Guelph, Ont. man unknowingly buys stolen vehicle, loses almost $12K
CTV
A Guelph, Ont. man says he lost thousands of dollars after falling for an online stolen vehicle scam.
A man living in Guelph, Ont. is hoping to recoup thousands of dollars he lost from an online stolen vehicle scam.
Omid Ghadimmi and his mother went to Mississauga at the beginning February after finding what seemed like the perfect used vehicle on Facebook Marketplace. Ghadimmi and the seller text messaged back and forth, and then he went for a test drive. The two eventually settled on a selling price of $11,500 for the 2015 Honda CRV.
Ghadimmi said the man presented him with a CARFAX report and two keys for the vehicle.
“I paid all of the money - $11,500,” he told CTV News.
After lining up insurance for the car, Ghadimmi brought all the paper work to Service Ontario to get new plates for the Honda.
“Everything was fine and then they told me they have to check the VIN,” Ghadimmi explained. “They told me: ‘We cannot give you a plate. There is a problem and you should go to the police.’”
When Ghadimmi brought the Honda to Guelph Police, they told him it was listed as stolen and he had to surrender it.
