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Old 30 July 2019, 03:58 AM   #1
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Acquanutilus scammed me on a Tudor Bracelet.

He reached to my inquire on WTB a Tudor Bb58 bracelet. I sent him the payment via PayPal and he never responded to me after the payment.
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Old 30 July 2019, 04:12 AM   #2
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Old 30 July 2019, 04:27 AM   #3
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You have not provided any facts, data, timeline, or other information that would lead anybody to conclude that you have been scammed?

Accusations are serious for a seller, so making such a statement needs backup for us to evaluate.
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Old 30 July 2019, 04:34 AM   #4
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He reached out to me on PM, we spoke about the deal and I sent him payment last Wednesday. He stopped responding to any PM and text since then.
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Old 30 July 2019, 04:40 AM   #5
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I hope that is enough evidence. Still no response via PM, text or phone call from him. I do apologize for any newbie move I have made on my part. Just trying to protect others on larger purchases thru the seller.
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Old 30 July 2019, 04:51 AM   #6
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I've banned the account pending proof to admin that he is who he says he is.

His designated location is in a completely different part of the USA to his IP location, in addition to this allegation, he needs to redeem himself.

There's too much bad stuff happening on the FSoT section to be complacent.
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Old 30 July 2019, 04:54 AM   #7
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Thank you for the support. I was worried as I saw his account banned over the weekend but able to post FSOT again this morning.
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Old 30 July 2019, 11:38 PM   #8
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He tried to scam me as well yesterday. Wanted a large deposit on a 116688. When I was looking up his screen name it said banned. I then asked him why he was banned and he mentioned that he bumped his postings to much and the moderators temp banned him.

Be careful everyone..
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Old 31 July 2019, 01:57 AM   #9
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Old 31 July 2019, 06:53 PM   #10
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I received a scam email from same guy also responding to my want to buy a certain bracelet also. Sorry for your loss, but I spotted it as BS and deleted and it stopped there. Definitely a scam.
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Old 15 February 2020, 05:24 AM   #11
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Whatever came of this? I am looking at a watch he has for sale now.. his account is active...
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Old 20 February 2020, 09:57 AM   #12
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Whatever came of this? I am looking at a watch he has for sale now.. his account is active...
Bro...c'mon.

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Old 20 February 2020, 02:16 PM   #13
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Valid question. Acquanutilus redeemed himself? How come the account is no longer banned? What's the story?
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Old 22 February 2020, 03:57 AM   #14
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I got ghosted when I asked for more pics.. or forgotten about. Still not sure if he's legit or not.
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Old 22 February 2020, 05:09 AM   #15
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He is totally legit. I bought a JLC Reverso from him a couple years ago. English is not his primary language Italian is. However he will still talk to you on the phone.
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Old 22 February 2020, 06:02 AM   #16
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Whatever came of this? I am looking at a watch he has for sale now.. his account is active...

Can you share the listing link you mean?

You might PM Welshwatchman who originally banned him for the OP’s claim.

Obviously, I wouldn’t engage in a transaction if he is truly ghosting you.


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Old 14 March 2020, 04:08 AM   #17
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Several items posted so I’d like to hear what the story is.
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Old 15 March 2020, 09:00 AM   #18
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It appears to me that Acquanutilus' account was hacked and taken over by Hasan Chowdury. From my understanding, Acquanutilus original account owner's name was Giulio.

OP, if you're interested;

Hasan Chowdury

1730 Fillmore St
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Old 15 March 2020, 09:03 AM   #19
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From my understanding, Acquanutilus original account owner's name was Giulio.
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Old 6 June 2020, 03:53 AM   #20
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Any updates? I’m still seeing listings and I want to know if I should avoid.

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Old 6 June 2020, 04:52 AM   #21
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Hasan Chowdury is scammer, he got me yesterday.

I should put his name down here, so people could search the name next time.
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Old 6 June 2020, 04:53 AM   #22
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He reached out to me on PM, we spoke about the deal and I sent him payment last Wednesday. He stopped responding to any PM and text since then.
The paypal shows Hasan Chowdury. This is the same name as this post today from another member saying he got scammed.
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=745778

Looks like Hasan Chowdury is scamming folks.
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Old 6 June 2020, 09:42 AM   #23
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this guy is still online with the account scamming me,

https://www.rolexforums.com/member.php?u=35725
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Old 6 June 2020, 03:39 PM   #24
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this guy is still online with the account scamming me,

https://www.rolexforums.com/member.php?u=35725
The above poster listed this is his info, worth while to check the address (or I’m sure it might be fake as well?)

Hasan Chowdury

1730 Fillmore St
Bronx, NY 10460
929-304-3710


- also since a poster above mentioned sending him funds via PayPal, can’t Paypal be noticed and track this piece of trash Down?
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Old 6 June 2020, 03:42 PM   #25
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The above poster listed this is his info, worth while to check the address (or I’m sure it might be fake as well?)

Hasan Chowdury

1730 Fillmore St
Bronx, NY 10460
929-304-3710


- also since a poster above mentioned sending him funds via PayPal, can’t Paypal be noticed and track this piece of trash Down?

It’s hard buddy,

PayPal FF payment won’t care and give a S about fraud. I have stopped using PayPal for a while.


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Old 7 June 2020, 12:24 AM   #26
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Unless you actually know your recipient as a “friend” or a “family” member, sending money this way to save 3-4% is madness.

Sheesh.
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Old 7 June 2020, 12:47 AM   #27
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Not sure if this has been discussed, but he is still actively posting in the classifieds section...
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Old 7 June 2020, 01:08 AM   #28
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Not sure if this has been discussed, but he is still actively posting in the classifieds section...
This thread is over a year old and is mixing multiple users and episodes.

The common scammer is Hasan Chowdury, not either of the members who's accounts were phished.
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Old 7 June 2020, 01:58 AM   #29
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This thread is over a year old and is mixing multiple users and episodes.

The common scammer is Hasan Chowdury, not either of the members who's accounts were phished.


Ok thanks for the clarification. I was unsure why acquanutilis was still able to post listings.


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