Need help or advise after being scammed

[Ralph3.]

The old saying, if it’s to good to be true it probably is. Price was way low for a car in that condition.

[porschenstock]

Originally Posted by Ralph3.

The old saying, if it’s to good to be true it probably is. Price was way low for a car in that condition.

You are right, next time I will ask for a PPI, so someone close will be able to see if the car is real

[LUFTKUL]

You have reached out to Pelican members after the scam. In the future please post a request for another Pelican member to vet the car and person before sending money. If the car were supposedly in my area I'd be happy to go look at it for you and give you a quick "all checks out". I think many Pelicans would do the same.

What does a passport have to do with a car purchase? How is a picture of a passport proof of anything?

Adam has posted some great advice in the past on how to long distance buy and sell. Unique pictures with something obscure on or in the car sent immediately after your request is a good one.

I recently sold a car to a long distance buyer. After we talked on the phone we used Facetime so he could go over the car in real time and ask any question he wanted. Being wholly satisfied, buyer then wired me the money and had the car picked up a few days later.

[Unobtanium-inc]

Originally Posted by LUFTKUL

You have reached out to Pelican members after the scam. In the future please post a request for another Pelican member to vet the car and person before sending money. If the car were supposedly in my area I'd be happy to go look at it for you and give you a quick "all checks out". I think many Pelicans would do the same.

What does a passport have to do with a car purchase? How is a picture of a passport proof of anything?

Adam has posted some great advice in the past on how to long distance buy and sell. Unique pictures with something obscure on or in the car sent immediately after your request is a good one.

I recently sold a car to a long distance buyer. After we talked on the phone we used Facetime so he could go over the car in real time and ask any question he wanted. Being wholly satisfied, buyer then wired me the money and had the car picked up a few days later.

Yup, hard to fake something like this. Where are you going to find a hua-hua on a moment's notice?

Ramon said he needed me to prove it was my car and in my possession. I said how about me, your name, the date, the car, and my very old Hua-Hua named Sadie!
---Adam

[touringmandan]

I know a few old Hua's who are available on short notice....

[911heaven]

Originally Posted by touringmandan

I know a few old Hua's who are available on short notice....

Midnight Run movie again, and the towels gon getchu!

[Unobtanium-inc]

Originally Posted by touringmandan

I know a few old Hua's who are available on short notice....

Lucky you, I'm down to only one! Archie.

---Adam

[schwoo]

Cool dog


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[911heaven]

Originally Posted by Unobtanium-inc

Lucky you, I'm down to only one! Archie.

---Adam

Beauty and the Beast. Love the great pics, and I love those shades, and the jacket adorning the beast!

[pmax]

Originally Posted by porschenstock

Before paying I got the seller passport, spoke to hime over the phone, asked for many pictures even some hard to find details for a non knowledgeable average connoisseur to make sure I was buying from someone honest.

Then I paid the car to his bank account, asked a shipping company to pick up and the seller phone wasn't working anymore.

Well, post a pic of the passport and the contact info you were given.

Someone in this business here probably knows who he is given the p-car "non average connoissuer" credentials and knows how to get a hold of him. At a minimum, this could help prevents others from being scammed.

Good luck.

[QueWhy]

Originally Posted by pmax

Well, post a pic of the passport and the contact info you were given.

Someone in this business here probably knows who he is given the p-car "non average connoissuer" credentials and knows how to get a hold of him. At a minimum, this could help prevents others from being scammed.

Good luck.

It couldn’t hurt but I’m sure all of that stuff was fraudulent too and will lead to a dead end. The sorry truth is the OP will never see his money again. Police don’t have the best record of solving property crimes and probably won’t even be bothered to try in this instance. Don’t let your greed cloud your judgment next time.

[Reno775]

One bad deal out of hundreds of cars purchased online from a foreign country seems like a pretty good track record to me.

[porschenstock]

Hi All,

Just to keep you posted,
One of my USA friends called the seller, he answered and said than the car was still available !!
From my shipper:

I called him. He answered the phone on me, not knowing who I am. Told me that the Porsche is still available for sale. Than I told him who I am, he hanged up the phone on me.

Things I have done:

a) Contact the bank that he send money to, fraud department and explain to them whats going on and file a report, the bank is a TD Bank Branch, very hard to get in contact unless you have a bank account or a credit card with them, so I was unable to get in touch with them.
b) Call the local police department next to the address where the seller said the car is and explain to them the situation
c) Find FBI's white collar crime division and file a complaint

I will attached his contact and passport picture.
Donna Chenkin
Address is: 5157 Pine Ridge Dr, Chipley, FL 32428
Cell Phone: 920 355 2364

Email address:

doncreate8@gmail.com

Wire Instruction:
Account Name: Donna Chenkin
Bank Name: TD Bank USA
Checking Account # 4387021820
Best regardsSwift code: NRTHUS33XXX
Routing# 031101266
Bank address: 6000 Atrium way Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

First he has sent me the saving account !! But the money has bounced

Saving account: 00006791171340

Now with the checking the money has been cleared on his account.

[porschenstock]

Title and ID

[porschenstock]

[porschenstock]

https://www.td.com/us/en/personal-banking/contact-us/

The Bank

[911heaven]

As I mentioned, you might report him to INTERPOL. He's Romanian born, got US citizenship at some point before 2013. They may have a track record of this guy's white collar crime activities in Europe or elsewhere and he may be of interest to them blah blah blah. One never knows ...?

[porschenstock]

Originally Posted by 911heaven

As I mentioned, you might report him to INTERPOL. He's Romanian born, got US citizenship at some point before 2013. They may have a track record of this guy's white collar crime activities in Europe or elsewhere and he may be of interest to them blah blah blah. One never knows ...?

Thanks, I will check Interpol website to find some contact infos.

[911heaven]

Originally Posted by porschenstock

Thanks, I will check Interpol website to find some contact infos.

I hope you nail him down, get your money back. He's 59 years old, so he must have a track record if he's still doing this! Go get him!! Make it a part of your passion and don't lose your passion until you nail him down full stop.

[porschenstock]

Originally Posted by 911heaven

I hope you nail him down, get your money back. He's 59 years old, so he must have a track record if he's still doing this! Go get him!! Make it a part of your passion and don't lose your passion until you nail him down full stop.

Unless its a fake ID which I probably think, thanks.