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Old 13 April 2017, 03:47 PM   #1
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Is this a scam? Fake DavidSW

Hey All,
I posted a WTB ad in the forum. Since then I have received this email with a Rolex Watch offer:


Hello,

I'm David, Here in my office is a nice watch for sale and i wish to ask if you are interested in buying of them.

So get back to me soon and i will get all information of the watch to you.

Thanks

David S-Williams

Email: dswoirlando@gmail.com
www.davidsw.com

Visit us in person at:
8015 Turkey Lake Rd. Suite 500
Orlando, FL



The email has an extra 'i' in it as opposed to dsworlando@gmail.com - safe to assume it is a fake/scam?
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Old 13 April 2017, 03:50 PM   #2
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Sounds like a scam to me.
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Old 13 April 2017, 03:52 PM   #3
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Looks like a scam to me. Easiest way to find out would be to email david (obviously you know his real email) and ask him about it. Assuming it is in fact someone posing as David, I'm sure he'd appreciate the heads up.
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Old 13 April 2017, 03:52 PM   #4
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Of course it's a scam. The crappy English is an instant red flag.
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Old 13 April 2017, 06:08 PM   #5
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I agree, grammar, punctuation, and wording all shout SCAM.
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Old 13 April 2017, 07:04 PM   #6
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Old 13 April 2017, 07:21 PM   #7
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I do not understand why top dealers do not use their own domain as their email, instead they use Gmail or similar and that opens space for this kind of fraud.

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Old 13 April 2017, 07:54 PM   #8
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Pretty obvious that it's a poser.
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Old 13 April 2017, 08:22 PM   #9
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Yep and David just posted about this the other day.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=529398

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Old 13 April 2017, 08:22 PM   #10
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Definite scam. Stay away.
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Old 13 April 2017, 08:23 PM   #11
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Yes. Scam.
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Old 13 April 2017, 10:03 PM   #12
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Scam tell David if you have not already


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Old 13 April 2017, 10:55 PM   #13
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I do not understand why top dealers do not use their own domain as their email, instead they use Gmail or similar and that opens space for this kind of fraud.
Not just watch dealers. I never have understood how people think a gmail, Hotmail, yahoo, etc email address is ok to use in business. Here is a secret; it isn't.
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Old 14 April 2017, 02:04 AM   #14
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Not just watch dealers. I never have understood how people think a gmail, Hotmail, yahoo, etc email address is ok to use in business. Here is a secret; it isn't.
I use both, but all i can say is that, in almost 14 years of using gmail I never had one issue sending, receiving or archiving emails. I know many many people in the small business world that have lost many years of emails due to server issues from the hosting providers.

Some have lost emails that have cost them significant amounts of money one way or another, and many many headaches.

gmail is reliable and has been accessible anywhere in the world for more than a decade.
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Old 14 April 2017, 02:28 AM   #15
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These guys are always trying and PREY on WTB posts

Please call me always to verify

they can't take my phone number 407 460 2259
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Old 14 April 2017, 07:27 AM   #16
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look at the email address. the "i" that doesn't belong in Orlando is the giveaway....
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Old 24 June 2017, 04:06 PM   #17
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This scammer (with that email address) has been at it for quite some time...I had been contacted at the end of 2016, so made sure to let David know then. Seems like a perpetual scammer.
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Old 24 June 2017, 07:56 PM   #18
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Not him, that's not his email address and David never solicts directly for business. Just posts some of his watches for sale here.
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Old 24 June 2017, 11:05 PM   #19
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If you are going to impersonate a guy like DSW at least use proper English and grammar!!!! C'mon man.


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Old 25 June 2017, 01:32 AM   #20
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What is wrong, with English like that? I as well speak in scam.
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