Offered a new Daytona!

[Matty99365]

Sounds like AD has had their email a/c hacked.

[Matty99365]

Originally Posted by MV Owner

Thanks Dave and I believe my gut reaction is correct.

I could call the AD and he has provided a phone number. But even if it did all seem OK, I'm confused as to why he would want 50% up front and paid into the SA personal bank account. I'm just not prepared to make such a transfer.

I will wait to I am able to vist the AD in person and then make an assessment.

Many thanks

Don’t ever call them on a number they’ve provided. Phone them on a number you can obtain from the internet.

[Kenny Powers]

Out of interest OP, did Harrods upgrade your legroom for that flight?

[rambo99]

why would they take your deposit when they could sell the daytona for cash instantly to anyone they want?

[ms9]

Why would you wrire a letter to them in the first place? Best way is to literally call them and ask if the email is legit...

[Jones.nl]

Had the same situation with an AD in Europe. Got an email from tem that my Pepsi was available. Had to pay full deposit to a strange bank account. Verified the situation by calling the ad. Result: they got hacked and hacker sent the email from their account and deleted the sent emails.

[Nairn1980]

Originally Posted by rambo99

why would they take your deposit when they could sell the daytona for cash instantly to anyone they want?

Exactly - a scam

[Nairn1980]

Originally Posted by MV Owner

Jack,

It is genuine account of what happened.

I have wanted a Daytona for a while. I was going abroad and thought I would write a hard copy letter (as I thought this would differ from the many emails they get).

The letter arrived and was signed for but it was only a while after that I got a response via email, the long and short of it being that they recieved only a few Daytona's a year and were in high demand.

The AD provided full bank details (but this was clearly a personal bank account) so I have basically taken the decision not to engage with him via email

Post a copy of the email you got back from the AD

[ragsk]

An AD willing to sell a Daytona to a customer from another country who has just contacted them via a cold call / email should raise red flags anyway. Strike 1.

Then the AD asking for 50% deposit should raise the second red flag. Strike 2

To a personal bank account is strike 3 but tbh you should have been done worst case by 2.

[drfrankenstein]

I can't believe you people are responding to this. This is like D- trolling and you are giving legit responses.

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by MV Owner

For all who have assisted with this thread many thanks.



I am not lying.



To clarify (and this is the last time I'm going to cotribute to this thread) there was a hard copy letter and I fail to see why some disbelieve this.



I chose to write a hard copy letter as I believed it would differentiate itself from the many calls and emails which AD's must get every day. I fail to understand why some people cannot believe a letter is still a means of comunication.



The letter yielded an email response which was a request was made by the AD to deposit funds into their own personal bank account by way of a desposit to secure the watch.



No lies that is exactly what happened



Many thanks











MV

Good luck!


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[Oystersteel]

Originally Posted by drfrankenstein

I can't believe you people are responding to this. This is like D- trolling and you are giving legit responses.

[OpusXIII]

They're just watches. Scam or no scam. folks who have them to sell act as if they are the ones doing us a favor. They are not. Yet, so many make them feel as though they are - doing them a favor by 'allowing' them to take their money. BS. Legit or not, a 50% deposit required? Never.

[inadeje]

Run away. Let me guess... Is he the assistant of a Nigerian prince who knows the brother of Hans Wilsdorf‘s 4th cousin?

[RJG]

I cannot type 'NO' in big font bold letters enough on my laptop. Run like hell.

[2000-NJDEVILS]

Originally Posted by MV Owner

Hi All,

I am travelling abroad in due course so I contacted an AD at the destination country with a view to obtaining a Daytona.

I've recieved an email earlier today confirming they will be able to supply one which seemed great but it now has gone South as the AD have confirmed they want a 50% deposit (despite me not yet arriving in the country).

Certainly seemed odd that the AD wanted the deposit wire transfered into his personal bank account............................

Sir,
Since you want to believe that this AD is for real, then definitely wire the money and go on your holiday to pick up the watch. If this buy from the “AD” fails to happen, DO NOT BLAME ANYONE ON TRF BECAUSE YOU WERE SEVERELY WARNED THAT THIS WAS A BIG SCAM.........

[fliegenwulf]

A Daytona ready to pick-up in a destination country AD store seem very legit!

[Robf52]

Scam alert!

[dannyp]

Originally Posted by fishingbear

Run

Towards, or away from? Your response is ambiguous.

:D

Originally Posted by AF_Rob

Maybe give them a call. They have a rogue SA not following policy. Either way, that should answer your scam question.


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Call and ask to speak to the person who (allegedly) emailed you; perhaps they don't even exist.

Originally Posted by MV Owner

Jack,

It is genuine account of what happened.

I have wanted a Daytona for a while. I was going abroad and thought I would write a hard copy letter (as I thought this would differ from the many emails they get).

The letter arrived and was signed for but it was only a while after that I got a response via email, the long and short of it being that they recieved only a few Daytona's a year and were in high demand.

The AD provided full bank details (but this was clearly a personal bank account) so I have basically taken the decision not to engage with him via email

Was the email address a company or personal one?

If, after investigating, by some snowball's chance in hell, you determine this to be worth pursuing (with anybody other than the police), then:

a) You could always compromise on using a reputable escrow service.

b) I have a sure-thing investment opportunity I'd like to present to you...

[Polarexplorerii]

Wtf….

[FORTN]

When it looks too good to be true, then look twice.

[Cagwolf]

It has scam written all over it from the email to the 50% deposit to the personal bank account.

[Time2Travel]

Don’t do it!

[airchitect]

He’s assuming there’s a sucker born everyday.....and you were the one on that particular day.


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[richard371]

The watch is so hot they don't need to take a deposit. I'm perplexed as why they will sell you the Daytona with no buying exp when they can hold it and sell to someone local who buys another piece etc. Just sounds sketchy.

[novae500]

seems like an email received last summer from a local AD that was going out of business. Come to find out, i believe the manager try to pull a fast one on me and others before the doors closed permanently. Luckily for me, if its too good to be true, it is.