Is this a scam? Fake DavidSW

[Jugger1984]

Hey All,
I posted a WTB ad in the forum. Since then I have received this email with a Rolex Watch offer:


Hello,

I'm David, Here in my office is a nice watch for sale and i wish to ask if you are interested in buying of them.

So get back to me soon and i will get all information of the watch to you.

Thanks

David S-Williams

Email: dswoirlando@gmail.com
www.davidsw.com

Visit us in person at:
8015 Turkey Lake Rd. Suite 500
Orlando, FL



The email has an extra 'i' in it as opposed to dsworlando@gmail.com - safe to assume it is a fake/scam?

[And1dre]

Sounds like a scam to me.

[Chadridv]

Looks like a scam to me. Easiest way to find out would be to email david (obviously you know his real email) and ask him about it. Assuming it is in fact someone posing as David, I'm sure he'd appreciate the heads up.

[Old Expat Beast]

Of course it's a scam. The crappy English is an instant red flag.

[Bob the brush]

I agree, grammar, punctuation, and wording all shout SCAM.

[KarlS]

What do you think?

[Ouro9999]

I do not understand why top dealers do not use their own domain as their email, instead they use Gmail or similar and that opens space for this kind of fraud.

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[nursejm]

Pretty obvious that it's a poser.

[jmiicustomz]

Yep and David just posted about this the other day.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=529398

To know the future is to be trapped by it

[travisb]

Definite scam. Stay away.

[mjclark32]

Yes. Scam.

[crowncollection]

Scam tell David if you have not already


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[circles]

Originally Posted by Ouro9999

I do not understand why top dealers do not use their own domain as their email, instead they use Gmail or similar and that opens space for this kind of fraud.

Not just watch dealers. I never have understood how people think a gmail, Hotmail, yahoo, etc email address is ok to use in business. Here is a secret; it isn't.

[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by circles

Not just watch dealers. I never have understood how people think a gmail, Hotmail, yahoo, etc email address is ok to use in business. Here is a secret; it isn't.

I use both, but all i can say is that, in almost 14 years of using gmail I never had one issue sending, receiving or archiving emails. I know many many people in the small business world that have lost many years of emails due to server issues from the hosting providers.

Some have lost emails that have cost them significant amounts of money one way or another, and many many headaches.

gmail is reliable and has been accessible anywhere in the world for more than a decade.

[DAVIDSW]

These guys are always trying and PREY on WTB posts

Please call me always to verify

they can't take my phone number 407 460 2259

[Scottyg927]

look at the email address. the "i" that doesn't belong in Orlando is the giveaway....

[uansari1]

This scammer (with that email address) has been at it for quite some time...I had been contacted at the end of 2016, so made sure to let David know then. Seems like a perpetual scammer.

[Gaijin]

Not him, that's not his email address and David never solicts directly for business. Just posts some of his watches for sale here.

[bdex75]

If you are going to impersonate a guy like DSW at least use proper English and grammar!!!! C'mon man.


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[Aceldama]

What is wrong, with English like that? I as well speak in scam.