Cédric Thought He Had Sold His Mercedes at a Good Price, He Lost More than 25,000 Euros in a Scam to a Fake Bank Check.

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Cédric, a resident of Cannas, was the victim of a scam at the fake check, selling his car on Leboncoin to a certain Guillaume who was none other than a crook.

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Selling a car on platforms like Leboncoin has become a common practice to avoid intermediaries and save on costs. But this trend also attracts more and more seasoned crooks. The scams multiply: false garages, identity usurpation, or even fraudulent payment, the traps are numerous. Among the most recurrent, the so-called "phantom garage": the buyer claims to be a garage operator, proposes an attractive estimate and disappears once the vehicle is …