Thomas G

"Nos" Minnaar and the Optus bait boat scam

STAY FAR AWAY FROM "NOS" MINNAAR AND HIS OPTUS BAITBOAT!!!! I have ordered and paid for the boat together with "his exclusive to him" gps and autopilot system on the 27th of February 2021. He told me that because the autopilot is imported from Russia it would take 3 weeks to complete the order and that unfortunately I had to pay the full amount for the unit because he had to pay for it up front. I also had to pay 50% for the boat and all the extras up front. After nearly 3 months of excuses and lies, the last of which was that the gps finally arrived but was faulty because the Russian company did not set it up for the southern hemisphere.... I then asked for just the boat and it was agreed that I would be refunded the balance of the extra money that I have paid . I received the boat on the 12th of May and up until today no refund for the extra money I paid for the autopilot. I have since found out that there is a long list of people scammed by this man some not even receiving anything after paying full quoted amounts. This man hinds behind his Christianity and according to him is on a Christian radio show which makes it even more despicable. He has this whats app group of a few guys that actually received what they ordered and only post those messages on social media. Do not buy anything from this man!! If you want an Autopilopt/GPS system for your bait boat go to Wesley at Carpe Diem whom buy the way stock exactly the same system that Nos claimed was exclusive to him (FB PILOT), and if you are in the market for a specimen style baitboat go for the kamo 360.