[okcmco]

So I have a watch for sale on the forum. A user has been talking to me about it and finally pulled the trigger. He actually sent far too much money via pay pal and wanted me to send the rest to his wife in TX ( this user is in Germnay).
This really sounds irregular and I refunded the entire payment. I have decided not to transact with this user.
Should I report this user?


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[andrema]

It does sound odd. As I said in my PM to you, it is an unusual situation and sounded fishy to me.


As far as reporting the member, you already have. Thank you. I commend you on identifying the problem and reporting it, that is key to avoiding any issues and catching any scammers.


Since nothing was lost, I will handle this outside of the public forum and the other member's name should not be mentioned. If I decide the member is not acting appropriately, he/she will be banned from the forum. It's simple as that and does not need to be discussed any further. Thanks.

 

[okcmco]

That is why I refrained from the name. Thanks


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[andrema]

Thank you! I have reached out to the member and will make sure that this doesn't happen again


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[jade4x4]

Smart move canceling the transaction. It makes no logical sense for someone to send you money and ask you to send it to their wife.

For what it's worth, I had a buyer contact me for a watch I was just selling who said they were in Germany, offered to pay via PayPal and asked me to ship it an address in TX. I was immediately suspicious because there was no reason for them to even tell me they were in Germany. They could have just paid and I would have shipped it to their CONUS address.

The fact that they mentioned it made me think something might be up so I passed on their pull price offer.

I wonder if it was the same person?

 

[Thomas Carey]

Indeed this does seem very odd to say the least.

 

[Brad]

Scam alert!!!!!!

 

[Luriya]

This isn't watch related, but I can relate to this situation in regards to gold.

A guy wanted to sell me a gold bar for a fair price. We had phone calls for two days. Nothing bad. Then on the third, he explained two things 1) he actually found out he had multiple gold bars he wanted to sell but 2) his girlfriend is currently in possession with them. So...whatever I told him to bring them to me and we can discuss a price. Now he dropped the red alert bomb. He mentioned his girlfriend is actually in Africa, and she wants to bring it, BUT he needs at least about $25K, and he himself is gonna front most of the money so that she can bring them through customs. I stopped then and there and decided no this isn't for me.

Found this out a week after this issue. He NEVER met this girl. He just knows of her through a dating site but they have been talking frequently on the internet. Never on the phone or in anyway to prove the person is physically real. I didn't feel it was in my place to question this to him or what he decided to do today. And I know I may receive heat for this, but after finding out he was 50+ years, divorced, dead end job, he just seemed like the ideal target to this persons scam. Again not watch related but you generally need to watch out.