Beware JOE.100 posing as long-time member joe100

[southtexas]

A scammer is posing as joe100. He sent me a whatsapp message in response to my WTB ad about a Patek Philippe 5119J, and claimed to be joe100. I contacted our longtime member joe100 through the PM system to confirm it was him, which of course it is NOT.

The whatsapp number the scammer texted me from is 315-718-9194

When I demanded he send me a PM through our TRF system confirming his identity, he created the account JOE.100 and then sent me a PM. I have notified the MOD team as well as joe100 to this rather clumsy attempt.

Always confirm and reconfirm who you're dealing with. I don't want a less experienced member to fall victim to this same loser.

[joe100]

Yeah it’s definitely not me.

It must be a random chance that I was picked this time ‘round.

[southtexas]

Additional names and numbers I've been given by the scammer are below. I have no idea if these people are innocent strangers/victims, or accomplices, so I was hesitant to list them publicly, but it sounds like he's already targeting other member here, so in an abundance of caution, see below:

Again, the number he is messaging me through whatsapp is 315-718-9194

Mallerey Marie Weaver
238 Oak Drive
Middletown, DE 19709
929-489-1651

Claude L Vitali
505 Mount Prospect Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104
929-489-1651
claudelvitali16@gmail.com

Claude's purported bank info:
Wells Fargo
Claude Vitali
Acct #: XXXXXXX036