jh321
Active Member
So long story short...
I bought 3 bikes off of a dad and his two sons (age 30ish). The dad said he would get the title for the 1972 for me and the son texted me later that day saying he could get all 3 and would just go to the Secretary of State and get them. He "went" to the previous owner and told me that you said there's a lien of $800 on it and he had no money. I lent him $800 to pay off the lien so I could get the titles. We signed a contract that said he would pay me back etc. and I gave him cash in person. He then said they went to the Secretary of State and ordered the titles. A few days later he told me that the lady who they bought them off has another one and he got it from her to pay back the lien they (I) paid for. He asked if I wanted to buy it and I said okay but I was out of town and won't be back for a week. He said he needed the money ASAP because of rent/had to pay a bit as well to get that bike. I obliged even though everything seemed so wrong but I asked him for a lot of information in case he did scam me. I have his ID, social security number, birth certificate, address, etc. (presuming they are real). He told me the bike would be at his brothers house and to meet him there today when I got back. This past week I kept asking for pictures of the bike and titles but there was always excuse after excuse and the pictures wouldn't show up on my phone but he claimed he sent them. I went there and the brother had no idea what I was talking about and said he got in a fight with him last night and didn't know what was going on. I asked him for his dads phone number and called him and he said he was wondering where his son was getting the money from and that he would get my money back no matter what because he's going to make his son do right.
My question is what can I do here? I have all of his info, his name, address, wife's name, ID, and a "bill of sale" style contract for paying me back the $800 and all of his texts. Is there any hope?
Right now I'm not sure if the dad is for real or just playing along...
I bought 3 bikes off of a dad and his two sons (age 30ish). The dad said he would get the title for the 1972 for me and the son texted me later that day saying he could get all 3 and would just go to the Secretary of State and get them. He "went" to the previous owner and told me that you said there's a lien of $800 on it and he had no money. I lent him $800 to pay off the lien so I could get the titles. We signed a contract that said he would pay me back etc. and I gave him cash in person. He then said they went to the Secretary of State and ordered the titles. A few days later he told me that the lady who they bought them off has another one and he got it from her to pay back the lien they (I) paid for. He asked if I wanted to buy it and I said okay but I was out of town and won't be back for a week. He said he needed the money ASAP because of rent/had to pay a bit as well to get that bike. I obliged even though everything seemed so wrong but I asked him for a lot of information in case he did scam me. I have his ID, social security number, birth certificate, address, etc. (presuming they are real). He told me the bike would be at his brothers house and to meet him there today when I got back. This past week I kept asking for pictures of the bike and titles but there was always excuse after excuse and the pictures wouldn't show up on my phone but he claimed he sent them. I went there and the brother had no idea what I was talking about and said he got in a fight with him last night and didn't know what was going on. I asked him for his dads phone number and called him and he said he was wondering where his son was getting the money from and that he would get my money back no matter what because he's going to make his son do right.
My question is what can I do here? I have all of his info, his name, address, wife's name, ID, and a "bill of sale" style contract for paying me back the $800 and all of his texts. Is there any hope?
Right now I'm not sure if the dad is for real or just playing along...
I'm hoping the dude is legit for your sake...a lot of scams out there these days. I hope it doesn't have to go to court. What a pain in the dick that would be on top of everything else. Good luck chuck!
