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OF Please Help! -> Report and expose this scammy seller on Instagram - Kent Le Watch

kaplan
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I don't want to bloat the main post much but he kept on sending screenshots of different DHL tracking numbers and so on. I am beating myself up for ignoring the initial signs, my main mistake was trusting his long established record as a dealer. I ignored the scenario where some sketchy dealers make exits like these ... 馃檨

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iosist
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Oof I'm sorry this happened to you. Are you the first to report being scammed by him? He can only really exit-scam once, so I'd think he'd try to make the most of it and hit as many as possible...

Also I don't think multiple tracking numbers are in themselves evidence of a scam. I had this happen recently with a dealer in Vietnam, but the watch ended up arriving on time exactly as described.

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kaplan
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Like I mentioned he also tried to Paypal/WU scam me, this happened to me once before, everyone wants to believe it鈥檚 a misunderstanding. The guy that scammed me back then even returned back to dealing claiming his account was stolen, its a classic trick. We鈥檝e identity verified this guy too, but I am sure he will continue dealing again with a similar claim

If I let him use my Paypal for example, the next victim would鈥檝e got his money back from my Paypal by now

Also most people who buy watches write it off and move on when something like this happens

Please report his secondary IG too: https://www.instagram.com/kent_le_watch_vn
 
Dan S
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Sorry to hear you were scammed and I hope that you will somehow been made whole. If you have been scammed by him, then you should report him and do whatever you want to publicize the events. If you think his IG account should be removed, then I suggest you take it up with the platform. Maybe they will investigate if you have evidence.

Personally, without firsthand knowledge of the events, I would not feel comfortable reporting him or forwarding your requests.
 
kaplan
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He doesn't tell you point blank that the watches are sent untracked with essentially no updates for 1-2 months and instead tells you it will be sent with DHL - instead keeps sending you different tracking numbers that stay empty

Asks you to make payments to different people using different methods

I don't understand the guys approach - wouldn't suggest him to be honest, the watch arrived after a very stressful 2 months

Definitely a strategic failure on his part - honesty and transparency seems like the best approach, at any point if his system collapses and he starts actually scamming people it won't be apparent for a long time

Watch got stuck on a postal office in the last leg if I remember correctly and if I wasn't continually poking it was just going to be returned to who knows where as it didn't have a direct journey, there was no notification as there was no tracking he was only able to learn about it as I was on the fritz (this wasn't the cause of the original delay, just v2 of the issues)

I wouldn't say the issue is resolved but the watch was received and was much better than the pictures
 
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Sharing my limited experience - I agreed to purchase a watch from him, paid, and before he shipped, I noticed a significant undisclosed issue. He apologized, refunded my money quickly along with a little extra $$ for the inconvenience, and all was settled.

Definitely do your due diligence on the watch, in addition to issues outlined above.
 
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I want to share my experience with Kent so others can make an informed decision.
I was buying a watch worth around $8,000 through him. Before any purchase, I paid him $500 USD only so he could find a way to ship it from Vietnam. To make it easier, I found a friend who was travelling to Vietnam and could collect the watch in person. Kent agreed to hand it over.
After several days of silence, I asked him for recent photos of the watch. Only then did he admit the watch wasn't actually his and he didn't have it. He said the real owner refused to hand it over anywhere outside Ho Chi Minh City. None of this was mentioned at the start.
To be fair, he did refund the $500. But the whole process was a waste of time. Communication was poor, he never said he was acting as a middleman, and commitments were made without being kept.
My advice: before sending any money, ask Kent for recent photos of the watch and ask directly whether he owns it or is brokering it. Get written confirmation of how and where the handover will happen, especially for a high-value piece.
 
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JustinD JustinD
I want to share my experience with Kent so others can make an informed decision.
I was buying a watch worth around $8,000 through him. Before any purchase, I paid him $500 USD only so he could find a way to ship it from Vietnam. To make it easier, I found a friend who was travelling to Vietnam and could collect the watch in person. Kent agreed to hand it over.
After several days of silence, I asked him for recent photos of the watch. Only then did he admit the watch wasn't actually his and he didn't have it. He said the real owner refused to hand it over anywhere outside Ho Chi Minh City. None of this was mentioned at the start.
To be fair, he did refund the $500. But the whole process was a waste of time. Communication was poor, he never said he was acting as a middleman, and commitments were made without being kept.
My advice: before sending any money, ask Kent for recent photos of the watch and ask directly whether he owns it or is brokering it. Get written confirmation of how and where the handover will happen, especially for a high-value piece.
This still feels quite sketchy, especially when you don鈥檛 have to go through the hassle with other sellers
 
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