Guy sells grandma a used car, grandkids trick him into quitting his job for a fake one: 'Should have done your due diligence'

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Feb 5, 2024 9:00 AM EST

Few things are more sinister, in an everyday sort of way, than those people who try to pass damaged goods off as being without problem, preying on the trusting, unsuspecting, or unlucky in order to turn an incredibly unscrupulous profit. These used car sellers, house flippers, and scam artists can be found hiding in plain sight—trying to pass some painted cabinets, cheap laminate wood flooring, and a sloppier paint job off as a "full renovation"—or selling a car "without issue" on Marketplace or other private sales forums. 

These people then have the gall to blame their victim for not doing their "due diligence" when their duplicity comes to light, acting as if their anti-social behavior is acceptable just because they're probably going to get away with it. There's often little recourse if they're technically not breaking the law or if a lawsuit isn't an option, leaving the person stuck with a costly lesson about the lengths the greedy will go to turn a profit. 

When a dishonest private seller sold their grandmother a faulty used vehicle, she was left without recourse. So, her grandkids stepped to even the score, tricking him into quitting his job by offering him a position that didn't exist.

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    Posted by u/Silverstone MonzaSpa 1 hour ago Scam our gran? Enjoy being unemployed. I can't take the credit for this, it was all my cousin's work but I've never been more proud of him. My gran is the sweet gran you'd imagine from fairytales. She looked after all of us cousins and always looked out for us. Now, in her elder years she's a bit fragile and has "senior moments" where she can't really be relied on to make the right choices.
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    She is quite independent and went to buy a used car from someone online who assured her it was all fine, well looked after and worked well and took her for a test drive round the block. She handed over £5,000 and drove away happy. When she got onto the motorway, she tried to shift into fifth and it wouldn't shift. She tried again, nothing. Long story short, the car had been in an accident previously, amongst many other things and had failed two MOTS. gearbox
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    She asked to return it by email and the response was "sold as seen, your problem now love". My cousin immediately found out who sold it. Stalked their socials, made a fake linkedin and email. He messaged the guy saying he was impressed with his work and would he like to come interview for a position at his workplace for what would be a good pay rise based on a guesstimate.
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    He replied eagerly and video called my cousin for an "interview". My cousin went all in on this, suit, prepared questions, the lot. He then offered the guy a job and he accepted. Cousin emailed his start date, terms etc and pointed him to an office of the company he was pretending he worked for. He didn't expect this to work, considering the email was literally a Gmail account and not a company one. He got a very thankful acceptance email back.
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    He then waits until the first day, when scammer has quit their job and turns up. We assume, to absolute confusion on reception with noone knowing who he is. The contact name to ask for, fake. The name of the person who handles IT kit to pick up from? Fake. At 9:40 my cousin got an email, very confused asking to come to reception and meet him because he can't be found on any list.
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    Cousin replies back "Should have done your due diligence. Your problem now love". TL;DR. A guy sold a defective car to my gran with false information. My cousin convinced him to quit his job and start a fake position at another company and is now unemployed.
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    woahnom064 Wonderful 73 . 1 hr. ago Well done to your cousin Reply Share
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    AUZT BIN PUGGED S BY MONE SCUZ FIZICUL WUNDS HE DD214Enjoyer • 58 min. ago Is there a level above "Pro"? because your cousin has achieved it. 63 Reply Share BarnyardNitemare 43 min. ago r/nuclearrevenge 19 Reply Share
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    Friendly_Enemy-99 58 min. ago Well done. But no legal consequences? Reply Share 9 SilverstoneMonzaSpa OP · 38 min. ago I doubt it. It doesn't meet the bar for fraud (financial or personal gain). It would be an interesting hypothetical on legaladviceUK. However as my cousin linked nothing to himself, lives in a different country (Ireland Vs Wales) and if anyone asks my gran she's absolutely no idea and can't work a smart phone let alone LinkedIn I'd assume for now he's ok. 425 Reply Share
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    PLACE Cheap_Preparation454 38 min. ago Oh pro chef kiss 4 2 Reply Share
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    AngelicXia 5 min. ago . I went 'but lemon law' and then realised you're not US. There has to be some sort of law about not selling a defective car though, right? Reply Share 1
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