Is this a police job? Threatened by Vinted seller

[Reasonswhy]

I know I’m not, but posting for traffic as no idea what to do.
Item for Christmas arrived today and was clearly fake so applied for a refund via Vinted. I’ve had a series of threatening messages from the seller saying he needs the money, and he has my address so will come and find me. He included a photo of himself holding an air rifle. I’m not easily spooked but feel really scared now as he does have my address and seems very angry. I’ve filed a “help” through Vinted but they may not even read it for 48 hours. Do I call 111? On my own with 2 kids so feel really on edge.

Sorry, but you’re incorrect.
Yodel - definitely has the address on the tracking receipt.
Evri - address on parcel
InPost - can be seen on app if put in locker to be sent to an address rather than another locker

Here’s an example I found of it happening before..if you google it there are a couple of Sun newspaper articles on the same thing.

Big lot of bluffing, I think. Depending on how much we're talking about here, I'd be inclined to just accept the £20 offer and move on.

Hi this is a Vinted scam. Have seen this shared before.

Oh dear god. That's awful, @imnotsickbutimnotwell

Glad you've reported to police OP.

And has threatened to send his friends "the Blacks who are not scared of the police" as well. Just the photo of the gun was enough.

@Reasonswhy please hang up and call 999 immediately. This needs to be a priority as this creepy nutjob's threats are escalating.

He doesn't have any 'black friends'.
Report this to the police.

May I ask - if you buy something to be put into an inpost locker upon delivery (and not to your address), will your address still be visible?

Absolutely report this keyboard warrior. He’s banking on frightening you to get money from you. I can guarantee that he won’t follow through on any of his threats but he needs to be stopped.

I’d have just responded with ‘crack on then, my Belgian Malinois ex special forces dog could do with a new chew toy’. Play him at his own daft game.

Bloody hell op, so sorry! What a nut job. Hope they come round soon. Can you ask a friend or relative to come stay?

Usually when there has been weird amounts, it has been because they have it listed in their local currency and the exchange rate makes it weird. So I wouldnt automatically be worried about the iffy numbers.

In not in UK and I just picked 2 packages and I can see the sellers address but they can only see my pick uo locker box address. But I feel like there should be a way to only see drop off and pick up place addresses. Not a fan of sharing my address every time I send something.

Looking at my app now, no.

Jesus this is awful.
It will probably just be a threat and nothing else but stay at someone else’s and let the police know. In future for everyone… collect from the lockers so they don’t know your address. People are crazy. So sorry for you.

How unnerving. Almost certainly all hot air but I’d still be frightened a bit if it was happening to me.

What an utter psycho. He won't do anything but he's clearly one cabbage short of an allotment to send messages like that. Glad the police are listening to you.

It is a police matter but there is absolutely no way this guy is coming to find you with his ‘black mates’ so please try not to worry. Alert the police and rest assured these are all scare tactics.

I meant NOT BEING UNREASONABLE voted wrong

Error

Looking through my old sender labels I still have - they don’t show the buyer’s address if the buyer chose a drop off point (InPost and on Yodel).

oh my god this is awful. 💯 report to the police. I have bought this brand from Vinted before and it was also fake. I didn’t get this reaction though I just reported it as fake and I did get a refund and the seller was blocked. There are so many fake sellers around now. This is awful though x

I hope they take it seriously

This is one of Sun articles - the Online Safety Bill referred to in there is now the law (the Online Safety Act). Do mention it to Vinted. I don’t think there were any reports in the press of such threats being carried out www.thesun.co.uk/money/24939044/vinted-online-safety-bill-shopping-abusive-messages-threats/#:~:text=“We've%20seen%20several%20users,abusive%20behaviour%20of%20any%20kind.

This is probably some smelly teenager in his bedroom, acting out his fantasy of being a gangster but it is unnerving and upsetting and I would be both,

Hopefully, he will get his collar felt and he will be a lot more upset than you are.

I have Vinted parcels sent to my local post office and my home address is never on the label-just the Post Office address. In fact, when I want to track the package, I have to enter the Post Office postcode, not mine.

This will all be over soon and I'm sending you good wishes.