Published on 10/11/2024 20:57
Reading time: 1min – video: 2min
What happened in the Lens and Béthune region? Several complaints have just been filed by individuals who suffered from the same scam. They thought they had bought a car through a garage, but it was fictitious.
It's a scam he didn't see coming. When Matthieu Leriquier goes to a garage to collect the vehicle he has just purchased, he finds the doors closed. Behind the locked gates, no more signs of life, a ghost garage. He never saw the color of the utility vehicle, although he was able to test drive it in the same garage before purchasing. A purchase made with complete confidence: “It was a garage that was wide open with lots of vehicles. I saw he was selling quite a few vehicles and I thought it could be a good business. So we made the first payment of 10% and Afterwards, we did the rest.”he explains.
Like him, others have fallen into the trap with always the same operating procedure: advertisements published online with the possibility of coming to see the vehicles at the garage. On social networks, other testimonies from victims have been pouring in since September.
Watch the full report in the video above
