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[Samsung Gear S3] Andropofken:
Scam

So, got my money back from PayPal, just lost the money for sending it back.
[Samsung Gear S3] driter:
I got yesterday a full refund.

Best way to sort this is to call PayPal and explain them what happened , and they will refund you in minutes!

This are the words from a PayPal customer team member: " We are fully aware of this and I'm gonna refund you right now . And you can bin that watch".

Awesome guy!!

Ps: sorry for my bad English.
[Samsung Gear S3] kzoak82:
Look at this beauty that arrived today :) Guess I'm reaching out to paypal
[Samsung Gear S3] radtech777:
Thank you for making and posting the video. I have cut and pasted a link to your video on at least a dozen sites.
[Samsung Gear S3] lu-cky:
New companyname - same servicesdress

Unfortunatelly i ordered this watch a view days ago at

bestcollections.shop

To this date i got nothing but "be patiant" mails.

Guess it will be fraud like the other ones here in the post.

Take care!
[Samsung Gear S3] ZeroZorro:
Did sending it back not cost as much as the money you spent buying it?
[Samsung Gear S3] fverh:
It's a rip off, you will get a buggy smart watch now way in the area of the pictures shown.
[Samsung Gear S3] arkayel:
See my post # 183 about how to claim the returned shipping costs back from PayPal
[Samsung Gear S3] Neil.t:
I ordered the radiance A3 smartwatches and actually received the y1 smartwatch which is on another site for £11.99. So just waiting to get reply and see what they are gonna do.
[Samsung Gear S3] robo116:
found this one the same.

https://www.wish.com/product/5ab4bd31639a7a0dc5070aa1
[Samsung Gear S3] radtech777:
Nancystore just became the encounterstore, and they are selling the renamed Radiance A3 as the Matrixblaze V3. Selling it for $189.00. Good Lord, imagine how those folks are going to react when they get whatever junk watch is shipped to them. I can't even keep up with how this scam is morphing along.

Meanwhile, I went on Facebook Marketplace and bought a barely used Gear S3 Frontier for $130. Freaking amazing watch. Great experience with the seller too. Both of us went the extra mile to ensure one wasn't scamming the other. After what I went through, I had no problem with that.
[Samsung Gear S3] Minnion2008:
I hate you. :(

I thought my S3 Frontier was a steal at $150...
[Samsung Gear S3] radtech777:
Don't be a hater ?

Rejoice for a scam survivor! I'm surprised I even pulled the trigger on the deal buying from an individual rather than a retailer. I have some pretty strong trust issues right now lol
[Samsung Gear S3] Altagenetica:
my case has been resolved by Pay Pal, I got my money back, thanks Pay Pal. Greetings to all and I hope you recover your money.
[Samsung Gear S3] xr4811:
I think I just got scammed too. I placed an order on nancystore.us for Vapor S3 named variation of the watch $49.99. I tried to cancel the order with no response from the scammer store. They shipped it anyway but from a different store now called encounterstore.us now the watch is named Matrixblaze V3. I will do a quick Vapor S3 smartwatch review and post a pic of what I receive if I ever get it. Or maybe it will be a review of Matrixblaze V3 smartwatch. We shall see what I get.
[Samsung Gear S3] Ilovexdavn:
Can you help me. I want to return clock and recive my money

Let me know if anyone received the Radiance A3 from Nancy.

I received it on August 12, 2018 and I was really disappointed that it was not exactly what Nancy advertised. I would like to return the watch and claim the money. Anyone who has received a phone call and intends to return the Nancy store can tell me whether to contact the seller or ask Paypal to intervene. Because this is really a trick to customers.

I bought it for $49.99. It's not worth the $ 49.99.

Some of the actual images for everyone watching the watch radiance smart watch I have received

[IMG="1"]https://photos.app.goo.gl/4z9w76RyX2kUpnVj7[/IMG]

[IMG="3"]https://photos.app.goo.gl/3QH3ud3FtpNj6orv8[/IMG]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/yK5eFyuvGeiq6tqM9[/IMG]

[IMG="5"]https://photos.app.goo.gl/EiqzPXAgZSwra4wM7[/IMG]

[IMG="6"]https://photos.app.goo.gl/2HsUPXhbx7QTABxH6[/IMG]

Email: baolong242603@gmail.com

Thank Everybody
[Samsung Gear S3] nathlynn22:
I'm assuming both of you haven't read this posts on this thread.......[emoji848][emoji848][emoji848][emoji848][emoji848][emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]???

Sent from my ONEPLUS 5
[Samsung Gear S3] karunattu:
How can I return the watch. They replayed to my PayPal. They said to return by ups or DHL. I told them then I need return pre paid sticker.

How you proof to paypal? It's a scam.
[Samsung Gear S3] thejainman:
Hey! Has your smartwatch been delivered?
[Samsung Gear S3] arkayel:
Current sites?

PayPal is asking me to detail how the watch that I received is different from the watch that I thought I was buying. Unfortunately, all of the original sites for the scam campaign seem to have been taken down. However, I believe I saw ads for the watch as recently as Friday, August 10th. Can anyone please provide me with a site that is currently offering the watch?

TIA
[Samsung Gear S3] bobjbain:
Hey there, try this one

https://www.sterdio.com/search?q=smartwatch

This was from and ad in a game on my phone, do you complain to google or the game designer??
[Samsung Gear S3] emanoek:
Try to post on the ad that it's a scam and you get blocked.
[Samsung Gear S3] arkayel:
Answering my own question, the following site appears to (still) be active:

https://2ukitchen.com/products/radiance-a3-smartwatch-bluetooth

Does this watch look familiar folks?
[Samsung Gear S3] wntrmn:
Well, i fell for this scam, too...

Ordered via magicube. shop, I received a piece of garbage similar to a clock.

Now i opened a case at Paypal and hope for a refund.
[Samsung Gear S3] mikas2:
Has anyone bought this promotion the same as the others?

http://www.sportswatchoutlet.co/?CJMD
[Samsung Gear S3] Blonti:
Can you post seller information? I'm just curious if it is the same seller behind all this online stores.

I opened dispute with PayPal for seller:

LI XIAOWEN

Allway18@163.com

---------- Post added at 10:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:07 PM ----------

Check the links in my post: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77156824&postcount=37

(I've made screenshots of the store where I bought it - just in case I'll have to prove what was promised and what was delivered.)
[Samsung Gear S3] Jhillegas26@yahoo.com:
I just received my "radiance a3" and as soon as i opened the box i knew it was ****! There's supposed to be a bezel similar to the s3 and theres not... just a printed clock on the frame and a small screen. From legit A3's i have found, it is supposed to have a snap dragon processor but has the dreaded Mtk processor. Next bit of info is it turns on(at least i think) as it has the familiar lemfo les1 chime but the screen failed to light. Luckily i have alread been reimbursed by paypal because i nor they were given any tracking info nor had any response from seller. Also the watch in question suddenly no longer on magicube's site? Best of luck to all of you!
[Samsung Gear S3] kwapa1:
Hi

I also have bought it from LI XIAOWEN (Allway18@163.com) at Magicube...Dammm... :(

I have received the crap on Saturday. I have opened the dispute on PayPal & have received a reply from that scammer asking for sending it back ("I'm sorry if you are not satisfied with our product" :rolleyes: ). I have checked DHL from Germany with tracking number, it'll going to cost me 19.89 euro. I have read the thread, but still I have one question: How would you advise to act now to get also the postal costs reimbursed? Shall I call PayPal to inform them about the situation or just send back & send email with explanation? Btw., thanks to bobjbain for the active website with this watch - I did some screenshots there, because the one on Magicube this "fantastic" deal is already gone... I payed 66.5 USD, so not the highest price, phew...;). Sorry alda88.

Regards
[Samsung Gear S3] BRISTOLMAN:
PAYPAL

I too was scammed :crying:

I have opened a claim from PayPal saying item not received, then when the box arrived I have informed them that it was empty, will let you know how I get on.
[Samsung Gear S3] Jhillegas26@yahoo.com:
I stongly urge anyone to bring this forum to paypals attention! People like this need to be found and punished! Any self respecting business person would ok the alternate product if they ran out of(or even caried) the on you purchased.
[Samsung Gear S3] BlackICE:
As per European law you are not required to pay to send back. If the seller can not pay for send back then it is his problem how to get the goods back.

---------- Post added at 02:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:34 PM ----------

I got mine last week and immediately opened claim with paypal. The seller asked me to send back via DHL/UPS which I refuse as I will not pay send back (European law).

Anyway I found, what is this smartwatch I received: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Sli...M-TF-Card-Camera-for-Android/32889714281.html is has a value of 7-14 USD.

I assume you guys received same thing?
[Samsung Gear S3] kwapa1:
Yeap, same one!

Thanks for the hint - I thought the law applies within the EU countries only, good hint. Cheers!

I will ask the scammer for a return shipments label or whatever and I will see. However, my concern is whether this would be OK with PayPal. I want to get the money reimbursed by them, but PayPal apparently requires some evidence of the return shipment (already explained in that thread). I am not sure how they react, if I will be pushing for the charge free return shipment thus will never ship it back. I don't believe, that the scammer will accept to take the payment for my shipment & I will stay with this crap. Do you have any statment from PayPal already?

Regards
[Samsung Gear S3] BlackICE:
I have just written today to Paypal. So no answer yet. Also I did write them that I will not pay for return shipments, which is way higher than the value of the ordered product.

Anyway, the laws in Europa are valid for all. That means Paypal must also obey the law. And the law says, that the laws in buyers country are valid not in sellers country except otherwise agreed in written and signed contract.
[Samsung Gear S3] Tel864:
Sorry but I can't for the hell of me figure out why this thread has gone on as long as it has. it's nothing to do with the Gear S3 other than being a not so good copy. At best it should be a locked post at the top of the forum and anyone that falls for crap like this should consider it a paid learning lesson and move on to some other scam. (I would suggest investing in a Nigerian bank)
[Samsung Gear S3] dersie:
European law do no apply for country that not registred in EU. So if you bought something in China it is China laws that apply. You can not force any country to respect laws for other country without special approval. European Warranty is 2 years, but you can not ask USA to apply 2 year warranty for anything bought in US.

After Brexit, Britain stop respect European Law for trading and apply their laws. It is one on the main reason for GB leave European union ;)
[Samsung Gear S3] radtech777:
Perfectly explained in OP. This was a product that used the Gear S3 marketing and images, slickly reproduced but with a different name inferring it to be a clone with similar functionality, but ended up being a complete hoax. Had we received the product as promised, it would have been very relative to the forum. Turns out it is a wide-spread hoax with probably hundreds of victims.

I hope that clears up the confusion. Thanks for stopping by, but honestly, did you really need to? Kinda went out of your way to come on here and shame people who already feel duped. How about next time, maybe just show some kindness and if you feel compelled to share your words, make it encouraging. Or perhaps just opt to not click on the thread and waste your time reading about something you didn't have a part in. Either way, congrats on not having to go through what the people on this thread have had to go through just for the hope of a chance of owning a smartwatch that is out of the reach of the majority of people price-wise, and please have a nice day.
[Samsung Gear S3] wyciunia:
Will have to send this crap back tu China. For 17 Eur. Maybe it will work jus to order the same crap from Ali**** with the return address? it will be cheaper :D
[Samsung Gear S3] KK2018:
Arrived yet ?
[Samsung Gear S3] nathlynn22:
Look what I received

Sent from my ONEPLUS 5
[Samsung Gear S3] javivi8504:
First of all forgive me for my English, I am using the google translator. I got one just like the one exposed by the partner I quote and I have directly opened the paypal dispute. They have accepted the refund but I have to return the product to the seller. The return costs also reimburse paypal up to a limit of 30€, so the only thing I lose is time, but I gain experience and not return to trust similar ads. Greetings to all.
[Samsung Gear S3] nathlynn22:
I got my watch and a refund. It's crap anyway

Sent from my ONEPLUS 5
[Samsung Gear S3] NickP74:
Don't panic on the postage. Check with Paypal, they paid £15 GBP toward my postage of £16 GBP so it is well worth doing.

Nick
[Samsung Gear S3] Prefect_Ford:
I'just got the same watch delivered as nathlynn22, so now time to open a dispute andsee what happens.
[Samsung Gear S3] digimacuk:
Just found this on Facebook

https://zodiea.store/collections/wa...n-bt-headset-supported?variant=12410740768877

$30.99. Do you think this is a good deal?

I just paid £110 for Lemfo LEM7 off E-bay and it turned up in three days as described. I wouldn't touch this one with a barge pole!
[Samsung Gear S3] radtech777:
Congrats on the LEM7. What do you think of that watch? I was considering it before I found my Gear S3 for $130.
[Samsung Gear S3] kzoak82:
I brought this forum to PayPal's attention and filed a dispute. they are saying that they will cover up to $30 shipping and that I have to send it back for the seller's instructions. However the seller is only accepting UPS or DHL. That's $140 or $100 for shipping from the US! Has anyone gotten around this? I bought from nancystore btw.
[Samsung Gear S3] kzoak82:
Update - I called again and explained part 2 of this scam (only accept ridiculously expensive shipping method) and they gave me a full refund. Good luck to all.
[Samsung Gear S3] digimacuk:
I've had it for two weeks now and I'm very happy with it. It lasts well over a day, I charge it for about an hour before bed then turn it off so that it's ready for the morning. I've put a few apps on it, Facebook Lite, Messenger Lite, Spotify and a few developer apps and put about six CD's worth of music on it. That uses about 2gb of the available 16 GB of storage. Google Maps is fun and accurate and will get you where you are going. I've got a Giffgaff SIM in it so for £5 a month I get 500mb of 4G which I haven't come close to using and in a quiet environment the call quality is crisp and clear. I've paired it with a cheap Bluetooth headset and I'm starting to feel that it could easily replace my mobile for day to day use! For the money I paid I can find very little to fault it.

Having said all that, if I could have found an S3 for a comparable price that would have made the choice much harder. I've had a hankering for a Smartwatch for about two years now but could never justify spending £200/£300 on a gadget but at this price point and factoring in the refund of about £40 from PayPal for the scam that we all fell for, I haven't seen anything on the market that beats it.
[Samsung Gear S3] Benjamin Vognbjerg:
Hi guys..

So long story short: Yes, I too was naive and got f***ed!

The package has been delivered, but I have not opened it yet. Of course, I would like to get my money back and get notified of the fraud! But .. What would you recommend to do, when I make an dispute with PayPal? I've seen people in the thread writing about choosing the reason "I have not received the item", but I saw that message too late (that's, after I actually received the package).

So... What do you think I should do with PayPal?

PS: I live in Scandinavia (within the EU) and paid at nancystore.
[Samsung Gear S3] arkayel:
Insult to Injury

Guys; Guys;

While I am truly happy that you are please with your new (or modestly used) smartwatches, don't you think that discussing their features and performances in this particular thread is tantamount to adding insult to injury to the rest of us poor schmucks who got suckered into this scam and who can't afford a real smartwatch? Perhaps Private Messages might be a more discreet mode of communication, or better yet, a forum specifically dedicated to compare the virtues and features of competing smartwatches.

In answer to a previous poster who questioned why this forum still exists, I will offer my response - I continue to monitor this forum because I have not yet received my refund from PayPal so as I continue to jump through the hoops that they (PaypPal) impose for their dispute process I am interested in the experience of others. Unfortunately PayPal treats every dispute on its own individual issues and will not apply consistency to previously resolved victim claims. BUT this forum may continue to provide relevant information to assist in each of our claims or suggestions for how to deal with the PayPal agents.
[Samsung Gear S3] thomasgposey:
Still Up On Sterdio.com

Almost bought this thing on a Whim, seemed to good to be true and upon research it took a while for me to find anything sketchy. Like a good while... anyway, Sterdio.com is their new scam site so beware.
[Samsung Gear S3] dersie:
I think it answered about the LEM7 watch from Radtech777.....
[Samsung Gear S3] warsirisraw:
I had ordered one too and got a "watch". The box simply said "SmartWatch" -- really not kidding. The watch does none of the things that were advertised. This is basically a fraud.
[Samsung Gear S3] rcologni:
Good morning everyone, I got the full refund of my purchase by paypal!
[Samsung Gear S3] radtech777:
[MENTION=9340517]arkayel[/MENTION], Sorry if you felt I was adding insult to injury asking about his LEM7. I was actually trying to do something totally different. My question and it's response had 2 goals. First, for those who were desperate or just really wanted to get an affordable smartwatch , since we were all duped over this one, I wanted to ask about the quality of a decently affordable one like the Lem7, which can be found for maybe 30 to 50 bucks more than we forked over for our Radiance A3 that didn't exist. Also, that there are affordable real Chinese smartwatches out there of decent quality running full android for what we paid for the "A3". Second point to my post was to show that if you look hard enough on eBay or Facebook Marketplace, you don't have to pay 300 bucks for a Gear S3. I paid less than half that for mine, because I was careful and got lots of info on the phone from a real human, i.e., did it the right way after learning my hard lesson from this whole experience. I can't justify paying $300 for a watch, but the Gear S3 Frontier is worth every penny of $130 to me.

Thanks for starting this thread. I think it was a very much needed thread to start and an appropriate thread to post it in, evidenced by the sheer number of victims on here. If nothing else, it has been a great place for the victims to get advice on how to resolve their PayPal disputes.
[Samsung Gear S3] BRISTOLMAN:
I have told PayPal that the package arrived with nothing in it, so means nothing to send back, its now under review.
[Samsung Gear S3] DarkOne516:
got mine today lol

heres what i got nothing good
[Samsung Gear S3] randyvb:
Mine is at "Origin Post is Preparing shipment". I did find comments on a youtube post about the watch so, I don't think you're going to get anything like it - see below notes from a youtube video:

from Hans-Joachim Thomas

2 days ago

"Hello Jim, I payed over Paypal and after receiving the wrong and very cheap smartwatch I opened a disput over Paypal. Some days later LIN JINRONG refund the amount to paypal! Here the right eMail from LIN JINRONG: Name des Verkäufers: LIN JINRONG

E-Mail des Verkäufers: answers1988@126.com﻿"
[Samsung Gear S3] BRISTOLMAN:
Today I received conformation from Paypal that mine will be refunded.

I reported that I received the package but the box was empty (nothing to send back)
[Samsung Gear S3] Edkov:
Hey , here another scammed moth****r

I ordered a Vapor S3 Smartwatch at Nancystore.us , and payed via Paypal .

I also want to tell Paypal I recieved an empty Package to get a refund.

Did Paypal asked for a picture of the empty package?

Greets.
[Samsung Gear S3] keyckmans:
jip, fake and wrong item received...

ill have to send it back...
[Samsung Gear S3] stwatson:
I received two watches that look identical. One was supposed to be the Pro and one the classic. I have a Pixel phone which is not compatible with their app. They look fine and kind of work. I have emailed furstylish.com for help in setting them up as the instructions are in Chinese and English. The schematic for the features is in Chinese which makes reading the English impossible.
[Samsung Gear S3] kubis 36:
Podvod

Hodinky sou podvod přišly ale úplně jiné, obyčejné smartwatch y1 v hodnotě 9dolaru cca240kc a ne v hodnotě 50dolaru ...nekupovat na všech stránkách kde pod názvem radiance a3 frontier ukazují original samsung frontier...Tak vám pošlou šmejdy za 300kc dekuji
[Samsung Gear S3] tcliff1:
I just bought one, using Paypal. They've protected me in the past, and it was only $40. Guess we'll see...
[Samsung Gear S3] BRISTOLMAN:
No Picture, if they ask take a pic of the empty box :o
[Samsung Gear S3] Alexandre Souto:
Recebi o relógio e é OUTRO MODELO bem inferior ao anunciado. Tiraram já o anúncio deste relógio. É FRAUDE MESMO. Enviaram uma porcaria que não vale nada
[Samsung Gear S3] AkiiYoshii:
I've been filing disputes with Paypal asking for cancellation but they wanted me to speak to the seller, who is very unresponsive. So it's been like almost 3 weeks since I filed my request and it's only now that the seller responded that the watch (Kors V3) is already in transit and that they had an issue with their courier. (The website where I ordered the watch is FairyStore.US) So, they gave me a tracking number that can be viewed at 17track (apparently that's the courier), and it shows that my parcel is in Netherlands. But I investigated on that website and found that it is owned by China. No idea how the item came from China but is being shipped from Netherlands. Anyway, since my request for cancellation or refund has been denied, I have yet to see what the watch looks like. Maybe I'll flood a few more emails to Paypal just to get this done. Never will I believe in something that's too good to be true. I know it's my fault that the ad is really an eye catcher, I've already placed my order when I decided to investigate on the watch and found out that everything was a huge lie.
[Samsung Gear S3] Edkov:
Thanks , Claim is in progress.

Greets, Eddy
[Samsung Gear S3] Sziki71:
I have just received a note from our post office about the arrival of my package. I'm really nervous what is in the package but after reading of those comments of yours I do not expect a miracle! :(

I will pick the package up tomorrow as soon as the post office will be opened an start the process of claiming back my money immediately. I hope that it will work! If not than I paid for my stupidity because I did not find it suspicious!!!
[Samsung Gear S3] TinoMC:
Hi to all,

I'm new (or maybe not) around here. Forgot my credentials, lol.

to business

I was also tempted by this low price. So I ordered one. Afterwards I googled for this watch and ended up here on xdadevelopers. To late.

I complained imediatly on PayPal and after e few days I got my money back.

But..... the watch arrived.

Obviously it is not the same as on the ads. It is a cheap chinese replica. But at least it "works". It shows the time, I could pair it with my Samsung S6 Edge+ via BT, I even made a call to my dauther and it worked. Bad quality of course.

Batery life is under a day.

But that's about it.

I wanted to post some pictures but I don't know how.