Description

I was searching for a classic car dealership. I found Eastside Motors website. I reached out and they responded with an email. We emailed back and forth about a 1963 Ford F100 truck. Then myself and Leo, the sales representative, spoke on the phone and went back and forth until we landed on a price. Once we agreed upon a price, a signed Bill of Sale was provided to me. Then an invoice was given to me with an account number from a Bank of America account to transfer the money to via wire transfer. Before I completed the wire transfer I researched the company and didn't find anything that made me think this was a fraud. So, I went to the bank and submitted the wire transfer for $20,000 from PNC. Then I passed the paperwork proving the wire transfer was submitted to the dealership so they could prepare it for shipping the next day. After they received the paperwork, Leo then called me back and we discussed shipping. They told me they would call me the next day with detail on the driver and timing of the truck delivery. I never received a call, so I emailed them again, the email was sent back as undeliverable. So I then went to the website and it had been deactivated. Luckily I figured it out before the transfer went through and canceled the wire transfer. I then closed my accounts to protect my identify. During the process, I shared a photo of my drivers license and the wire transfer paperwork that had my account number. Which is why I canceled my account. After the wire transfer was canceled Leo called me back on Monday 6/30/25. I expressed my concerns about this being fraudulent and his excuse for the website and email address being wiped was because they "sold too many cars" and had to create a new website. He then provided me a link to what looks like the exact same website but it was under a slightly different web address. eastside-classics.com, he also gave me a new email address of [email protected]. He continued to try and justify that this was not a fraud but he could not explain why on google earth the address for Eastside Motors shows permanently closed. To help, below is the bank account information they gave me to transfer the money to. Transfer to: Beneficiary Name: BB Auto Moto LLC Bank: Bank of America Wire Routing Number: 026009593 Checking Account Number: 898161857582 I can also provide the Bill of Sale I was give and the Invoice if needed. I also took screen shots of the website and the google earth showing the location was permanently closed.