Kaohsiung man sold a Porsche and was defrauded by a fake car dealer, losing millions in money from his car

Mr. Chen from Kaohsiung sold a Porsche 718 Cayman hardtop coupe produced in 2018 online. The man surnamed Zeng pretended to be an employee of a car dealership that specializes in buying high-priced second-hand cars. He contacted him and wanted to buy it. He offered a price of 2.45 million yuan and delivered the car on September 7. However, Zeng only paid a deposit of 100,000 yuan, claiming that the final payment would be made after the car was certified. Unexpectedly, Mr. Chen has not received the final payment so far. After searching online, he discovered that Zeng Nan lived in a dark place and had used similar tactics to defraud many car owners in the past. He was so angry that he reported the fraud to the police.

The injured car owner, Mr. Chen, came forward for an interview today (26th) and said that he bought a second-hand Porsche 718 hardtop two-door sports car for 2.65 million yuan in 2025, and currently still has a car loan of about 950,000 yuan. In August this year, he wanted to buy a car. Zeng Nan claimed that he was in the business of a large car dealer and took his business card and said he wanted to buy it. Mr. Chen had no doubts about his presence, and after contact between the two parties, they agreed to hand over the purchase to Zeng Nan for NT$2.45 million.

Mr. Chen made an appointment with Zeng Nan to deliver the car in Gangshan on September 7. The two parties also signed a contract. Zeng Nan paid Mr. Chen a deposit of 100,000 yuan. Mr. Chen handed over a photocopy of Zeng Nan’s ID card, driving license, and vehicle registration information. Zeng Nan told him that he would tow the car back for certification, and if there was no problem, he would pay the balance to Mr. Chen. However, Mr. Chen did not receive the balance until the 14th. When urging him, Zeng Nan also used various excuses.

Mr. Chen called the car dealership using the number on Zeng Nan’s business card. The dealership informed Zeng Nan that he was no longer their employee and asked Mr. Chen to call the police. When he checked online, he discovered that Zeng Nan had changed his name many times and used the same method to defraud other car owners. He was shocked to realize that he had also been deceived, and insisted on filing a criminal case against Zeng Nan for fraud, while reminding other car owners to be careful of being deceived.

Mr. Chen later discovered that the loan of 950,000 yuan for the car had been paid off by a certain car dealer. After checking with the other party, he found that the car had been transferred and sold at a low price of 2.32 million yuan. However, he only received a deposit of 100,000 yuan, which was equivalent to a total loss of about 1.4 million yuan.