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When would you start getting worried?
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<blockquote data-quote="Top_Fuel" data-source="post: 3953627" data-attributes="member: 11244"><p>Sadly, local law enforcement must be overwhelmed with all the internet crooks and scammers out there. I can't look at cars on eBay for more than 5 minutes before I come across an obvious scammer.</p><p></p><p>This story won't help you get your money back, but maybe it will put your loss into perspective....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Someone has been running a business for the last couple of years building Eleanor replica Mustangs. You could specify exactly what you want and this guy would build it to your specs (see ad below).</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1337061[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>The cars ranged from $60K-$80K each. The business took deposits from 20+ customers in the last year. A $30K deposit was required on each $60K car. One guy ordered TWO cars so his deposit was a whopping <strong>$60,000</strong>. </p><p></p><p>The person running this business took in over $600,000 in one year...yet only one or two cars were actually produced. After a short time, the guy couldn't keep up with orders and his deadlines slipped. Unfortunately, he continued to take orders AND accept deposits, while at the same time telling customers that everything was fine. Of course, that was <em>IF</em> a customer could track the guy down. Once he had your deposit money, he never answered his phone or responded to email messages.</p><p></p><p>Eventually the busiuness was sued for a refund...but the owner stated he was suddenly broke!!! The next thing all his customers find out is that he filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Now there are 20 people who put up $30,000 each and have absolutely NOTHING to show for it. The bankrupty process is still on-going, and he is being investigated by the police, IRS, private detectives, personal attorneys, etc...but even the prosecutor's office said it's not a slam dunk the guy committed fraud. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So I know it's tough for you, but think of these guys who were ripped off 10 or 20 times what you were! I know one of these people personally and it's not pleasant to come to the realization that you may have flushed $30K down the toilet...and it's not clear you can do anything about it.</p><p></p><p>There are others out there who share your frustration.</p><p></p><p>Read the whole story here: <a href="http://www.mustangforums.com/m_1351551/tm.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mustangforums.com/m_1351551/tm.htm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Top_Fuel, post: 3953627, member: 11244"] Sadly, local law enforcement must be overwhelmed with all the internet crooks and scammers out there. I can't look at cars on eBay for more than 5 minutes before I come across an obvious scammer. This story won't help you get your money back, but maybe it will put your loss into perspective.... Someone has been running a business for the last couple of years building Eleanor replica Mustangs. You could specify exactly what you want and this guy would build it to your specs (see ad below). [ATTACH=full]1337061[/ATTACH] The cars ranged from $60K-$80K each. The business took deposits from 20+ customers in the last year. A $30K deposit was required on each $60K car. One guy ordered TWO cars so his deposit was a whopping [B]$60,000[/B]. The person running this business took in over $600,000 in one year...yet only one or two cars were actually produced. After a short time, the guy couldn't keep up with orders and his deadlines slipped. Unfortunately, he continued to take orders AND accept deposits, while at the same time telling customers that everything was fine. Of course, that was [I]IF[/I] a customer could track the guy down. Once he had your deposit money, he never answered his phone or responded to email messages. Eventually the busiuness was sued for a refund...but the owner stated he was suddenly broke!!! The next thing all his customers find out is that he filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Now there are 20 people who put up $30,000 each and have absolutely NOTHING to show for it. The bankrupty process is still on-going, and he is being investigated by the police, IRS, private detectives, personal attorneys, etc...but even the prosecutor's office said it's not a slam dunk the guy committed fraud. :( So I know it's tough for you, but think of these guys who were ripped off 10 or 20 times what you were! I know one of these people personally and it's not pleasant to come to the realization that you may have flushed $30K down the toilet...and it's not clear you can do anything about it. There are others out there who share your frustration. Read the whole story here: [url]http://www.mustangforums.com/m_1351551/tm.htm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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