16 year old kid cons BMW dealer out of a $123,000 car

Sharky

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Police: Teen Duped Dealer to Deliver BMW

Thu Feb 12, 1:08 PM ET

By JEFFREY GOLD, Associated Press Writer


NEWARK, N.J. - A teenage boy posing as a banker duped an Ohio car dealership into delivering
a $123,000 BMW to him at his high school, police said Thursday.

A second order was never shipped after the dealership became suspicious, and the teen was
arrested. The first car was later found in Raleigh, N.C., police said.

"He apparently sold the car, and it ended up in a dealership in North Carolina," said Detective
Scott Davis (news - external web site) of the Dublin, Ohio, police.

The boy was 16 in early January when he ordered the 12-cylinder 2004 BMW 760Li with "black
sapphire metallic" paint and a heated steering wheel and seats. He told Midwestern Auto Group
that his bank would confirm the wire transfer, authorities said.

After completing and returning paperwork that was mailed to his home, the teen called the
dealership pretending to be a banker confirming the transfer, police said.

The car was delivered to him at Dickinson High School on Jan. 27, two weeks after the boy
turned 17, police said.

That same day, he ordered a second car. But when Midwestern Auto Group learned that the
first payment was never made, the dealership contacted police.

The boy was arrested at his Jersey City home late last month.

Police said the teen was not hard to find. "He did use his correct name, as far as I know," Davis said.

The teen is charged with theft by deception and was no longer in custody, Sgt. Edgar Martinez
said. Authorities did not release the boy's name because he is a juvenile.

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This kid will either wind up in prison or will be the CEO of a major corporation. - Sharky
 

Ms Ann Thrope

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Sharky said:
This kid will either wind up in prison or will be the CEO of a major corporation. - Sharky

Since when have those two been mutually exclusive? Seems I can think of several CEOs who are now serving time. :retard:
 
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