Possible Scam: Chrome168

[johnk]

Possible Scam;

I have a NIB Rolex GMT Jubilee bracelet listed here. I was contacted by Chrome168 asking if I would ship to the Philippines via DHL. After I checked the (high) shipping cost I responded back that I'd rather not deal with OCONUS shipping and suggested he contact a seller that does that. That was my last contact with that potential buyer until tonight.

See the red text below, absolutely nothing in red and below was a response from me... Not sure what's going on, I will contact him 1x and state I did not agree to sell to him. I have no clue who 'Mady Ndao' or ' MARY NDAO' is below, it's certainly not me. And johnkwatches@yahoo.com is not my email address. I would under no circumstances ship something (especially OCONUS) valued at $3600 and declare a value of $200


Originally Posted by johnk
Thanks for your interest, I'd rather not do this... I have an estimate from DHL of Transportation Charges USD $344.72 and I don't even know if it is correct or includes all VAT, additional charges, etc..

you would be better off purchasing from another seller who deals in International shipping..

good luck...

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Hi John,
Shipping to the Philipines seems to cost too much.

One last try is to ship to a HONG KONG address

Reliable Logistics Limited
Unit 1113, 11/Floor, Shing Yip Industrial Building,
19-21 Shing Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Please do not declare the full value of the item. You can just put US$200 as value.

Thanks for your message. Shipping to Hong Kong sounds like a good plan. The total cost for the Jubilee bracelet, which is $3,600, plus the shipping quote of $162, comes to $3,762. I will declare it as a generic bracelet with a value of $200.

For the wire transfer, please send a total of $3,762 to my partner’s bank account. Here are the details:

Account Holder Name: Mady Ndao
Account Routing Number: 271070801
Account Number: 929933936
Bank Name: CITIBANK FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
Bank Address: Citibank, 100 Citibank Drive, San Antonio, TX 78245.
SWIFT Code: CITIUS33
IBC: 0210-0008-9

Once the transfer is sent, please provide proof of the transaction. Let me know if there's anything else you need from me!

Best,
John

Hi John,
Great to hear this. I will process the payment on Monday and will update you on the progress.
Thanks!

No problem! Just keep me updated with the payment status.
Enjoy your weekend.

Best,
John

Hi John,
The bank is asking for the BENEFICIARY ADDRESS and contact number of MARY NDAO.
I hope you can provide asap to facilitate the transfer as soon as possible.

Thank you

Hey,

Sorry for the late response.

The beneficiary address is : 4215 St Charles Rd Bellwood IL 60104 and the contact number is +13322083522.

Let me know if there is anything else needed.

Thanks,
John

Hi John,

Payment already sent. Just do not know how to post the screenshot of the proof of payment. I can send it to your email if you can give me.

No problem , you can send it to my email: johnkwatches@yahoo.com

Once the payment has cleared, I will package the bracelet and get the shipping situated.

Thanks Again,
John

Hi John,
Please inform me as soon as you have received the payment.

Thank you.

[GGGMT]

Um. Uh. What?


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[johnk]

Originally Posted by GGGMT

Um. Uh. What?


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I am the seller, the red text above that (apparently) went to a potential buyer was not from me, yet it appears that the buyer sent $$ to someone....


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[GGGMT]

Originally Posted by johnk

I am the seller, the red text above that (apparently) went to a potential buyer was not from me, yet it appears that the buyer sent $$ to someone....


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From your acct? Acct hacked.


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[johnk]

Originally Posted by GGGMT

From your acct? Acct hacked.

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Either my account or the buyer's account appear to be hacked, or some other foolishness.. I immediately reported to the Admins here...

[cop414]

Chrome 168 has been banned.