Unfortunately I have been scammed, Paid in Full to Steffen Altmann [email protected] It has been exactly one week since he stopped responding to my emails completely He told me his phone number is 015110961322 I haven’t tried calling him So when I first contacted him and agreed on the sale I requested reference to which he had none, first red flag. So I requested he send me a picture of both the submariner and speedmaster he has listed her with my name next to them and the time adjusted to my request which he did. This gave me comfort thinking that he has the watches and haven’t just stolen the pictures from elsewhere online. So after many more emails I finally agreed to send him money on the first account he sent me @ Cortal Consors the money bounced back for whatever reason, so he requested I send it to his account in Riga, Latvia. When he realized I was hesitant, he claimed he was on business in Latvia so often that he had an account there. I did not send money to Latvia. He then gave me the third bank account @ Wirecard Bank. I was a still hesitant but unfortunately I fell for it, because I wanted a speedmaster so badly. Unfortunately I was too foolish. It’s the first time I get scammed online and I feel so stupid for having faith and trust with just emails and pictures. I have bought and sold together online over 20 watches ranging from $300 to $3,000 and every deal went smoothly. Then this comes along L FIRST BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS Name: Steffen Altmann Bank: Cortal Consors IBAN: DE13760300800840811291 SWIFT/BIC: CSDBDE71 His address: Fuchsstrasse 13 79102 Freiburg i. Breisgau Germany Bank address: Cortal Consors Bahnhofstrasse 55 90402 Nuernberg SECOND BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS Bank: AS Privatbank Iban: LV22PRTT0267521763901 SWIFT: PRTTLV22 Bank address: Muitas Str. 1 1134 Riga THIRD BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS Name: Steffen Altmann Bank: Wirecard Bank Iban: DE23512308006702734350 BIC: WIREDEMM Bank adress: Einsteinring 35 85609 Aschheim
There are so many genuine sellers out there who are honest and a pleasure to deal with, these stories make me really sad as it just ruins it for those of us who are happy to buy, sell, and trade our wares with other like-minded watch collectors. A genuine seller will rarely give you cause to feel uneasy - if you ever get a bad feeling about a deal - walk away! Be careful out there Omegaphiles!
I hate scammers with all my being... I feel sorry for those who were unfortunate to have this happened to... For future reference don't do any deals outside of PayPal without solid references and ask for many layers of proof of ownership such as a photo with todays paper or something.
Deal with Kring and dablitzer or the other recognised sellers on this forum if possible. I would if I was in the market. Sorry to hear you've been had after going through so many checks with the seller.
From the pictures he sent me the details read as following on the warranty card, I'm providing this info, as he might resurface under another name trying to sell the same watch, here on other forums. Omega Speedmaster Ref. 3570.50 Watch No: 77010990 Date 13.6.00 Jeweler: Kulta-Aleksi 50
I suspect(going by the image) he has resurfaced again in Timezone as per link : http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=6869770&rid=0#msg_6869770 . Have asked for details from the seller before jumping to conclusion. The address he had give me earlier was : Steffen Altmann Deichweg 5 25980 Sylt ,Germany Bank account details: bank name: Deniz Bank Iban: DE46500307004254686550 Swift/BIC: ESBKDEFF I did not deal with him in July'14 as he was not interested in PayPal. Attached is the ID card that he had sent as proof since there was no references. Thanks to Ashleysteadman advice, I was saved from this fraudster. This is such a breach of faith and we all must do something to hunt them down .
Unfortunately it was removed from Timezone forum they should have kept it and made a note that he is a scammer so more people are aware. when I checked the link earlier today it seemed to be the same watch. If the Admins can lock this thread also she he can't delete it from here
The admins should be able to retrieve the thread no problems. Get in touch with the TZ forums and explain what's happened and post the link to this thread.
as mentioned above the scammer Steffen Altmann is trying to scam others by posting the speedmaster on other watch forums what is the best way to help raise awareness about this individual who scammed me, the way I see it the more people who are aware of this individual the less likely he can scam others. Plus is there a way to issue an official complaint to Interpol or such?
I would register and post on the main forums like WUS, RolexF watchnet etc. I'm not sure they will do much but you can try I would start with the German police as he is from there.
he is using the name stalti on timezone forums and has this email also [email protected] found an earlier listing of the same watch he scammed me with http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=6826039&rid=126542#msg_6826039
Hi, you should contact the BundesKriminalAmt, they German republic wide police force. With a picture of his ID the have a good headstart. If the ID is fake even more interest from them (hopefully. Joerg
Yeah, I was going to say...isn't this illegal, i.e. there's enough proof and evidence to arrest this fool.
I'd second Phish's sentiment. He didn't create an identity and open a shadow bank account to scam one dude on a speedy. It's one of MANY things he's done. That being said, he's most likely operating at a dollar amount just under what the authorities are going to hunt. For those of you that have had you cc info lifted...ever notice how they charge just under 2k? I turned him in a month or so ago, as he had a Rolex Sub for sale, and he had lifted one of my pictures to sell it. OF pulled his ad down and banned him, but obviously let him back on