Man scammed by a fake certified cheque, lost polaris slingshot

[Jampy00]

Didn't hear from him the next day. I sent a text at 5pm "Thanks a lot for wasting my time. You should really do more research on who you're trying to scam, I have you on video and your fingerprints and will be more than willing to give them to my brother who is a detective at Peel police. Only an idiot would accept a personal cheque these days"
He then sent about 10 texts claiming his innocence, including "you can't accuse me of scamming you just because I'm_______ (insert skin color)
All I replied was, "I have everything I need, have a nice day"
Wanted to scare him off so he never came back around, I think maybe they were just looking for an easy vehicle, hoping I'd leave it running while he was looking at it so he could drive off.

You wasted your time with your text. Don't make idle threats, while it was most likely a scam, you really don't have actual proof. Your detective brother should've told you this.

 

[ifiddles]

Had a very strange encounter last week. Have a 40k vehicle posted for sale, received message from someone interested to come view. I said sure.
I opened the garage and it was a 16 year old kid standing there with a backpack on. I immediately knew it was going to be a waste of time. Could tell it must've been his first time looking at a car. Spent 2 mins looking at it, asking a few questions. I asked how he got here? A bus he said. Then said he would talk to his dad, he walked down the street and then another kid rounded the corner whom he met up with.

Shortly later I get a text from his "dad" Will you accept 35k? I can send him over with a cheque right now. I said no I really don't care if I sell or not, $39,000 its yours. He immediately says no problem and agrees. Will send kid over now. I said is it a certified bank draft? No but I can send you a photo of my license so you have my address. We went back and forth saying I need him to come meet me at the bank (I knew it was a scam, just kind of playing with them) etc etc, then I said the bank is closed, need to wait until it's open. Unless "dad" was multi-millionaire highly doubtful he would just write a cheque for that kind of money sight unseen, not asking about a safety, or a single thing about the vehicle.

Didn't hear from him the next day. I sent a text at 5pm "Thanks a lot for wasting my time. You should really do more research on who you're trying to scam, I have you on video and your fingerprints and will be more than willing to give them to my brother who is a detective at Peel police. Only an idiot would accept a personal cheque these days"
He then sent about 10 texts claiming his innocence, including "you can't accuse me of scamming you just because I'm_______ (insert skin color)
All I replied was, "I have everything I need, have a nice day"
Wanted to scare him off so he never came back around, I think maybe they were just looking for an easy vehicle, hoping I'd leave it running while he was looking at it so he could drive off.

And THAT is exactly why whenever I/we sell anything, we meet at a local place like Tim Hortons...some police stations even have these zones (I forget what they call them) in front of their stations for people to meet to complete such transactions...no one comes to my house unless I personally know them...sorry, not sorry...

 

[Jampy00]

And THAT is exactly why whenever I/we sell anything, we meet at a local place like Tim Hortons...some police stations even have these zones (I forget what they call them) in front of their stations for people to meet to complete such transactions...no one comes to my house unless I personally know them...sorry, not sorry...

Exactly.
Now these so called scammers have your phone number, your address, cased your home for security systems, know what you look like and you're physical characteristics and know you have a 40k car. If they are willing to scam, what else are they willing to do?

 

[Mikedezo44]

You wasted your time with your text. Don't make idle threats, while it was most likely a scam, you really don't have actual proof. Your detective brother should've told you this.

I don't actually have a detective brother And of course I didn't have proof/no crime committed as I wasn't dumb enough to fall for it. I was just making sure he knew I wasn't messing around and not to come back. Not expecting much from a 16 year old kid who is still in high school.

Like I said, was probably just looking for a quick vehicle to mess around in that night. It's all good, I have probably had well over 100 kijiji/marketplace transactions. Almost weekly allow people come to my house. First negative experience that I can think of. Can usually get a pretty good read from someone within a few mins.

 

[Jampy00]

I don't actually have a detective brother And of course I didn't have proof/no crime committed as I wasn't dumb enough to fall for it. I was just making sure he knew I wasn't messing around and not to come back. Not expecting much from a 16 year old kid who is still in high school.

Like I said, was probably just looking for a quick vehicle to mess around in that night. It's all good, I have probably had well over 100 kijiji/marketplace transactions. Almost weekly allow people come to my house. First negative experience that I can think of. Can usually get a pretty good read from someone within a few mins.

Well, hopefully something learned from this negative experience.

 

[Evoex]

I like visiting peoples homes, especially their garages...tells me all i need to know about how you take care of your stuff.

if you want to meet me at a tims that's fine, but i'll be getting out the fine tooth comb on whatever i'm buying.

 

[busabim]

Years ago I wrote a post on a watch forum how to not get scammed, most of it is obvious (like get a passport)
if you have the item of value that someone wants to buy.
Previous posts mentioned getting full ID, scammer not likely going to get fake ID but it is within the realm of possibility.

If you ask enough personal questions you will find out real quickly if they are a scammer and on the polaris post, the buyer didnt even ask for any discount which is the telltale sign of a scam!

BB

 

[GreyGhost]

Here are some scumbags that can make fake documents that look good enough to fool multiple exotic car dealerships.

Unless the bank hands it to you or you know and trust the buyer, assume it's fake.

Group posed as luxury vehicle retailers to steal Lamborghinis, Porsches and Ferraris: Halton police

Police say they were able to drive off with the vehicles after duping the dealerships with fake documents.

toronto.citynews.ca

"A 2023 Maybach GLS600 (valued at over $300,000)
A 2020 Lamborghini Urus (also valued at over $300,000)
A 2021 Ferrari F8 Spider (valued at $600,000)
A 2023 Porche 911 Turbo (valued at more than $225,000)
A 2017 Mercedes E400, and 2021 Dodge Durango (both valued over $60,000 each).
Officers executed search warrants in November, 2023, at locations throughout the GTA, arresting three people and seizing evidence. Police say among the seized items was “equipment used to replicate security features for various methods of secure payment.”"