It would help to know who the member is to a) possibly protect others if it actually turns out to be a scam and b) to see if someone else here has a connection to her/him and maybe knows more. Also, for how long has the silence been going on now? If you don't want to do it publically you could always message one of the mods, but personally I feel like as long as it's all respectful why not do it here.
PM me if you want an explanation. I received nothing but an empty box from this person who tried to take a significant amount of money from me, using what I suspect to be a fradulently obtained financial account. Ive already privately messaged other forum members who I know and have good history with.
I do not feel like airing out a scam attempt that happened off forum, here on OF.
Do not do business with @TomasSthlm, who has 0 history on this forum.
That's a dick move, hopefully the forums admins address this and ban him quickly.
DHL are now looking in to this. Lets see What happens.
I’ve got to say why would anyone send an empty box if they had not been paid?? That would make absolutely no sense. Hope it works out for you.
DHL are now looking in to this. Lets see What happens.
Firstly, presuming the info you’ve shared is accurate (and anyone who reads the thread objectively will most likely believe you) haven’t been scammed - this is robbery, simple.
If I posted someone a watch with payment after delivery and the recipient stated that they received an empty box the package was either tampered with en route by a DHL (in this instance) employee or the recipient removed the watch and then claimed that the box was empty.
You need the cooperation of the recipient to determine which of the above two scenarios has occurred. Is there any evidence that the package was tampered with en route? Examining the package should help determine if it was opened before delivery. Is there any video evidence of the package being opened by the recipient revealing an empty box? As an aside I now ask the courier to wait while I open any package that I am concerned about after I received an empty box that was supposed to contain a watch.
Talk to DHL and ask what they need from you and the recipient to make a claim, assuming the box was opened en route.
If no success with DHL you clearly should contact your local law enforcement agency, if you haven’t done so already. Regardless of who perpetrated it you have been the victim of a crime. It’s an awful feeling, particularly for you as you acted in good faith and took a chance with someone.
Best of luck with it.
PM me if you want an explanation. I received nothing but an empty box from this person who tried to take a significant amount of money from me, using what I suspect to be a fradulently obtained financial account. Ive already privately messaged other forum members who I know and have good history with.
I do not feel like airing out a scam attempt that happened off forum, here on OF.
Do not do business with @TomasSthlm, who has 0 history on this forum.
Reading through this as a newer member but who has bought & sold a few watches on other platforms, what surprises me is shipping the watch without payment. Is this normal? I’ve not heard of a transaction with post shipment payment.
