Lamborghini Aventador tracked down after buyer gets scammed

This YouTuber tracked down a fellow content creator’s missing Lamborghini Aventador after a lengthy search.

VINwiki took a look into the case of JR Garage’s missing car after the disappearance made a big splash in the online car community.

It all started when the team behind JR Garage bought a crash damaged Lambo from a broker in Nebraska.

From there, things got messy fast.

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How did this transaction go wrong?

The Aventador’s insurance had claimed it at a value of $260,000, with the buyback from the insurance company being $160,000.

It was the latter price that the broker offered to JR Garage.

Having already done business with this broker, the team got excited, sold some cars to make up the money and paid for the Aventador.

All the while, they were communicating with somebody they believed was the car’s owner and somebody they believed was an insurance adjuster.

They wired money over to the broker, which VINwiki warned his viewers against.

“Don’t ever wire money for a car, without seeing it in person, having a title, knowing the VIN,” he told his two million followers.

Being vigilant against scams is extremely important, like this common one that occurs at mechanics.

JR Garage had planned to head to Nebraska, pick up their car and bring it back to Scottsdale, Arizona.

The day before they were due to leave, the broker reached out again.

He told them a truck driver would be picking up another car and heading back to Scottsdale, and that he could deliver the car for them.

JR Garage agreed to this.

But things got more complicated as the ‘driver’ informed them that the car had been taken to a lot in Tuscon, which was 113 miles away.

When it turned out not to be there, the broker from Nebraska discouraged JR Garage from filing a police report, insisting they’d be refunded.

Over the next few weeks, the broker begins wiring back money.

It’s a weird story all around – it doesn’t seem like your standard scam because they got the money back, but they still had no car.

Scams are an elaborate thing, as demonstrated by this 23-year-old rich kid who bluffed his way into getting $2.3 million from would-be Ferrari buyers.

So – what gives?

How did VINwiki find the missing Lamborghini Aventador?

Fast forward a few weeks, and the JR Garage team was shocked to find the car’s front bumper is being auctioned off on eBay.

From here, VINWwiki’s subscribers stepped in to fill in the story’s gaps.

A car dealer from Nebraska reached out to VINwiki to tell him that the Lambo had been in an accident two years prior, not recently.

The car had been repaired and gone for sale.

As things unraveled, it became apparent that the original broker has used JR Garage’s $165k as a down payment on a Lamborghini Huracan Performante.

So in short, there was no Aventador to be brought.

It just goes to show – always exercise caution when purchasing cars from strangers, especially over the internet.

To look into this bizarre story for yourself, check out the video on VINwiki’s YouTube channel.