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If you hire an attorney in the seller’s area, he may be able to subpoena the seller’s bank for his info. Of course, that could be fake.
Good luck. Don’t let it drop until you give it the old college try to get it back. |
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This is why I never bank wire to anyone but trusted sellers. Everyone else is PayPal and if not then would rather not do the deal.
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Damn. Sorry to hear. Similar thing happened to me in college. Some guy scammed me and 20+ other guys for car parts and money. All of us worked together with a cyber crime agent from the FBI. Most of us never got our money back, but we did get him locked up for 2 years which was some nice payback
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People suck. Sorry man
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I filed a Police report
I have filed a Police report where I live. They are in the process of tracking down the banking information. To the point made earlier, I think Chase has an obligation under the law to have all the demographic information required along with a wire transfer agreement. I will keep the group updated.
I would also suggest that forums consider upping the ante for items posted to be sold. I would have no problem posting to a set of requirements and supplying the forum a verifiable set of information on me if I were using it to sell. I’m sure this would be unpopular but for sales above a certain amount it should be considered. At the end of the day this thread contains a lot of good information and I thank you. |
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But you said you got scammed by someone on TimeZone, not this forum. So why should this forum change its rules? I'm confused.
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FBI white collar Crime unit is now involved chasing the internet stuff and law enforcement is focused on the receiving bank and the identity of the account holder.
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I'm so sorry to hear this.
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Rolex has an 'Authorized Dealership' system in place so you do not have to buy an unverifiable watch over the internet and you do not have to wire money to complete strangers. A Rolex AD is the most trusted source you can buy from. Next time please go to an AD and stop trying to save a few dollars. It's not worth it.
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100 posts is not nearly enough to send a bank wire. I'd need at least 1000 posts over at least a year or two and with lots of good content. Also references provided by a seller are no good and probably fake, you need to find them independently and then those references need to be verified by senior members again.
In short just don't use a bank wire unless they are well known, long term members. If not, only buy in person with cash or by paypal. |
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Right now the receiving bank is in the center of the investigation along with the account holder. There are regulations regarding wires as was mentioned by someone in this thread. Follow the money.
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Very sorry this happened. Although it’s unlikely you will see your funds again I hope it works out for the best. It’s a shame there are bad people out there...
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Very sorry to hear anout the OP’s bad experience. Next time you aren’t 100% sure use PayPal and a credit card. Even if you pay the fee, you’ll have protection from Amex if anything goes awry. |
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Terrible, hope you succeed in getting them prosecuted.
Personally I would go to great lengths investing in lawyers to see the thief gets what he deserves. ![]()
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Sad to hear that... :( Be careful next time...a
why not buy my Cellini Time instead. :) |
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sellers that are consistently putting up their 5 pieces/day here (ie are pros in this biz) sellers who have a brick & mortar store and a website sellers with a long history of positive feedback in who's who I was surprised how many actually meet these criteria, and how much inventory they had |
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As for getting the money back... Think about it - You are asking for someone (your bank, their bank, whoever) to go in to a persons bank account and remove money and send it to you on your say so. I don't think so. What if the buyer is the scammer and he got the watch and wants his money back? |
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Ah, yes. If you want something that's not in production, then get something else. Perfect.
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That certainly sucks but knowing Baytown it doesn’t surprise me unfortunately.
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I hope this works out for you. I would love to know what the police and FBI do.
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Sorry to hear this. This is just horrible. I’m somewhat in a similar situation myself from a guy in Fort Worth Texas. I’m going to post my thread and I would love to see our members opinions and thoughts.
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