[Outlaw_singer]

Hi Guys,

i have mostly been a reader here on the pelican, not so much of a poster. Mostly because i became a porsche enthusiast about two years ago and at first, there is still so much to learn rather than to teach...

Anyway, i got myself up in a situation where i thought i might start a thread over here. Maybe rather than trying to get a solution, this may prevent the scammer from making other victims who read this. Here's the deal, described very briefly.

I'm from Europe and have bought my previous Porsche through craigslist. While i had someone who wanted to buy that car from me a few weeks ago, i decided it was time for something else. Last sunday, i found this 1981 911SC on craigslist: silver over black car, sports seats, second owner since 1983, 160xxx miles, about 30k of invoices... Anyway, a very nice car at a very reasonable price, yet not as cheap as the typical scam. I got in touch with the seller who name himself Stewart Diamond, living in Round Rock, Texas. I had a 10 minute chat with him and when i came to the point that i told him i was willing to buy, he said he didn't prefer selling overseas since he didn't want to wait for the money and he would be selling it locally since there seemed to be plenty of interest. The next day, on monday, i called him again to see whether the car had been sold. It didn't so i asked him again if he wasn't interested in selling to me, saying that the money would be there by the end of the week. He agreed but seemed a bit reluctant. Immediately after having sent the payment i told him i would send him a payment confirmation the next day. Again he said he didn't like who this went, saying that i could cancel the transaction and he would sell it locally. I called again for a few minutes and he agreed again. On tuesday i emailed him the confirmation but never received a reply. From then on he didn't reply to my messages/phone calls either. Friday morning i called and the phone rang but no response. 3 hours later, the phone number is no longer reachable... I tried al kinds of stuff at that point: my bank, the police, bank of america, seemed like noone is capable of taking any counter actions...

I'm sober enough to see the money is probably gone by now. The only thing i which i haven't done yet, is to try and file a claim in America, as i was advertised to do so by a fellow pelican whom i have been in touch with. For me, it looks like the end of my particular Porsche dream but hopefully others will read this and be extra carefull when it comes to this stuff. I have been buying online for years from all over the world, never had any serious issues before. I guess that is what made me fall for this...

At this point i'm still not very sure if the scammer was a pro or someone who couldn't resist the seduction. In case of the second part he might have actually sold the car locally and scammed me. If so, the VIN of the car was WP0AA0911BS120135 and any info about this vin is more than welcome.

Best regards,
Robin