Quote Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Had the bike for 3 months now. I'm the original owner. Rode in the rain maybe 5 times.

I'll dump some Boeshield in there, just to make me happy. Thanks DebW, you're a babe!
Hmmm, 3 months is a very short time to be showing signs of rust if the surface were properly finished. I'd suspect that either the paint/chrome/finish wasn't done properly around the hole or the fork was stored in a damp environment before it became your bike. You could go complain to the place you bought that bike from, or just watch it and use Boshield regularly.