Horological Meandering - Looking for some advice regarding being scammed by a dirtbag in Arizona!

Looking for some advice regarding being scammed by a dirtbag in Arizona!

Jan 23, 2019,23:26 PM

Hi guys
Would really appreciate your advice on this.
I was recently scammed by an”seller” in Mesa Arizona (I live in Australia).
Classic story:
1) he listed a watch
2) I paid by Bank Wire
3) He stopped responding to my emails and not sent the watch

I was hoping for some advice about:
1) how to possibly get my funds back (my Bank now cannot recover the funds as they have been withdrawn)
2) how to freeze or action the “seller’s” Bank of America Account to make sure that particular bank account is marked as fraudulent by his bank.’
3) should I report this to Law Enforcement. If yes, which agency?

Many thanks for your help with this, friends.

10+ years in the watch collecting game and this is the first time I’ve been scammed! Unpleasant 😡

Any advice

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Had the same a few years ago. Live in Belgium - fraud was english

By: ambel : January 24th, 2019-00:13

The only thing you can do is go to law enforcement Chance of getting money back is very slim (might be lucky with 1%), but at least they will contact bank/local authority and so on Is indeed a real pain in the ...

Bank Wire is worst possible scenario....

By: Ares501 - Mr Green : January 24th, 2019-01:39

I know sometimes is inevitable but some escrow or face to face is best. Also old buy seller first always pay out. Did you do some research on seller before? If he is from US then FBI Or go old school find out guy name and address and pay him a visit All i...

Cheers.

By: Bounce781 : January 24th, 2019-01:52

No I’m from Australia (Melbourne) But actually am in London at the moment. 😀 ...

Contact the Phoenix Police Dept ...

By: Cpt Scarlet : January 24th, 2019-02:47

You can call or use the contact page. Phone number below ...

Contact the FBI

By: Champthekid : January 24th, 2019-02:51

General Fraud and Other Criminal Matters Contact the FBI at (202) 324-3000 , or online at or . They have a field office in Phoenix, AZ. www.fbi.gov

Horrible ordeal! If its small amount let it go and move on. But if its considerable then pursue with law enforcement agencies. Maybe offer an award to a sniffer. You wont get money back ...

By: redcorals : January 24th, 2019-05:20

...sadly but a little justice to put your mind at ease. I wud also make the deal public so he is unable to harm others going fwd. You never know who chimes in.

Where was the watch listed?

By: minutehand : January 24th, 2019-06:48

If it was a large reputable site you may have recourse. If not you're chances of recovery are Zero Point Zero through the authorities. They don't even investigate these things as I was once told by a police happens every minute of everyday and the scamme...

Scammed in AZ

By: RSR : January 24th, 2019-18:25

I would go to the bank and ask them to pull back the funds and file a fraud claim with the bank. The bank has the ability to work with the other bank and pull those funds back if they still can based on fraud. However, you would need to do this immediatel...

Thanks for the suggestion.

By: Bounce781 : January 24th, 2019-20:27

I tried that. Bank of America said funds had been withdrawn already, so no refunds. I will be reporting the scam to Bank of America and FBI, so hopefully the “seller’s” account will get frozen Regards