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FOUND A CAR, 1970 DOGE CHALLENGER ON A WEBSITE, SERACH FOR CARS.COM. EMAIL THE OWER, CHRISTOPHER MILLER. SAID CAR WAS AT TRANSPORT COMAPNY IN NORTH DOKATO. STMS LLC WOULD CONTACT ME BY EMAIL THEY SENT ACCOUNT NAME, ACCOUNT NUMBER, ROUTING NUMBER, BANK NAME, BANK ADDRESS, REFERENCE NUMBER FOR A WIRE TRANSFER. RECV EMAIL AND SENT MONEY TO WELLS FARGO BANK IN CALIFORNIA. THEY RECV THE MONEY AND SENT A NOTHER EMAIL. IN ONE WEEK RECV THE CAR AND ALL PAPERWORK. NEVER RECV CAR. I CALLED AND EMAIL FOR WEEKS AND NO REPLAY. I WENT TO MY BANK WELLS FARGO AND FILED A WIRE TRANSFER COMPLIANT. I THOUGHT I DID ALL MY HOMEWORK AND IT LOOK GOOD. THE TWO THINGS I DIDNT DO WAS CHECK THE BBB IN NORTH DAKOTA AND WELLS FARGO IN CALIFORNIA. THIS WAS SET UP AS A GOOD SCAM. IF I WOULD HAVE CHECK THE BBB AND BANK. I WOULD HAVE NEVER SENT THE MONEY. I HOPE ALL THIS INFO CAN HELP OTHERS ON THIS SCAM. THE CAR IS STILL FOR SALE ON THE WEBSITE. I ALSO AM FILING A POLICE REPORT.
Dollars Lost
$23490
Targeted Person's Location
TX, USA - 78521
Scam Type
Online Purchase
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Business name
STMS L. L. C 2000 21ST AVE. NW MINOT ND 58703
Date Reported
February 19, 2023
Scam ID
679768
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