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Thanks for that.
I had a near miss recently! Looks like the number of scammers is on the increase and potential scams seem to be appearing on many sites. It could be down to the current economic climate or just plain lazy bone smart a55e5 trying to pull a fast one. They also seem to be becoming more inventive and ingenious in their scams with proper bank accounts and credible details.
The advice is :
1. DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE PUSHING THE NO RETURN BUTTON (Transfer the dosh)
2. ASK PLENTY OF QUESTIONS (who, what, where, how)
3. ASK AND CHECK REFERENCES (would you buy a rare watch from an address in the middle of Sahara?)
4. SEEK ADVICE (plenty of helpful lads and lasses willing to help on the forum, from advice to checking a potential buy so use it)
Last and most important:
5. IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT PROBABLY IS (we all want an original 1133B in mint condition for $1000 don’t we)
: Mike Williams------scam-tried to sell me a chronograph which was
: owned by another site member.Scam alert also at MWR.Almost
: plausible with bank details in London but first tried to be paid
: Western Union.probably picked up on WTB list here on
: Chronotrader-think traceable to Nigeria.MikeB.
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