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It all started when Antanas K., a motorcyclist, decided to buy a special trailer to transport a motorcycle, ATV or buggy. The Vilnius resident searched for a suitable variant for a long time, until he found what he was looking for on one of the foreign advertisement pages: the Brian James Trailers Race Shuttle trailer.
Counterfeits were not suspected
According to the interviewee, the website itself did not generate suspicion, since it is one of the many advertising portals for motor sports and motorcycles, where you can buy not only various equipment, but also other things related to the motor and the motorcycle sports.
After contacting the alleged seller of the trailer with the contacts mentioned in the advertisement, Antanas K. received confirmation that the trailer is not yet sold. The seller stated that the trailer was located on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Having started to address the issue of transporting the trailer to Lithuania, Antanas K. received an offer from the seller that he could arrange the transport of the purchase to Lithuania.
The seller offered the following plan: he sells the trailer to a logistics company who can arrange delivery, and then Antanas K. will buy it from that company and bring the new purchase to Lithuania. Such an offer prompted questions from the buyer, so Antanas K. began to search the Internet for information about the logistics company specified by the seller.
Public information found on the Internet has actually shown that such a company exists, which was founded many years ago. Antanas K. found no bad reviews, so he decided to accept such a proposal. He paid for the trailer and waited for the next steps regarding the details of the transport to Lithuania.
Photo of the ad author / Trailer for sale
Scammers’ appetite has increased
However, as soon as he paid the money, Antanas K. received a letter that he had to pay for the trailer transport insurance. The amount reached a couple thousand more. It was then that the Vilnius neighbor had the first suspicions that he was eating. Antanas K. refused to pay the additional amount.
Finally, the scam became apparent when Antanas K. contacted the same seller after a while while writing from another profile. Although theoretically the trailer was already sold, the seller replied that he still had it and that it was on the island of Madeira. The same “song” started. Then it became clear that the sale of the trailer was a scam, and the money paid by Antanas K. went to the scammers.
Antanas K. immediately contacted his bank and asked it to suspend the transfer. Unfortunately, the money had already been withdrawn from the beneficiary’s account and the bank could no longer cancel any transactions. The Portuguese bank to which the transfer was made did not respond to the request at all. Vilnius’ only option was to contact the police.
Antanas K. spoke urgently with the family police officer about the situation. This indicated that it is best to provide all the information through epolicija.lt system.
Photo of the author of the ad / Trailer for sale
There was no real help
The victim did so by gathering all the information about the fraud scheme, attaching all the contacts and data that he had received from the alleged seller, attaching correspondence, copies of orders and any additional information in his possession. He also noted that the same trailer continued to be sold successfully after the alleged acquisition.
Finally, a week later, Antanas K. received a letter from the police stating that the investigation would not be initiated. After phoning officials, the Vilnius resident received an offer to contact the embassy.
“The Commissioner told me that they couldn’t do anything because the crime was committed abroad, so I had to go to that country or to the embassy. As Lithuania and Portugal do not have their own embassies, I turned to Police Attaché Lina Pernava, who works at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which also has jurisdiction over relations with Portugal.
He was the only one who took any action. I tried to find colleagues, friends in Portugal. But I did not find it. The only thing he pointed out was the page of the Portuguese police. However, I couldn’t join him. So everything is stagnant.
After all, I reacted immediately. On the same day, August 26, when I realized that the scam was asking for cargo insurance tax, I immediately wrote to the police.
Angry because nobody can do anything. Because in reality they have deceived me and that person continues to commit crimes under the same scheme. It turns out that foreign scammers can act uncontrollably and seek victims in other countries, “said Antanas K.
Photo of the ad author / Trailer for sale
Comment from the Lithuanian Criminal Police Office
In this particular case, the person’s request was examined and a decision was made to refuse to initiate a pre-trial investigation in accordance with article 3 (1) (1) and article 168 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic from Lithuania. The resolution was adopted on the basis that civil legal relations have developed between the parties, as well as that a possible illegal act was committed outside the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.
The publication of pre-trial investigation data and data on materials in which the pre-trial investigation has been denied to third parties is restricted by the legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania, so we cannot provide more detailed information.
It should be noted that the evaluation of the validity of the decision to reject the pre-trial investigation and the appeal procedure are regulated by the CCP of the Republic of Lithuania. This decision shall be made by the official with the consent of the head of the investigating body or a person authorized by him. A copy of the decision is provided to the prosecutor, who also confirms the legality of the decision to the applicant. In case of disagreement with the decision, the applicant has the right to appeal the decision to the prosecutor, and the prosecutor’s decision on the appeal can be appealed to the investigating judge.
A copy of the judgment was sent to the applicant and the right of appeal was clarified.
Lithuanian police advise: if you suspect that you have come across a scammer, do not rush to execute your requests, report immediately to the police by phone 112. By notifying the police, you will help to detect scammers more efficiently and quickly . All messages received are recorded, analyzed, collated and linked according to common characteristics. Tips are provided on how to identify scammers On the website of the Lithuanian police.
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