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12 March 2019, 03:28 AM | #1 |
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Trying to scam me...
I have a watch listed on Chrono24 for sale. I have bought and sold watches there before. I received the attached email this morning. I noticed the email was not correct from Chrono24....total scam.
I confirmed through my Chrono24 account there was no such escrow placement. Anyone that would have mailed the watch, would have been out a BUNCH of money. Just wanted to give everyone here a heads up.... |
12 March 2019, 03:33 AM | #2 |
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Woow, crazy
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12 March 2019, 03:50 AM | #3 |
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Don't ask, don't get
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12 March 2019, 04:12 AM | #4 |
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That is brutal....
Thank you for sharing that |
12 March 2019, 04:16 AM | #5 |
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“Reply us” incorrect sentence structure. And spacing between some words are doubled space which is also incorrect for them. And then the obvious “@mail... NO NO. Lol
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12 March 2019, 04:32 AM | #6 |
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Good heads up. Thanks
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12 March 2019, 06:17 AM | #7 |
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Well, she's persistent, I'll give her that....
Well, she's persistent, I'll give her that:
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12 March 2019, 06:22 AM | #8 |
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Great work, please keep it going!
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12 March 2019, 08:52 AM | #9 |
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Yes, this could be fun.
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12 March 2019, 12:22 PM | #10 |
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12 March 2019, 12:28 PM | #11 |
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Scam the scammer!
I would love to see that, But it’s unethical and couldn’t live with myself. Very entertaining. I love the bad grammar Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
12 March 2019, 12:38 PM | #12 |
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I would ship something to the address.
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12 March 2019, 12:46 PM | #13 |
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12 March 2019, 01:52 PM | #14 |
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Send them a photo of your middle finger
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12 March 2019, 02:01 PM | #15 |
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I can't wait to see how this unfolds. Get onto the police immediately and see if they can lure them out somehow.
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12 March 2019, 09:48 PM | #16 |
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Here is the latest. I did contact the Bethlehem PA police. They said they really couldn't do anything because I had not mailed the package (I'm sure they have bigger fish to fry). They were very nice and even called in a detective, but ultimately decided not to do anything.
I did also think about sending them something or trying to take their money, but I decided against that too. I AM thinking about running them around a little... |
12 March 2019, 10:50 PM | #17 |
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Tell them you no longer need to sell the watch that you just got notice that some Nigerian prince is sending you 500 million dollars.
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13 March 2019, 10:21 PM | #18 |
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Or string her along telling her you are too much in love with your watch and don’t know if you can part with it, because it will give you seperation anxiety and you will have spent all your money on shipping....... so you won’t be able to afford a therapist
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reminds me of the epic P P P Powerbook scam from a few years past...
https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/P-p-p-powerbook
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14 March 2019, 02:40 AM | #20 |
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Word is, the Bethlehem police stopped by at the mailing address, and asked what the heck was going on....lol. I suspect that will be that. Hopefully they will be scared enough not to try something like this again with someone else.
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14 March 2019, 07:06 AM | #21 |
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14 March 2019, 07:23 AM | #22 |
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Love it!!!
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OP - Did the scammer email you back? |
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15 March 2019, 06:58 AM | #25 |
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15 March 2019, 09:27 AM | #26 |
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15 March 2019, 11:04 AM | #27 |
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Building they were asking you to send to is Fred B Rooney building - 14 floor housing project in Bethlehem. Here’s another story featuring the building:
https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bet...in_bethle.html |
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16 March 2019, 01:27 PM | #29 |
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Yes it's a creative use of street addresses, there would be confusion trying to deliver to 4 E 4th street, and they would definitely probably try to direct it to the multi=story building...all around a terrible scenario. You have to be so careful now with everything. One clue that comes up frequently is grammar..... an important tell.
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