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Re: Event: Tagged pictures don't make sense anymore. But wha

Received the same photoshopped picture from the seller.
I asked for a quick FaceTime/Skype call. Mentioned that I will not send any money without first seeing he had the possession of the watch and he tried to find ways around it.
Worth mentioning that he was happy to receive paypal payment which means he probably knows of a few ways to scam them...

: Hi All,

: Just wanted to warn you for what happened to me yesterday.

: I was interested in the following Heuer Autavia:
:
: http://chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/index.cgi?page=1;md=read;id=75151

: Asked for pictures and they came in. The reminded me of dealer
: pictures so asked him for a tagged picture. This is what I
: received:

:

: Asked some questions about shipping and all. During my Due
: Dilligence (reference sales) I found the exact same watch for
: sale on the Rolex forums:

: https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=552139

: So I contacted Jessy and asked if he sold the watch to mister
: "Micheal" or whatever the crooks real name is. He
: didn't but he send him the following tagged picture:

:

: There was someone else interested in the watch. The other guy asked
: him for a picture with the time set to a specific time. He even
: photoshopped that one. (dont' know if he likes me posting his
: emailadress).

: Please all be careful!

: However also the question: How to prevent this?

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