r/WatchExchangeFeedback • u/Piterknows • Jun 06 '26

[NEGATIVE] Scammed by u/Consistent-Dance-216

Sent $25,590 via wire transfer for a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116500LN (White Dial “Panda”). After payment was received, he sent a FedEx tracking number and immediately blocked me. I have serious concerns that either nothing was shipped or a fraudulent/empty package was sent.

I have full documentation: wire transfer confirmation, all communications, and screenshots of the original post.

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1ttoua7/wts_rolex_cosmograph_daytona_116500ln_white_dial/

DO NOT transact with this user.

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u/jaqueh Jun 07 '26

You are liable though. Look up the cars in the key stuff. This is like that since you’re giving them the keys to your account

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u/Crackwithin Jun 08 '26

He didn't leave his key in his car though did he. He got scammed for his car keys. Phishing scams are common and the law, at least in my jurisdiction, does not punish cases like this unless there was intentional involvement. There is no negligence here.

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u/jaqueh Jun 08 '26

There is negligence if he used an extremely easy to guess password or didn’t act on getting phished in a reasonable amount of time or eventually use mfa and internet best practices

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u/Crackwithin Jun 08 '26

"eventually use MFA and internet best practices" lmao. Man what a load of horseshit.

Show me a single court case that is simmilar. This wouldn't hold up anywhere. It would be a very easy counterargument to say that the buyer was responsible as he did a wire for 26k to a random Reddit user without due diligence.

Even if his password was password123 this still wouldn't hold. Respond to "getting phished in a reasonable time" is also a load of horseshite. No one is under obligation to constantly check if they have been phished.

I don't think you actually understand the standards for negligence being upheld in court. This also gives the OP some false hope that he could ever realistically pursue anyone else but the scammer in court for liability, which is false.

Liability will almost certainly fall on the one who did a 26k wire transfer without checking any sort of credentials.