In Vancouver, BC 5:15pm March 19, 2011 at Waterloo and W. Broadway. I had just come out of the bank and a guy pulled up in a new black Chrysler 300C drove up and stopped. He rolled down the window and told me he was lost and asked if I could give him direction to the airport. Well dressed and well spoken with an Italian accent. I gave him directions and he offered my a leather jacket to thank me. Thought he was very gracious and refused, he insisted and introduced himself as Aldo a representative from an italian company that sold high end leather jackets, Armani, Gucci, GA Milano, etc. Told me he had been in a show at the Convention Centre and had these samples (they were labelled sample) left and didn't really want to take them back to Italy. He then offered to give me the rest of the jackets he had if I were to buy one for $1500. I declined but eventually ended up giving him $300 for seven jackets. Two in a brown suede material and five black "leather" jackets, various styles. They were all wrapped in plastic with GA Milano lablels. They are not leather but rather what I'm told is referred to as "Pleather" made of a PLC derivative which actually feels, to my touch, very much like my good leather coat, (see how good my touch is)". Smooth talker, very personable, had a map of Vancouver on the dash and what looked like an airline ticket folder visibe/. He had an Italian passport in the compartment between the seats that showed he had been in Uruguay and Chile in the past month?. Very smooth". Felt like a dummy afterwards, but will offer them to some of my staff?. He is a w/m, 6" tall, 185 lbs, italian accent, dark hair, very well groomed and very well dressed.. I knew I had been ripped right after it happened, remembering the "if it is too good to be true, it is too good to be true" mantra.. I jumped on the computer and was floored to see the extent of this scam'. Reports from different Europe, USA and Canada that are very similar. 1283d3a



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1. Written by Alphonse on May 16, 2012 from ottawa, ontario, CA
I got me 5 fake jacket, exactly the same description you give, I got the plate number, it's :  

Quebec FHL-7406 SUV blue.
2. Written by fred on May 16, 2012 from laredo, texas, US
Same thing hapened to me in oddesa tx like 2hrs ago. Italian guy. God bless him, i thought i was helping but i found out its a scam. Helping is helping, no matter what he did.
3. Written by Mike on May 16, 2012 from toronto, ontario, CA
plate number ,Cops got it but it was a rental car, Rent with false papers..Oh well i will move on, My mistake to trust a stranger.. still if i see him around,his gonna get is *** kicked and if you see him well give it one for me!
4. Written by dave on May 16, 2012 from montreal, quebec, CA
probably him. u met him in pineuf not rosemont. around 5 feet 10, 40 years old, had white pants, clean white shirt, excellent italien accent, had a phone that worked here in mtl. whats up with the plate number ?
5. Written by Mike on May 16, 2012 from , ,
Wow Dave if its the same guy he is really fast..I saw him around 3 pm on the corner of Belanger and Pie IX,Clean looking guy/suit, Italian,Age around 45 years old.
6. Written by dave on May 15, 2012 from montreal, quebec, CA
I guess we did some charity, he has to live...still If I see him again, Im rippin his head off.
7. Written by dave on May 15, 2012 from montreal, quebec, CA
hey ive been hunting him for an hour man... He had a white caravan. And it was on st denis near sherbrook
8. Written by Mike on May 15, 2012 from , ,
Sorry for double posthing, Me and some friends who got rip-off are hunthing him in the streets of montreal...Any info are welcome
9. Written by Mike on May 15, 2012 from toronto, ontario, CA
Dave what area? me it was rosemont..he run a Dodge Caravan blue
10. Written by another *** on May 15, 2012 from toronto, ontario, CA
May 15,2012 Guelph ON 4:30 PM. Same scenario,ended up with 5 fake jackets minus 300 bucks in the pocket.LOL

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