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Old 22 September 2023, 05:45 AM   #1
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SCAMMED ON MY 1st TRF DEAL, BEWARE of bigbaddom3

Well I have to embarrassingly admit I got scammed for $19k on my first RTF deal by bigbaddom3

I wired funds for the watch this morning and of course he is now saying they never got there because of some bogus story at the bank and even wanted me to send the funds again to another account.

bigbaddom3 has two listings up actively, one for a 2021 Hulk, which is the one that got me. I checked and saw he had been a member since 2013. I contacted him and asked for references he sent me a contact email of someone (which was off TRF) who he sold a Daytona to and linked me to the who's who section on TRF where I saw he was recommended by a derwatch user. I contacted both and they confirmed he was a solid seller, but now it is obvious they were his accounts. I asked for a facetime with the watch, he instead sent me a video of the watch with our email exchanges,dates and user names. I should've known better but let emotions take the lead instead of doing more due dillenegence.

My bank is attempting to recall the wire but it was already completed a few hours ago and they can not gaurantee the funds will be returned, meanwhile bigbaddom3 is saying this is just a misunderstanding and his bank just needs more time to get the funds back to me. Gut wrenching experience that I dont wish on anyone. I've always used escrow services for online deals and of course this the first time I didn't.

His listings are still active , BEWARE!!!
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Old 25 September 2023, 02:51 AM   #2
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OMG, sorry to hear that!! There no way you can recover?

Thank you for the heads up!!
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Old 29 December 2023, 07:09 AM   #3
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You get your money back?
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Old 29 December 2023, 07:38 AM   #4
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Something's funny here. . .. .
I'm trying to find the Profile for "bigbaddom3", and he's not even in the Member's List.

Am I doing something wrong, or was there a purchase from a non-TRF person in the first place?
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Old 30 December 2023, 02:51 AM   #5
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Something's funny here. .
This person was banned a long time ago:

https://www.rolexforums.com/member.php?u=93341

That's why I find it strange that if he does not have an advert and he can't log in to the site, how did OP find an ad and how did he communicate with him?
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Old 30 December 2023, 02:52 AM   #6
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This person was banned a long time ago:

https://www.rolexforums.com/member.php?u=93341

That's why I find it strange that if he does not have an advert and he can't log in to the site, how did OP find an ad and how did he communicate with him?

Thank you. It just seemed off, from the get-go.


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Old 30 December 2023, 08:02 AM   #7
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Sorry to hear about this... That Sucks!
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Old 30 December 2023, 09:05 AM   #8
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Really sorry to hear this. Hope your bank can recover the funds. This can happen to anyone, at any price point, but I strongly advise you to stay with the TRF sponsors/trusted sellers listed in the Rolex For Sale forum.
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Old 30 December 2023, 09:33 AM   #9
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SCAMMED ON MY 1st TRF DEAL, BEWARE of bigbaddom3

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This person was banned a long time ago:

https://www.rolexforums.com/member.php?u=93341

That's why I find it strange that if he does not have an advert and he can't log in to the site, how did OP find an ad and how did he communicate with him?

There’s a companion thread on the situation in WatchOut. Yes, banned on September after the OP reported the scam.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=919897

It appears a longtime user had a hijacker get into their account (a reason I recommend 2FA). After that, the hijacker listed two watches. The OP fell victim to the scam.

Mods banned the account.


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Old 31 December 2023, 03:47 AM   #10
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There’s a companion thread on the situation in WatchOut. Yes, banned on September after the OP reported the scam.
Thank you for the explanation! I have not realised that the topic was old when I responded.
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Old 31 December 2023, 04:26 AM   #11
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Really sorry to hear this.Any updates?
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