{"id":451850,"date":"2026-02-01T15:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/451850\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T15:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T15:38:17","slug":"man-arrested-over-alleged-nationwide-classic-car-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/451850\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested over alleged nationwide classic car scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/vic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Victorian<\/a> man accused of running a nationwide classic\u2011car scam has been arrested, with detectives now urging <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/sa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">South Australians<\/a> to come forward if they believe they\u2019ve been targeted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Police allege the 56\u2011year\u2011old created fake documents and duped buyers out of tens of thousands of dollars through bogus online ads for vintage Holden Monaros, Toranas and other collectable vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Investigators believe the scheme began in 2019 and continued into 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-h2mhmv-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">It\u2019s alleged the man advertised classic cars on Gumtree, took deposits from interested buyers, then cut all contact once the money hit a bank account linked to him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">More than 40 people across Australia are believed to have been caught up in the scam, including at least four victims in South Australia this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The man was arrested in Victoria on Thursday, January 29, and charged with multiple fraud offences. 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