Retired Oklahoma City firefighter among victims of fraud ring involving classic cars and fake Tulsa address

A Tulsa address and the name of a real but obscure business were used to scam millions of dollars from people who thought they were buying classic cars, according to investigators in North Carolina, where a man was arrested on fraud, money laundering and conspiracy charges in the case. Investigators say other victims are now coming forward.

The address used in online ads is a shopping center near 42nd and Mingo, where victims started calling businesses several months ago, trying to track down their undelivered cars.

“We had one lady call that had given $100,000 to these people, and I was like, I’m so sorry. You got scammed,” said Joby Taylor, the manager of Tulsa Truck Works, the most prominent storefront in the center…

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