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Dodgy - Audio dealers?

Hi There, has anyone encountered issues or fraudulent behavior from a Hifi audio seller named Soundzentrum?
Website: soundzentrum.com,
email: info@soundzentrum.com (Peter Wagner) is the contact 
Address on Website: Tauentzienstraße 16, Floor 2 #322, Berlin, 10789, Germany
Phone on Website:  +49 1 577 916-2508

The problem is - The Shop doesn't seem to exist at the address on the Website (I have contacted all surrounding shops and the building they are supposed to be in (Douglas Perfumerie) and no one has heard of them!  The phone number is for a different location in Germany and isn't listed to anyone (when ringing from NZ). 
I contacted HiFi Platform, they said members had reported similar complaints that the shop doesn't exist.
Google maps shows they existed in an earlier location (Reuterdamm 77, 30853 Langenhagen, Germany), apparently closed permanently.   

I just about sent them my life savings to purchase a pre-amp (as you do :-) but decided to do some research first.

Does anyone know if they are scammers?

Thanks 




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hifijan
1 posts
 
Do not do business with this! Send absolutely no money. The store does not exist.Scammers !! For example, a Mark Levinson no532 only 6 months old, this no532 in 2010! sold to Denmark.
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Sound like a big rip-off!!
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lak
4,622 posts
 
The last time I heard of a description that sounded simular it turned out to be fraudlent. I'd suggest you stay clear of this situation.

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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
Two thoughts:
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Trust your gut.

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craigus
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DO NOT SEND MONEY! I had contact with an individual in Germany for some amps last year.  I was not as diligent as you, however, and ended getting an expensive education. The seller seemed quite legit. A shipping company (which was legit) and escrow company (which turned out not to be legit) checked out to my cursory exam. Once money was sent there was no more response, and since it's not exactly in the neighborhood, no way to follow up. I am not aware of any law enforcement or regulatory agencies that can help in these situations. The foreign banks do not cooperate with the US banks in these matters either.If you travel to Germany and can make contact in person, that's a different story.  In retrospect, I violated several of the "rules" published on the website (not Agon) for not getting ripped off.  
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