I met Sam B Merchon in a parking lot where he approached me, said he works for a car repair shop in silver spring, and that he noticed my car bumper was broken on one side. He said he could fix it for a special right away and that he would follow me wherever to complete the repair.
The way he described the repair seemed believable and intelligent, specifically, I knew the bracket was broken and that a significant anchor and patch would need to physically added to keep the bumper from coming back out. S
am offered this idea on his own without me saying anything so I believed him. I expressed some doubt at which point he offered his ID (Which I now suspect might be a fake) to take a picture of, and I have a digital copy. We agreed to $400 by credit card for the repair, and he said I only had to pay after the repair.
He made what looked like a legit attempt to fix the bumper, where he patched it together and said he used glue and taped the bumper with masking tape. It sounded legit but I asked about warranty and he said he will give me a 6 month warranty. So I offered to pay and he said he doesn't take credit cards. So he suggested venmo and proceeded to give me a different person's account (Cynthia Lilly Miller) and gave me the phone number verification to send $400 that way.
He told me not to remove the tape until the next day, at which point I did and realized I was scammed. The bumper was not actually repaired, there was no mechanical bracket, anchoring, reinforcement, or glue to hold the bumper back in place permanently. I contacted Sam by the number he originally offered and I've been nothing but ghosted, no reply at all. Unfortunately, I do not recall the name of the business he said he worked for/with.
All buyers beward, this guy changes his phone often and is probably using a fake ID. Looks like a career criminal
Sam B Merchon and Cynthia Lilly Miller Reviews
I met Sam B Merchon in a parking lot where he approached me, said he works for a car repair shop in silver spring, and that he noticed my car bumper was broken on one side. He said he could fix it for a special right away and that he would follow me wherever to complete the repair.
The way he described the repair seemed believable and intelligent, specifically, I knew the bracket was broken and that a significant anchor and patch would need to physically added to keep the bumper from coming back out. S
am offered this idea on his own without me saying anything so I believed him. I expressed some doubt at which point he offered his ID (Which I now suspect might be a fake) to take a picture of, and I have a digital copy. We agreed to $400 by credit card for the repair, and he said I only had to pay after the repair.
He made what looked like a legit attempt to fix the bumper, where he patched it together and said he used glue and taped the bumper with masking tape. It sounded legit but I asked about warranty and he said he will give me a 6 month warranty. So I offered to pay and he said he doesn't take credit cards. So he suggested venmo and proceeded to give me a different person's account (Cynthia Lilly Miller) and gave me the phone number verification to send $400 that way.
He told me not to remove the tape until the next day, at which point I did and realized I was scammed. The bumper was not actually repaired, there was no mechanical bracket, anchoring, reinforcement, or glue to hold the bumper back in place permanently. I contacted Sam by the number he originally offered and I've been nothing but ghosted, no reply at all. Unfortunately, I do not recall the name of the business he said he worked for/with.
All buyers beward, this guy changes his phone often and is probably using a fake ID. Looks like a career criminal