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2024 ???? Sponsor & Boutique Seller Join Date: Feb 2011
Real Name: Patrick A.
Location: Orange County
Watch: 16600
Posts: 35,778
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Hello Forum Users:
We would like to bring to your attention that there is a scammer attempting to impersonate well-known watch dealers on the Rolex Forums. The scammer is using the “Who’s Who” tab to reach out to forum users, impersonating the dealers the user referenced in their feedback. They use the email that users post in their past/current listings or from the public profile that the users have on the forum. The pattern is explained in detail below: They use an email address that is very similar to the authentic address the dealers use in their listings. Email Example: The authentic email is : WATCHDEALER1224@gmail.com The impersonator’s email: WATCHDEAIER1224@gmail.com (The L is changed to an I ) Sample Scenario: John Doe posts feedback for a dealer in the “Who’s Who” tab and references the model of the watch he purchased. The scammer will notate the dealer name, the model of the watch, and John Doe’s email address. He will then, reach out to John impersonating that dealer, reference the details listed in the feedback and offer a few watches at a very low price. John wires the imposter the money for the watch, but never receives the watch. ********PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU************* We have reported this impersonator to the authorities and are taking all the necessary steps to shut him down. At this time, we ask ALL FORUM USERS to please conduct due diligence when opening emails, and always double check the exact email address of the sender. A photo has been attached below, due to privacy we have blurred out the email address of the dealer and client. ![]() |
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Real Name: PaulG
Location: Georgia
Posts: 41,434
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Scary tactics by scammers revealed - thanks Patrick. One little niggle - changing an uppercase letter in an authentic email addy to a lower case letter for an impersonator wouldn’t do it. But we get your point. Maybe a better example would be: The authentic email is : WATCHDEALER1224@gmail.com The impersonator’s email: WATCHDEALERl224@gmail.com (In this example, the 1 is changed to a lower case “I” that looks like a sans serif 1 ) Another is to put a random dot between words in the addy. Again, thanks for the warning. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron
Join Date: Jul 2013
Real Name: Adam
Location: Far East
Watch: SEIKO TUNA
Posts: 28,552
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Real Name: PaulG
Location: Georgia
Posts: 41,434
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Thanks Adam - that would do it for sure.
I didn’t have the Unicode decoder ring with me ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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TRF Moderator & DATE-JUST41 2024 Patron
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: .
Watch: 126610LN
Posts: 35,429
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Taken everything into consideration, I made this a sticky for the time being. If it saves one member, it’s worth it.
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Real Name: Ryan
Location: DMV
Watch: LVc
Posts: 2,108
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Thank you for sharing. I posted that I was interested in purchasing a rose gold Daytona and had two scumbags attempt the same scam on me. Thankfully I caught that the e-mail was one character different and ended up phoning the trusted seller directly, who confirmed that he had no knowledge of our transaction.
Watch out out there.. |
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: USA
Posts: 353
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Thank you for this
In my opinion the best channel to communicate is through TRF messaging or any contact information given in the listings. Since listing can’t be deleted a good double check is to make sure contact info in recent listings is identical to info in older listings. Can never be too safe. Thanks again! |
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: FL
Posts: 49
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This just happened to me.
Scammer got all my information from my posts. Reached out to people I have made deals with on here through the who's who' thread. He created an email missing 1 letter from my actual email. MY ONLY EMAIL ON ROLEX FORUM IS IAMVTECLOL@GMAIL.COM He went even as far as providing my instagram to the people. BEWARE!!!! |
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Apr 2019
Real Name: Brad
Location: Purdue
Watch: Daytona
Posts: 9,237
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Great State of TX
Posts: 5,726
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I just got an email from cswatch3495@gmail.com asking to buy a watch I have for sale. I responded telling him to contact me through PM. Let’s see. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 535
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Just had the same scenario happen following a great transaction Roth a Trusted Seller. SCARY!
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Real Name: Erik Szper
Location: Baltimore
Watch: PAM326
Posts: 24,468
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Same scam- beware people posing as me- but email address is missing the S at end of Jewelers
Be careful all!
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Please feel free to contact me about any of the listings at 443-676-0786 erik@radcliffejewelers.com or @radcliffeestatewatches on IG |
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: US
Posts: 901
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Hello Guys!
I received this email last night about Rolex forums. Any feedback if this is a legitimate email or another scammer?!? Here is the picture I made from my inbox ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Real Name: PaulG
Location: Georgia
Posts: 41,434
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That is a legitimate message from TRF. Notice that Steve doesn’t ask you to click a link. He directed you to log in and read the instructions he has written in that sticky. This is a big step forward for TRF to clamp down on the hijackers who have been scamming some unwary members. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: US
Posts: 901
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I’m glad it was from Steve and thank you so much for follow-up the email
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 117
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2022
Location: long beach, ca
Posts: 2
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Beware of folikon79 (solassa924 on watchuseek forum was banned today nigerian scammer) and Dokoga33 posted thread on this site about folikon79 being a great seller both scammers!!!
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: May 2022
Location: Boston
Posts: 126
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Is there any moderator that can mediate a sale?
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2023
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 8
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Please Help - Scammer - Xerxes77
Hi All,
I thought I was making a reasonable decision but it looks like I got scammed. I posted a message about a particular watch and was contacted by a bunch of private sellers. I reviewed all their posts, references and thought Xerxes77 was reliable. I wired him the money on Wednesday and he made an excuse about not sending the watch. I got what seemed to be a bogus USPS overnight slip starting in 9405 which doesn't seem to even be a realistic USPS number. I called USPS and all they have is that the tracking slip was created but not "picked up." I have now emailed Xerxes77 4 times with no response. I have an address in San Francisco but no phone number. |
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: Washington DC
Posts: 7
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I just got scammed by HForrest. How do I report this on the forums? He even had references on the forums but I guess they were all his also
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Maryland
Posts: 6
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I was just scammed by gregdolley on a Black Bay 54 purchase. All buyers beware!
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Maryland
Posts: 6
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I just got scammed by gregdolley on a Black Bay 54 purchase. I sent funds and got a bogus tracking number. No response since. All buyers beware!!
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2024 Pledge Member
Join Date: May 2024
Location: NJ
Posts: 11
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rlawall is hacked
All,
My old account, rlawall, has been hacked. Do not do business with this account, it is compromised. |
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