Authorities in North Carolina have arrested one suspect and are pursuing another in connection with a fraud ring that used a fake Tulsa address and a fabricated dealership identity to swindle buyers out of millions of dollars.
Victims, including a retired Oklahoma City firefighter, were lured by online ads offering vintage cars at attractive prices under the name Specialty Vehicles of Tulsa.
Victims Misled by Fake Business Identity and Location
The scammers used an address located in a Tulsa shopping center near 42nd and Mingo, misleading buyers into thinking they were dealing with a legitimate local dealership.
In reality, the address belonged to an unrelated business — Tulsa Truck Works — whose manager, Joby Taylor, recounted how distressed victims began contacting him in hopes of retrieving vehicles they paid for but never received…