questions, How many members are out of pocket over the years?  What nations were the coins being sent to?  What return address was on the packages?

It is highly likely that the return address is not correct but if it is then this is an important piece of information for the police.  Clearly a complaint needs to be lodged with the German serious fraud squad to investigate this otherwise it will continue. 

It all sounds like wishful thinking that the source is even a Dr or that he has a disabled son.  These are classic cover stories that con men tell their marks.

I wish you all the best of luck in resolving this and I reckon the only way you will get any satisfaction is if you contact the serious fraud squad in Germany.

I'll start with the fake return address on my 4k worth of coins:

         Lamar London

         Postfach 100514

         35335 Giessen

  Tel: 017683386791

Andres is back at it calling USA a "fascist clan-infested dumpster."  I told Andres I would send out a blast email to all his clients and tell them about the con jobs and fraud he had committed and his response was 'Why don't you send a blast email out to all of the victims of that vicious con artist who is running your country, until our hero (Robert Mueller) is putting a stop to that criminal bastard before the end of the year."

4 minutes ago, Quicksilver said:

No There is no claim its nonsense he strings you along saying there is a claim.

I have a contract account with shipping courier. they complete there investigations in eight days

If the recipient had not received the goods they would be one of the first contacted by the courier. The manager at UK Mail told me this.

 

 

Keep emailing him with the comment "insurance claim # please."

1 minute ago, Quicksilver said:

No There is no claim its nonsense he strings you along saying there is a claim.

I have a contract account with shipping courier. they complete there investigations in eight days

If the recipient had not received the goods they would be one of the first contacted by the courier. The manager at UK Mail told me this.

 

 

Andres continues to state all his employees have Blackberry 10 phones and it was they that made all those vulgar comments. I have got him aggravated as of late. His true colors are starting to come out in recent emails. 

28 minutes ago, Quicksilver said:

Unfortunutly Only the shipper can file a claim in Germany.

And has he? get the claim # from Andres

Everyone that has got taken by Andres needs to file a claim with DHL in their country. Go to the fraud section on the DHL website and start the process. Andres told me he had filed a claim in Germany on my coins and I will be confirming that ASAP. He also told me no need to contact them after the initial claim was entered. I wouldn't be surprised if  there  never was a claim started.

4 minutes ago, fehk2001 said:

I think members here from different countries bought a lot of stuff from Germany 

and somehow all of them ends up with a coin book which is same weight as the parcel declared weight and some how all of them deliver to different address 

So unless that dealer  has been targeted for a couple of years but they can’t be ask to change courier otherwise ..... 

 

I ordered from USA and got a German coin book. Quicksilver ordered from Wales and got the same German coin book. Either its German customs or Andres and I am leaning towards Andres based on the comments about his garbage mouth. seems like just the big $$$ orders not getting delivered. Anyone want to post the $$$ amount of their order to see if we can see a trend here. 

5 minutes ago, Martlet said:

Have to chip in to note this massive red flag.  Someone acting on their behalf are either an agent or employee and still their responsibility.   So far, it could all be a misunderstanding, poor communication, victim of a customs scam (as it appear a few pages ago).  To deflect on to mysterious others like this is deeply suspicious. 

It was Andres because it came from his Blackberry 10 and his still uses it today when we go back and forth on this bs fraud.

16 minutes ago, Sal said:

Interesting and the plot thickens.

Andres says he knows nothing about Transferwise.  Andres still won't comment about the fact that two of us with large $$$ orders got the same German coin book instead of our coins. Still thinking the scam is with Andres or the German customs. Delays in German customs is not good and very suspicious. 

17 minutes ago, Silvergun said:

Through Transferwise the monies are payed to Dr Friedhelm Koenig account

Interesting and the plot thickens.

2 minutes ago, sovereignsteve said:

I haven't bought from Dios for 3 years. It was all direct email dealing with Friedhelm (Dr Koenig), address drfwkoenig@yahoo.com

 

Intersting, Andre's last name is Konig. Any relationship or maybe intentional missing spelling of Andres last name.

1 hour ago, swAgger said:

Have to admit i am genuinely shocked to hear this about "Dios", and how it has gone to the dogs. Worse even. This is not the company i used to know when i last bought from them.

I don't know who this Andres is or when he arrived on the scene, but it can only be in recent years. Let me give a bit of background.

Many years back i used to buy coins from a guy called Friedhelm Koenig. An absolute gent. He always had time to discuss a coin you were thinking of buying, going into the pros and cons of a series, etc. He is a doctor, actually, not a coin dealer. But back then he set up a small family dealership mostly to help his son, who had disabilities, to have an interest, independence, and business activity. I always bought and chatted directly through email (there was no online site at that time) from Friedhelm. His son didn't have much english so Friedhelm was always the contact for customers outside of Germany. Friedhelm had a great reputation in Europe and even had many happy customers in Australia. The time came when he and his son set up the site, and shortly after Friedhelm said it was now time for him to step away from the coin business. I got the impression he was moving away as part of his own profession, but it's a while ago so i can't quite remember. So the setting up of the site largely got around the language barrier for his son. Customers from anywhere could just buy off the site instead of email. Around this time i was branching off to many dealers anyway, as you do. You come and go from different dealers over time. So it happens that the very last time i bought from Dios, although still through email to Friedhelm, was in 2014 i see from my spreadsheet.

What on earth has happened within dios since then i have no idea. But i'm astounded to hear some of the things here today. Especially those disgusting messages from this Andres character.

What a shame. That certainly isn't the legacy Friedhelm would have wished to see.

 

EDIT: i'm almost positive i may have Friedhelm's email address archived on an old pc. Half tempted to get in touch and enquire what has happened...... but, could be a touchy subject best left alone.

Please contact him. Too many members getting big time screwed.

Just now, Sal said:

I just emailed Andres confronting him about what you claim he said to you and he of course denied he ever said that. Andres also said  "We have no history of any wrongdoing with the police either. Those claims amount to pure slander."

Andres also said "Other people have been handling correspondences on behalf of our Web site." No reply to my comment  to him that someone else got stiffed on their coins and received the same German coin book that I did. 

2 hours ago, Quicksilver said:

‎Some of the messages after my requests for a refund from Dios http://www.dios111-preciouscoins.com

There were worse insults that can't be posted the guy is a complete con man a liar and a fraud.

I think the messages below speak volumes of what type of individual Dios is

 

Why don't you just hit the grave, you little moron. The Web site is not even needed, as we are moving our coins based on previous transactions, while you little masturbator are getting nothing accomplished, and just run your f

*ucking dick head..F*** you little faggot moron Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

You are no more than a smoke-blowing piece of shi*

*ucking that Welsh moron up his little butt

I just emailed Andres confronting him about what you claim he said to you and he of course denied he ever said that. Andres also said  "We have no history of any wrongdoing with the police either. Those claims amount to pure slander."

1 minute ago, gladiq said:

That would be really helpfull becouse in the next week I will start procedure with police in Poland.

 

Andres told me the UK missing coins was a result of a new UK carrier that DHL was using as the final leg of delivery to your residence.

8 minutes ago, Quicksilver said:

I will dig out and post the phone number of the police officer in Germany that is dealing with the case.

Maybe if others make contact it will help get the guy.

Will do if they speak English.

11 minutes ago, Sal said:

I remember being on his mailing list and when I got a news letter all the other clients email addresses showed up. If I had only saved that email I could of sent a blast email to all his customers warning them Andres is a FRAUD. I say we start a go fund me account to send someone over to teach this guy a lesson. 

Here is what I got instead of my 4K worth of coins. Look familiar? Andres said my coins were stolen in US customs yet they were in German customs for some 9 days. Those that can track their lost coins try and find out how long they were stuck in German customs. 1-2 days in normal. That book I got was written  in German so what makes more sense? Theft or fraud in Germany or USA?

5 minutes ago, Quicksilver said:

I would love to be the individual visiting. 

I remember being on his mailing list and when I got a news letter all the other clients email addresses showed up. If I had only saved that email I could of sent a blast email to all his customers warning them Andres is a FRAUD. I say we start a go fund me account to send someone over to teach this guy a lesson. 

2 minutes ago, Quicksilver said:

‎Some of the messages after my requests for a refund from Dios http://www.dios111-preciouscoins.com

 

Why don't you just hit the grave, you little moron. The Web site is not even needed, as we are moving our coins based on previous transactions, while you little masturbator are getting nothing accomplished, and just run your f

*ucking dick head..F*** you little faggot moron Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

You are no more than a smoke-blowing piece of shi*

That would be Andres. I would chip in for someone to track his home address down and pay him a not so friending visit.