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Old 15 November 2020, 08:52 AM   #1
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Scammer

Jameholz01 is a scammer and should be banned.
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Old 15 November 2020, 08:59 AM   #2
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You should elaborate on what happened.


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Old 15 November 2020, 09:18 AM   #3
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Look him up. I got scammed. Too upset and embarrassed to elaborate.
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Old 15 November 2020, 09:22 AM   #4
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His latest listing is a GMT II Batman... is that how much you were scammed for?
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Old 15 November 2020, 09:48 AM   #5
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Look him up. I got scammed. Too upset and embarrassed to elaborate.
Being embarrassed does not help to protect other members.

Sorry.

Have you advised the moderators?
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Old 15 November 2020, 10:12 AM   #6
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Jameholz01 is a scammer and should be banned.

I seriously doubt that. Without any details whatsoever, sounds like a cheap attempt at maligning. Offer details or don’t post about how you got scammed.
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Old 15 November 2020, 10:16 AM   #7
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OP — not cool to come on here with your 5th post and claim scam, offer no details, and that you’re too ‘embarrassed’ when no one will even know who you are. If you in fact got scammed, offer some details to help others avoid being victimized.
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Old 15 November 2020, 10:20 AM   #8
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Scammer

Agreed on a price, wired funds last Friday, funds received Monday. Made a different excuse each day afterwards why he couldn’t ship after advertising overnight FedEx. My banker said it was textbook scam.
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Old 15 November 2020, 10:39 AM   #9
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Agreed on a price, wired funds last Friday, funds received Monday. Made a different excuse each day afterwards why he couldn’t ship after advertising overnight FedEx. My banker said it was textbook scam.


Not to add insult to injury, but the lowest priced BLNR across all forums was $15k. It should have been a huge red flag that he was selling for $11k.


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Old 15 November 2020, 11:12 AM   #10
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Agreed on a price, wired funds last Friday, funds received Monday. Made a different excuse each day afterwards why he couldn’t ship after advertising overnight FedEx. My banker said it was textbook scam.

This is unfortunate OP. What site? Watch Patrol? I see he was posting an omega here. I don’t see any feedback for him here
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Old 16 November 2020, 01:57 PM   #11
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Carnoustie96 - please shoot me a text, I sent you a private message. I also wired Jameholz01 funds last week for the Rolex Batman.
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Old 17 November 2020, 12:06 AM   #12
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Wow sorry to hear- why why would anyone wire funds to an individual you never met?? All these scams could be avoided by insisting on AMX or pay pal or better both! Hope others can learn this - cheap insurance! james in San Antonio Tx
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Old 17 November 2020, 12:29 AM   #13
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why why would anyone wire funds to an individual you never met?? All these scams could be avoided ... Tx
This is it exactly. If people don’t care enough about their own money to take the barest minimum steps to protect themselves, why should we?
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Old 17 November 2020, 12:40 AM   #14
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Wow sorry to hear- why why would anyone wire funds to an individual you never met?? All these scams could be avoided by insisting on AMX or pay pal or better both! Hope others can learn this - cheap insurance! james in San Antonio Tx
I have wired to sellers i have never met. Several times already. And even much more than what OP wired. And to sellers based in Europe, US and Asia.

I do so because sometimes that’s the only way to get the watch i want.

But each time, i do my research and due diligence on the seller.
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Old 17 November 2020, 01:18 AM   #15
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Thanks for the input guys. I have been in contact with Carnoustie96 and we have both confirmed that we have been scammed by Jameholz01. He took $22,700 from us combined. Just feel awful as I am relatively young (26) and spent the whole year saving the money to buy a watch.

I know I messed up here and should have been more cautious but this guy looked legit to me. I have done 2 past deals on TRF for reference...

He (1) had multiple posts on TRF and other sites and was active in the forum discussions. He had other sales postings for an Omega and IWC on TRF and looked legit when I google searched his name (https://www.google.com/search?q=jame...hrome&ie=UTF-8)

(2) provided me with a picture of his name next to the watch so I knew he was in possession (3) gave me people to text with whom he did past deals with (know now that these were set up by him) - one of these matched the IWC pilot he supposedly sold (https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=735512) (4) gave me a picture of his ID which matched the below bank account information (Leigh James Walker account) - probably photoshopped in hindsight....

An additional review he has on OmegaForums: https://omegaforums.net/threads/top-...holz01.107671/

Fake ID Info:
State: Alabama
Name: Leigh James Walker
Address: 19508 Scenic Hwy
City: Mentone
Zip: 35984-2418
No.: 8354231
DOB: 08-04-1980

Phone Number I was contacting: 205-708-0255

E-mail address: jameholz01@gmail.com

For others to avoid similar scams, here is the various bank account information he provided us with:

Wire info I used
Recipient Bank Name: Citibank
Recipient Bank Address: 388 Greenwich Street
Recipient Bank Suite/Mail Stop:
Recipient Bank City: New York City
Recipient Bank Country: United States of America
Recipient Bank State: New York
Recipient Bank Zip Code/Route: 10013
Recipient Name on Account: Leigh James Walker
Recipient Bank Routing Number: 322271724
Recipient Account Number: 42030618344
Recipient Bank SWIFT Code: CITIUS33

Wire info Carnoustie96 used:
Name: Robin J Staton
City: Columbus
State: AL
Bank Name: JP Morgan Chase
Bank City: Columbus
Bank State: OH
ABA/Acct: 0830-0013-7
Type: Checking Account
Receiving Account #: 678716280


My question to everyone is: Any advice on what to do here? Carnoustie96 and I know our odds are slim to recoup our money but would like to do the best we can here.

Thanks to all for the support and help.

Andrew
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Old 17 November 2020, 03:39 AM   #16
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^ talk to your bank and report to the police.
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Old 17 November 2020, 03:45 AM   #17
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You file a complaint with ic3.gov
Not much else you can do.
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Old 17 November 2020, 04:27 AM   #18
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Thanks guys, that's exactly what we're doing here. Will keep everyone updated as to what happens.

More suggestions/comments are welcome.
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Old 17 November 2020, 05:06 AM   #19
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Definitely call the receiving banks too. Often times these are hacked accounts and the account owners don’t even know money is being deposited into their account. If it hasn’t been withdrawn the receiving bank can freeze it
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