A DRIVER was shocked when she looked out her window and saw her luxury vehicle was missing but not stolen.
Barbara Aboagye of Woodbridge, Virginia, found her dream car on Facebook Marketplace.
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The minute he saw the 2015 Porsche Macan, Aboagye knew he needed it.
“It was kind of a dream come true… I loved it,” she told NBC News affiliate WRC-TV.
The vehicle was listed on the website by a private seller for $25,000 and Aboagye knew he had to acquire it.
However, the dream turned into a nightmare for Aboagye, who had to launch an investigation with the news agency to get his beloved Porsche back in the garage.
The problems began when she arranged a meeting with the unidentified salesman from Pennsylvania.
Aboagye claims that the seller told her that he owned the car and that she had no reason to doubt it.
After checking out the vehicle and falling even more in love, she got a loan from the bank and bought the car from the seller.
But 19 months after making all the loan payments to date, and sometimes paying more than necessary, the car disappeared.
“I was like, oh my God, what’s going on? Is this stolen?” she told the news outlet.
Upon contacting police, the driver was shocked to learn that his vehicle had been repossessed.
“I said, ‘What’s going on? What do you mean?'” she recalled.
However, after speaking to his bank, it was confirmed that they did not order repossession.
I hear stories and things like that, but I never knew that one day I would be a victim.
Barbara Aboagye
After not getting clear answers, Aboagye turned to WRC-TV for help and it turned out that the private seller had lied to her during the sale.
The vehicle purchased from Carvana in 2020 was still in the seller’s name and was being financed by Bridgecrest.
Carvana’s finance company confirmed to the outlet that the seller missed many payments on the vehicle.
In response, he repossessed the Porsche, unaware that it had been sold.
The tow truck knew how to find the vehicle because the vehicle identification number was linked to her home address when she registered it after purchasing it with a false title.
“I’m shocked. I’m speechless. I hear stories and things like that, but I never imagined that one day I would be a victim,” Aboagye said.
Bridgecrest told the outlet that it is “working with authorities to understand what occurred and the illegal actions the seller took to fraudulently sell the vehicle he never paid for.”
Carvana and Bridgecrest reached an agreement with Aboagye that saw her reclaim her vehicle instead of it being put up for auction.
Aboagye expressed his joy and relief at having his car back, saying he is “super happy”.
Bridgecrest confirmed that it has contacted several law enforcement agencies but has not received a response and is not taking any civil action against the private seller.
Meanwhile, the seller declined to comment on the vehicle.
US Sun has reached out to Bridgecrest for comment.
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