Tag: scam

Scam / Fraud Alert – Fake Website


Lets cut right to the chase …..

DO NOT PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM jhenrys.co.uk or joneshenry.com or ihenrys.com

I have been scammed, ripped off, defrauded, robbed by these scumbags

I set out to purchase an air fryer for my granddaughter as a Christmas present. After trawling the web I found a good deal on the website for a company called joneshenry. Their website was very comprehensive, selling white goods, audio/visual equipment and mobile phones. The site had the same feel of retailer websites such as Currys, AO, Argos etc.

Also, you are always told to be careful. Look for the padlock symbol and only purchase from sites that have a url starting https://

I did check but the website met the criteria all appeared legit.

So, on the 7th December, I placed my order and within minutes received the following email ….

This was quickly followed by a second email, purporting to come from the courier …

Obviously there was no info when I clicked the link. However, 48 hours later and there was my order.

So far so good …… !!! Or so I thought.

I checked the tracker every so often and by the 11th December it was indicating that my order was progressing …

Of course I now know that this was all just smoke and mirrors designed to keep me happy while they made of with my money.

Also on the 11th I received this email which did start to sound alarm bells…

Of course this was just more obfuscation, and was also preparation for the scammers to disappear.

By the 18th the status was indicating that I should imminently receive a call from the courier.

And then, finally, on the 19th …

At this point in time the tracking links ceased to function and I tried to contact iHenrys using the message portal on their website. Of course I didn’t receive a reply. The negative aspect to using their portal is that you don’t have a copy of your message.

Since the 19th the tracking system stopped working and more recently the ihenrys.com website has disappeared.

I am down £107 which in itself is not a great sum of money. I have taken the necessary steps, informed my bank, cancelled my card and been issued with a replacement. No attempts have been made to take more money from my account so I believe I have gotten off lightly.

There isn’t much about these scumbags on the internet. I have discovered that I am not alone. Trustpilot are carrying some reviews, just four, with the worst being a victim who has lost £450.

Despite all indications to the contrary, my bank are treating my claim as if a reputable company had failed to supply goods. I had a somewhat circular conversation where I tried to provide my evidence but the bank are insisting I go through the dispute process. Only time will tell if anything comes of that. I won’t hold my breath.

So, to reiterate …

DO NOT PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM jhenrys.co.uk or joneshenry.com or ihenrys.com

Scam !!! Scam!!! Scam!!!


No, I’m not misquoting a Monty Python song. I am aiming this post squarely at

The Lockdown Kitchen

I should have known better, the company name, “The Lockdown Kitchen” , should have rung many alarm bells, indicating that they hadn’t been going for very long. I know, I should have checked the reviews before placing the order. But I didn’t.

On the 26th August I responded to an advert for a kitchen utensil set.

Liked what I saw and placed my order, paying via PayPal. I received the expected confirmation email from the seller. Their email contained the following words

On the face of it, very friendly but it was a lie.

Also on the 26th, I received an email from PayPal indicating that my payment had been made.

So I waited a couple of weeks allowing for their email request and also allowing for the worldwide effects of the pandemic.

I have now chased these folks multiple times for updates on my order. All I have receive are what I call “template” responses …..

As of November 12th, clicking on the tracking link in that email shows this …….

i.e. Nothing has happened for 3 months !!!

As a result of the latest “template” response, on October 10th, I requested a full refund. As of this time, I have not had a response.

In parallel I have raised a claim via PayPal. They have acknowledged but, so far, I have not heard anything else.

Checking out the reviews for this company on-line, I am definitely not the only one that has fallen prey to these scammers. Many folks seem to have trodden the same path along which I am trudging.

Facebook is still allowing these folks to advertise and I have reported them.

The galling thing is that this business is still operational, and also, they seem to be offering the same kitchen utensils for sale. Where are mine ?

The reason for this post is not really about the money, though I would like either the goods or my money back …. soon. No, the real purpose is to alert people to the fact that they may well be throwing their money away.

I also believe that Facebook and other social media sites should be doing more to protect consumers from the scammers that infest their apps.

My advice to anyone considering ordering from these scammers is ….. DON’T !!!

Scammers ??? – PPI Claims Company


Luckily I don’t get many unsolicited messages on my mobile. To be honest I can only think of two occasions in the last 5 to 7 years.

A few days ago I received the following text …..

Hi, your PPi claim still owes you £1702.43 from when it was mis-sold to you, it’s in your name waiting to be sent out to you. To get it sent out today reply PPi

The number from which it appears to have been sent is +447780642096

As I hadn’t submitted a claim I immediately smelled a rat.

This didn’t come across as a fishing exercise i.e. The message didn’t say “I could be owed …”. The figure they quoted was specific so they had sown the seeds of doubt in my mind.   If it had been a bit more neutral I would have written it off as text spam. After studying it a bit more I decided that if this was truly aimed at me it would have been a bit more formal. Something along the lines of “Dear Mr…..” or “Dear Robert …”.

OK so I decided to ignore this, treat it with the contempt it so obviously deserved.

My real concern about this type of message was raised last night while I was down at my daughters. I just happened to mention this text and without batting an eyelid she trumped my text with three of her own. She had received them over a fairly short period and they all came from different numbers.

Two of hers quoted the same sum of money owed but adding hers to mine we are “owed” something in the region of £7k – £8k.

Whoohoo !!! We are in the money. NOT !!!

I have tried calling the number  but I just get the “number has not been recognised” message.

Surely this blanket unsolicited messaging has to be illegal.  The actual message is a lie so this has to be defined as some sort of mis-representation.

I can see that some people, older folks perhaps, may be suckered into following up on this type of message.

Has anyone else out there received similar messages ?

Has anyone ever followed up and text back to them ?