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Re: Simple Solution -- Photo of Watch Set to a Specific Time *PIC*

: Hi all,

: A good samaritan doing their due diligence kindly sent me a link to
: this thread. I have the watch and was the original seller to
: post it on The Rolex Forums. I just wanted to throw in some
: factors to consider so that we might all be better guarded
: against this type of scamming.

: The person that originally inquired for the watch and the
: additional photos (just to put them on blast this was the email
: they used to communicate with me jamesevrard01@gmail.com ),
: asked for a photo with my email on it, and then for 2 different
: specified times. Nothing suspicious there for me, as it is a
: commonly used method to insure that I have the watch in my
: possession.
: The really disturbing aspect for me was that this person then took
: these photos, photoshopped out my email, cropped in on the
: photos, and then actually photoshopped in whatever time that was
: requested of them when people inquired about the scam listing.

: I will include the photo that was sent to the person that alerted
: me to the scam, I have blacked out only the good samaritan's
: email as they likely don't want it blasted all over the
: internet. Please keep in mind that I sent these photos at the
: request of the scammer (unknown at the time obviously),
: and at the times requested. He specifically asked for two times
: that would have the hands unobscured and that also between the
: two photos would have all parts of the dial/sub-dials visible.
: You will notice that this (I think) is fairly well done all
: things considered and that without scrutiny is a passable
: finished product. A couple things to note... There are no
: shadows on the dial, and there is an out of place white 'flare'
: on the dial between the 1 and 2 o'clock.

: I will send the original images I sent to him images in a following
: post.

: I think that the crumpled paper method is a decent safeguard though
: and will certainly be implementing it!

: Best,

: Jessy

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