Trucks2go falls victim to fraud
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Used truck dealer Trucks2go is warning other dealers to watch out for a fraudulent scam involving banker's drafts.
Words: Kevin Swallow WARRINGTON-BASED USED ti dealer Trucks2Go is warning a dealers to be on the look out for a s involving fraudulent banker's drafts it fell victim to conmen.
MD Chris Hall says his company deceived by two men claiming to be I a food distribution firm wanting to b truck with a banker's draft. They an late on 8 June, saying they had travell great distance and, rather than makt journey again, wished to leave with truck, a silver Mercedes-Benz Actrot Hart explains: "We banked the on the Wednesday so didn't know it fraud until late Thursday. [They t tried to sell it on to two dealers, as ai stage it didn't show up on HP1 oi police Fraud Alert register until verb on Thursday."
On Friday it was 111"1 checked by Exports in Purfleet, Essex, who deal to purchase it; the truck was rem, with false plates. Cheshire Police appealed for anyone with informatit contact 01244 612646. to