Search results on trustedwatch.de

Your search term 'Fraud' returned 14 results

» Caution, Fraudster: Catching out customers with luxury watches by Rolex, Chopard & Patek Philippe

A slick method of deception is currently abounding amongst various watch traders, in particular in Asia and Russia. The unsuspecting customers are being presented with apparently high quality, genuine watches by the sales staff at the jewellers', usually with interesting reductions and discount. Popular[…]

» Trust service for the purchase of watches not always safe

Watch purchase via Internet is not without risks. This is why many customers use a trust service when purchasing brand name watches and luxury watches. The money is first transferred to a trust account, and forwarded to the seller only after receipt of the watch. This way the customer receives the watch[…]

» Scam offers of watches on the Internet are increasing

That clever fraudster stamp the metal with the alleged fine content of precious metal more and more frequently now, makes the issue even harder for non-professional buyers[…]

» More and more aggrieved Ebay customers in the Topseconds case

The Topseconds case goes beyond all dimensions. This is why the police and the public prosecutor´s office are now going new ways. On February 17th, 2009, over 11.000 damaged customers were addressed by Topsconds via email.  Senior persecutor Fred Apostel explains: „The customers all have an Internet[…]

» No Ebay-buyer protection in the Topseconds case – Customers are left with the damages!

But time and again, fraudsters with attractive offers creep in and subsequently accept the transferred money from the customers, but do not deliver the goods[…] … In former times, Ebay had taken precaution in case that this belief was misused by fraudsters with the buyer protection program[…]

» Topseconds: Fraud amounting to millions with watches on Ebay more and more probable

It seems like the suspicions and accusations against Topseconds are confirmed and damage to Ebay customers was done by fraud that amounts to millions[…] … In the framework of the investigation due to suspicions of fraud, the public prosecutor’s office and the police searched several buildings on December 18th, among others a former business residence in Rheinbach[…] … The money problems had then apparently driven the managers to the fraudulent mass sales[…]

» Uhrforum.de: German Agency to Combat Unfair Competition cautions Lukas Zero

Criminal gangs then use this data for fraud or, for example, in the preparation of burglaries[…]

» Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg: Not a good example to the watch sector!

About Marriages and Plagiarists The fact that the Federal Minister of Defence, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has been exposed as a fraud of the worst kind is, in consideration of his popularity amongst the population, more than disappointing[…] … A watch trader or auctioneers that sold such a watch would surely be called to account and would have to pay a fine for deceit or fraud and/or deception[…]

» Watch purchases from the watch market now with buyer protection

“To date there hasn’t been a single case of fraud in the TrustedWatch watch market[…]

» Head Accountant at ETA guilty of fraud

The District Court of Solothurn-Lebern sentenced the former Head Accountant at the ETA watch factory in Grenchen to a term of imprisonment of four years for business fraud and money laundering[…]

» Online fraudster ducaticorse21 scams forum members

This is the name the fraudster used in German and Swiss watch forums[…] … The fraudster, unusual enough, apologized for his actions in a Swiss forum and announced the compensation of the damage he caused[…] … As fraud is an offence that requires public prosecution, the investigative authorities must become active in case of a filed lawsuit[…] …   At first, surely the treasury will indemnify itself of the fraudster[…] … Thus, the fraudster will have to expect fiscal claims – independent from his legal prosecution[…] … Especially if the fraudster is sentenced to a prison sentence without probation[…] … The fraudster had a good reputation among the other members due to his many forum contributions, and was thus able to pursue his activities over months[…] … No wonder, as the beginning of November 2008, several members of a Swiss forum, among them kochsmichel, PinkFloyd, Schlumpf and Schredder66 (see image) make out a private meeting with the fraudster[…]

» Breitling, Cartier, Hublot, Rolex & Co. at discount prices?

Pending hazards like for example deception with fraudulent watches, replicas or fakes are the largest barrier for online purchase for most internet users according to current surveys[…] … 000 reports of goods and goods credit fraud alone in the year 2007[…] … The Federal Ministry of the Interior rationally states: „The Internet offers good opportunities for fraud especially in association with online offers[…] … The fraud schemes are becoming more and more refined and too many Internet users are negligently gullible, and fall for even frighteningly simple tricks – even with high quality products like wristwatches[…] … In order to further minimize the risk of fraud, private persons cannot offer any watches directly[…]

» Watch trade on Chrono24 exposed to security problems

Virtually every day, new announcements and warnings about internet fraud are issued[…] … It seems that the more elaborated the security precautions are, the more elaborated become the fraudsters’ tricks[…] … Under the heading “security notes” it is stated that there was an “increase in fraud-attempts during the last months”[…] … ” And there was an “increase in fraud-attempts during the last months”[…] … Unfortunately, there were some fraud-attempts during the last months…” How the new “not entire” verification is carried out is beyond our knowledge[…] … We find it remarkable, that the fraud attempts now do not happen “increasingly” but “unfortunately”[…]

» Imitations of brand watches

Identification of imitation Today, nobody has to be a victim of counterfeiters any more, for the top brands of the industry protect themselves now against fraud with more and more sophisticated methods[…] … The trade with imitations is not a trifling offence but fraud[…]