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Hi Art.
Aug 02, 2019,21:53 PM
Thanks for the commiserations.
I got scammed from Instagram not from here.
But I’ve been speaking with a few fellows around Austin TX, and apparently he’s done a few dodgy trades there (on Reddit and Facebook sale sites mainly).
I think I got off relatively mighty but it still rankles.
Hate people like that ruining the environment for the rest of us.
Cheers
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Scammer alert: buyers beware (around Austin Texas area)
By: Bounce781 : August 2nd, 2019-21:26
Hi guys, A community service announcement about a scam artist in Austin Texas. The watch stolen was a HALIOS Seaforth Roldorf. IT HAS SINCE BEEN RECOVERED. THIS THREAD TELLS THE STORY The watch was stolen during a trade with a seller on Instagram. I sent ...
I’ve now heard from others about this guy.
By: Bounce781 : August 2nd, 2019-21:44
Apparently not his first scam. He’s also been trading fake Rolexes (Date Justs) in exchange for other watches). Occasionally also uses a shipping address in New Jersey. Watch out for this a&&h01e
You misspelled . . .
By: Dr No : August 2nd, 2019-21:50
. . . 'asshole'. (This isn't a laughing matter, so no smiley face.) Did the asshole perpetrate his scam from our Collectors Market? If so, please let me know. Disgusted, Art
Hi Art.
By: Bounce781 : August 2nd, 2019-21:53
Thanks for the commiserations. I got scammed from Instagram not from here. But I’ve been speaking with a few fellows around Austin TX, and apparently he’s done a few dodgy trades there (on Reddit and Facebook sale sites mainly). I think I got off relative...
You alerted the local authorities?
By: vitalsigns : August 2nd, 2019-22:34
Sorry to hear of this. Makes one want to pay him a visit and provide some in-person transaction feedback...
Just gathering some information.
By: Bounce781 : August 2nd, 2019-22:45
Seems like he is using a fake name. Trying to track him through PayPal and other online places. There are some local guys who were scammed worse than I who may get the police involved. Hopefully we can pin the bastard down.
Hope you nail him
By: vitalsigns : August 2nd, 2019-23:07
Mail fraud Conversion Regular contractual fraud I’m sure he’s easily committed a half dozen crimes with your transaction alone. Hope you get him. Good luck!
Thank you.
By: Bounce781 : August 2nd, 2019-23:20
We’ll try
Thanks, Will!
By: Bounce781 : August 2nd, 2019-23:47
Much appreciated
Thanks, nico!
By: Bounce781 : August 3rd, 2019-00:35
We’ll try HAGWE
Details of culprit
By: Boron : August 3rd, 2019-03:34
Hopefully that will aid the various LEAs to track him down for a nice little chat about his illegal activities. ...
Thank you, Boron.
By: Bounce781 : August 3rd, 2019-04:28
Following a few leads in trying to establish whether he is that guy or just borrowed his photo & name for the profile. Will keep the community posted re updates. Kind regards
Of course!
By: Bounce781 : August 3rd, 2019-04:58
Thank you again! HAGWE
Thanks for your support.
By: Bounce781 : August 3rd, 2019-06:07
I am trying a novel approach of getting in touch with his parents via their LinkedIn accounts. I think that should help us figure our whether the guys is legit or whether it is an impersonator. Lets see where this gets us.
Sorry to hear about this....
By: SALMANPK : August 3rd, 2019-06:42
thank you for the heads up, I've been scammed before (thankfully a small amount and it was my fault) and it really stings but it made me more cautious. S
Thanks Salmaan!
By: Bounce781 : August 3rd, 2019-08:08
Happy ending to thisnsotry (I got hold of him) and hopefully scared him s41tle33 😜 Let’s hope he never reappears again.
Thank you, Ed!
By: Bounce781 : August 3rd, 2019-08:06
I’ve been overwhelmed by the community support. Really made me realise why this hobby is such a passion for us. The people are the ones to make it great! But all it takes is a couple of morons to spoil it for everyone. So: THANKS EVERYONE! You guys ROCK! ...
+1 [nt]
By: Dr No : August 3rd, 2019-08:32
Thank you!
By: Bounce781 : August 4th, 2019-19:00
Glad you broke my code! I wasn’t sure if the proper spelling would get through the sensors. 😜
That’s “censors”
By: cazalea : August 4th, 2019-19:30
And unlike some AI ‘bots, we are human and we can read even your code ...
HAPPY TO REPORT A SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION TO THIS SAGA
By: Bounce781 : August 13th, 2019-15:56
Hi Everyone I am very happy to report a successful resolution to this stolen watch saga. Thanks to the amazing watchfam community, I managed to track down the fraudster and get my watch back. The fraudster turned out to be a misguided kid, who i am very s...
Thanks, Nicholas!
By: Bounce781 : August 14th, 2019-00:44
Yes, a rare "happy ending" to these kind of fraud stories. the watch community has been amazing! great support!