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Bruce Reid, photographed here in 2011, when he was discovered as impersonating a soldier.
A false lieutenant colonel has resurfaced posing as a forensic psychologist with enough cash to buy his partner a $ 60,000 Porsche.
Bruce Reid’s latest hoax was revealed in Motor Vehicle Dispute Court documents after the car dealer went after his partner for unpaid bills.
In 2011, Reid, an unemployed beneficiary living in Porirua, north of Wellington, was sued in court for posing as a decorated lieutenant colonel, claiming to hold the position of deputy director of New Zealand’s special operations force (intelligence) .
Court documents show that Reid, also known as James Reid, purchased a $ 59,990 Porsche Boxster from Christchurch Archibald’s Motors car dealerships.
“I am thinking of buying the car mentioned above for my partner who is in desperate need of a vehicle upgrade,” his message to the car dealer said, according to the documents.
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“Could you have more detailed specs on the car and photos and how much would delivery to Wellington cost?”
The car he was asking about was sold, so Reid replied, “He wants a convertible and a manual. You like the look of the Boxster. My maximum budget is $ 90K. “
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A Porsche Boxster (File photo)
The Porsche Boxster was delivered to Wellington and put in the name of its partner in late December 2018, despite the fact that no money was paid to Archibald’s.
In March 2019, the garage realized that Reid had never paid for the vehicle, prompting an exchange between Reid and the dealer. Reid’s emails were signed, “Dr. James Reid” and stated that he was a doctor of forensic psychology trained at the University of New South Wales in Australia.
In an email, Reid stated that “his personal banker had a tough job finding him as I make similar payments [sic] to that at least four times a week to various charities, etc. “
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Bruce Reid outside the Porirua District Court in 2011.
As the saga continued, Reid claimed that his accountant had embezzled $ 200,000 of his money, and if he had not actually paid, he would: “I want to honor the sale as my wife loves her Christmas present so I will surely get it was resolved ”.
The car dealership then turned its attention to the “wife”, whose name was on the contract, and tried to chase her for the money.
When Reid’s partner realized that the car had not been paid for, they returned it to the dealer. However, Archibald’s continued to prosecute her through the court for $ 21,033 in costs incurred in selling the car.
The court rejected his application.
The former partner said Stuff met Reid on a dating website. He told her he was a forensic psychologist but was not working due to post-traumatic stress disorder, he said. Only later did he discover that he was unemployed.
Archibald’s Motors declined to comment when approached Stuff. Reid could not be reached for comment.
