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19 December 2013, 10:03 PM | #121 |
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I was hoping that the revival of this old thread, meant you might have some good news about your stolen watch. Very sorry that this happened to you.
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19 December 2013, 10:36 PM | #122 |
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This totally sucks, there is nothing worse than being an honest person and being taken advantage of.
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19 December 2013, 11:16 PM | #123 |
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Yes it always amazes me how the banks' computerised banking systems will show funds credited just on the receipt of a bit of paper (so effectively an IOU) and show those funds sitting in your account for up to a few weeks with an foreign cheque that takes longer to clear..... and then zap.... it's gone when the cheque bounces.
Depending on your credit worthiness, the bank will even allow you to withdraw the funds in cash even though they haven't cleared...... also resulting in zap and the immediate loss showing on your account.......which you are personally liable for........ A crazy system but one to be aware of......... |
20 December 2013, 04:39 AM | #124 |
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20 December 2013, 05:14 AM | #125 |
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I did think about hiring some "non society friendly people" to track the driver and "make" the driver confess what he knows, but at the end of the day, I am trying to be a better citizen and not become one of them. Trust me, I have the ability to make that driver never breathe again, and not get my hands dirty, but I have chosen to take the higher road.
At the end of the day, I am in fact dealing with one, or two, person(s) that are not within the law, and one or both know where I live (at least the building). I have a beautiful wife and kids, so I do not want to put them in harm's way AT ALL, so I think I just have to take this as a $7,450 lesson. __________________________________________________ _______________ Before you embark on a journey of revenge, first, dig two graves. |
20 December 2013, 05:36 AM | #126 |
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It's a horrible experience for you (and your wife by the sound of it) but,
just focus on doing all the 'right things' to get the watch/or money back. It's easy to say, but it is just a watch, don't mean to preach but there are FAR worse things in life. Sounds like your wife is being very supportive, don't forget to thank her. She is probably the real treasure in your life. Whatever you do, don't get dragged down to the level of the scumbag(s) that robbed you. You sound much better than that. They'll 'get theirs', life will pay them back. Maybe the next 'seller' will meet them with a badge and a 9mm and the words, "you're under arrest". Maybe he'll try to run.......................... Good luck my friend. |
20 December 2013, 08:01 AM | #127 |
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Sorry to hear that! That totally sucks!
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21 December 2013, 12:08 PM | #128 |
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Bummer i was hoping for a happy ending.
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24 December 2013, 12:29 AM | #129 |
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This has yet to end fellas.... The local police is after this guy. The driver has to check in every Monday and until the funds are returned to me or the watch shows up, he is guilty of the crime. The lady who made the deposit has been linked to three other events just like mine (no driver involved, but the same modus operandis). We have tracked down the IP address of the mastermind behind it all and this week we should get the address of the account used to send the email. It's not over and I am hopeful that the parties involved will be in jail or I get my money back.
Oh, and regarding the Yacht Master, sold it on Saturday, only to get this piece yesterday |
24 December 2013, 04:54 AM | #130 |
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Thanks for the update.
I'm glad to hear things have moved in a very positive direction with tracking down the perpetrators and congrats on the AP! Please continue to keep us posted. |
24 December 2013, 04:56 AM | #131 |
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Good to hear that the trail did not go cold. Good luck! ...Congrats on your new AP also.
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24 December 2013, 05:03 AM | #132 |
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Scumbags. I hope they're caught and rot in prison.
Good luck. Keep your head up and hopefully this whole thing ends in your favor! |
24 December 2013, 06:20 AM | #133 |
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Glad to hear that you are making progress.
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24 December 2013, 06:31 AM | #134 |
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Great to hear there may be a positive ending to this - happy Holidays-
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24 December 2013, 06:40 AM | #135 |
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Fcuking brutal storey, good luck with it all...
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24 December 2013, 07:02 AM | #136 |
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Great news! I hope the perps wind up paying for their deeds.
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24 December 2013, 11:57 AM | #137 |
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Hope you will get your watch back. Now that AP is one beautiful watch.
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24 December 2013, 01:11 PM | #138 |
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I hope the crooks pay in spades and you get restitution.
Congrats on the AP!
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24 December 2013, 02:21 PM | #141 |
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Justice may be slow, but it sounds like the system is working. You were right not to lower yourself to their standards to try to make things right. As they say, two wrongs don't make a right. I'm guessing the AP is helping dull the pain in the meantime! Congrats on the new acquisition.
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10 June 2014, 04:34 AM | #142 |
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Just because I'm not going to "let this go", figured some may be interested in what has happened since. The AP is gone due to a faulty mechanism that would make the watch just stop randomly. Since that model has no second hand, makes it difficult to determine when exactly the issue rose up. Long story short, I returned it and instead came back to Rolex. It's pretty, but I'm longing for something else already.....
Regarding the scam, the taxi driver still reports every Monday. Paperwork now at another governmental office and since we went through Presidential elections a few weeks back, all cases are "behind schedule". I've given up on hoping to get my watch back and catching all parties involved, but I will not rest until the taxi driver pays me back for my watch, even if that means he has to sell his car and make payments for the remainder. If he walks, then I'll chalk it up to an extremely expensive learning lesson. |
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10 June 2014, 05:34 AM | #144 |
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This has happened to every dealer friend I know... please everyone remember... this is a common scam run by many people around the world... NEVER ship or hand a watch over until at least the day after the deposit was made. This includes when payment has been made with bank wire. I have seen a 50k wire reversed due to hacking. I would usually ask for a copy of the deposit receipt, bank wire confirmation, etc. in order to further verify the payment method.
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10 June 2014, 05:47 AM | #145 |
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Man that sucks. In a way, the bank is at fault for not specifying the nature of the deposit. I would have drawn the same conclusion, that the money was in the bank.
In America you might have recourse. In Panama, I don't know. Sorry for your problem. |
10 June 2014, 06:42 AM | #146 |
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Also so sorry to hear, myself being the victim of a scam I know what its like....
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10 June 2014, 09:42 AM | #147 |
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go to the "dark side", these guys are scum & need to be fixed.
Retribution is necessary - you won't become "one of the them" - maybe a Republican though!!! |
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10 November 2014, 12:48 AM | #149 |
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That sucks! Sorry to hear that
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12 November 2015, 02:47 AM | #150 |
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Even though I'm not a masochist, I'm also not a quitter, hence this saga still continues. Not much has changed on my end, but a couple of weeks ago, a person got in touch with me as he was also the victim of a scam identical to mine. Top top it off, the same woman that deposited the stolen check with no funds used on my case, was the same woman that did the same exact thing to him. As in my case, the "messenger" used in his case claims to have no knowledge of the woman as he was merely "running an errand".
The Rolex pictured above was sold a day before its 1 year old birthday and replaced with a Patek 5167, but that one too is gone now and replaced by an Apple Watch Sport. Yes, that is not a typo. Potential changes in the work environment/job security have led me to "simplify things in life". |
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