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ac106
·How is the bank at fault?
Scammed for $5000 for Omega Speedmaster watch
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ctpete
·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.
·You can store your passwords locally on your device and back up locally to your PC/MAC... nothing stored on external servers. 😜
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an1030
·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
·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
·It should be. But it isnt
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorIt 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
·You're so pessimistic, just like the value of ETH.
I bought at $10 so....
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Odat
·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’s 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
·I'm happy to read this!
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kelev_ra
·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’s 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
··Double D @ ΩFNow thats a result! Congrats!
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dinexus
·Always hope for good news when a zombie thread jumps back to life. Happy to hear it OP!
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Odat
·Great news. What watch will you now buy?
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haqq777
·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’s 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
·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
·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!
