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ac106
路How is the bank at fault?
Scammed for $5000 for Omega Speedmaster watch
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ctpete
路The bank may NOT be at fault at all, however, the regulators will expect the bank to vigorously investigate and attempt to recover the funds for their customer.
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M.D.
路You can store your passwords locally on your device and back up locally to your PC/MAC... nothing stored on external servers. 馃槣
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an1030
路That really sucks, horror stories like this is one reason why it is always better to play it safe with online transactions and consider sucking up the Paypal fees and such.
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Perseus
路O OdatAt least now I know the scammers Bank is in Charlotte, North Carolina. I鈥檓 sure this will help with the bank situation and hopefully we will
both get some kind of solution.
If you're both in the US I imagine it should be fairly simple (not fast) to get your money back and have this dirt bag charged with crimes.
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Meme-Dweller
路It should be. But it isnt
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gatorcpa
路路惟F InvestiGatorO OdatAt least now I know the scammers Bank is in Charlotte, North Carolina. I鈥檓 sure this will help with the bank situation and hopefully we will
both get some kind of solution.
It could have been sent to any one of several thousand BofA branches in the US or who knows how many more overseas.
Kind of like saying it is somewhere on Planet Earth.
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ac106
路You're so pessimistic, just like the value of ETH.
I bought at $10 so....
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Odat
路Just a little update. The bank ended up refunding me the full amount. They said they were able to freeze his account and that he still had some funds in it. So all is good!. The man said I was lucky as rarely does it ever work out that way. Most scammers withdraw the money immediately. The part that was surprising to me is that he said they rarely ever go after the scammers especially if it鈥檚 not a big amount since it would cost them a lot of money to pursue someone legally. Just be careful when dealing with wires!.
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bardamu
路I'm happy to read this!
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kelev_ra
路O OdatJust a little update. The bank ended up refunding me the full amount. They said they were able to freeze his account and that he still had some funds in it. So all is good!. The man said I was lucky as rarely does it ever work out that way. Most scammers withdraw the money immediately. The part that was surprising to me is that he said they rarely ever go after the scammers especially if it鈥檚 not a big amount since it would cost them a lot of money to pursue someone legally. Just be careful when dealing with wires!.
Wow, didn't expect this! Happened to me as well - tried to do the same... didn't work out. Happy for you!!
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DLT222
路路Double D @ 惟FNow thats a result! Congrats!
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Taddyangle
路O OdatHonestly, didn鈥檛 expect it either so I鈥檓 happy!
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dinexus
路Always hope for good news when a zombie thread jumps back to life. Happy to hear it OP!
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Odat
路Great news. What watch will you now buy?
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haqq777
路O OdatJust a little update. The bank ended up refunding me the full amount. They said they were able to freeze his account and that he still had some funds in it. So all is good!. The man said I was lucky as rarely does it ever work out that way. Most scammers withdraw the money immediately. The part that was surprising to me is that he said they rarely ever go after the scammers especially if it鈥檚 not a big amount since it would cost them a lot of money to pursue someone legally. Just be careful when dealing with wires!.
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Skrv
路Great news Odat. Reading your thread has made me pause on couple of deals and ask the right questions. Thanks for making this info public and providing us with an update.
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superfly
路O OdatJust a little update. The bank ended up refunding me the full amount.
While reading this thread and noting I was reading events from 9 months ago, I was really hoping by the end it would work out. So glad to hear that it worked out for you. Congratulations!
It might be useful to explain to everyone the steps you took to get this resolved. Did you have to file a police report? Why did the bank brush you off initially but then choose to freeze his account? Did you have to do anything or say anything specific to make them freeze the account? This info might help others.
Once again, congratulations!
