The engine scam is becoming one of the simplest methods, within everyone’s reach, which allows experienced and less experienced scammers to make money quickly without getting their hands dirty, even online from a PC or smartphone.
In recent days, a man was reported for the engine scam. The scammer operated in the province of Naples. His latest victim was instead a man from Lucera, who reported the incident immediately after being deceived, going directly to the police station of his city.
Initially it seemed like a small crime and nothing more. Then following investigation, law enforcement officers found themselves dealing with an engine scam that had it not been discovered it would have claimed who knows how many other victims. A well thought out scam that would have allowed the criminal to save up a lot of money.
The facts
The scammed person wanted to buy an engine for his car, but not having found one in his area at affordable prices, he turned to the internet. Scrolling through the ads, had found a car engine at a cost of € 900. The engine was located at an auto parts site that appeared to be reliableeven without guarantees.
After making arrangements with the owner, simply on the phone, together they agreed on the payment methods. The money has arrived, while nothing has been known about the good. The scammer no longer replied to either the calls or the messages. He has practically disappeared into thin air.
The man unaware of what was happening he said he decided to rely on this company only after telephone contacts. The scammer has in fact acted in a cunning way, reassuring the buyer about the purchase, and then disappeared. At this point came the complaint to the police for the engine scam.
The investigations of the anti-crime office
So the investigations of the anti-crime office of the police station of the same country immediately started, which allowed to confirm that there really is a company that deals with the fictitious sale of these assets. The numbers used for calls were immediately deactivated afterwards. Impossible to trace the name of the scammer, at least for a first moment, whether it is a company or a single person.
The investigations then continued on the IBAN to which the poor unfortunate had sent his money coming to discover that the account was connected to a Postepay Evolution and not to a real bank account. At the end of the reconstruction of the facts, the man was found and immediately reported to the Public Prosecutor’s Office located in the Court of Naples.
