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I did think about that before posting, but I suspect it is him, as those profiles were created some time ago – before his current choice of activity.
Aug 03, 2019,04:45 AM
His YT channel shows he’s subscribed to WF and another watch based one.
The videos themselves lend some substance to the other address he’s used also.
If you find out otherwise though, make sure Bill deletes that post to protect an innocent individual from being wrongly associated.
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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!