A DRIVER was left stunned when she looked out the window and saw that her luxury vehicle had vanished but had not been stolen.
Barbara Aboagye, from Woodbridge, Virginia, found her dream car on Facebook Marketplace.
The minute she saw the 2015 Porsche Macan, Aboagye knew she needed it.
"It was kind of a dream come true...I love it," she told NBC News affiliate WRC-TV.
The vehicle was listed on the website by a private seller for $25,000 and Aboagye knew she had to get it.
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However, the dream turned into a nightmare for Aboagye who had to launch an investigation with the news outlet to get her beloved Porsche back on her driveway.
Problems started when she arranged a meeting with the unidentified seller from Pennsylvania.
Aboagye claims that the seller told her he owned the car outright and she had no reason to doubt it.
After checking over the vehicle and falling even more in love, she secured a loan from her bank and purchased the car from the seller.
But, 19 months after meeting all her loan payments to date, and sometimes paying more than necessary, the car went missing.
"I was like, oh my God, what is going on? Is this stolen?" she told the news outlet.
When she contacted the police, the driver was shocked to learn that her vehicle had been repossessed.
"I said, 'What is going on? How come?'" she recalled.
However, after speaking to her bank, it was confirmed that they did not order the repossession.
I hear stories and stuff like that but I never knew I would be a victim one day.
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After getting no clear answers, Aboagye went to WRC-TV for help and it was discovered that the private seller had lied to her during the sale.
The vehicle bought from Carvana in 2020 was still under the seller's name and was being financed through Bridgecrest.
Carvana's finance company confirmed to the outlet that the seller failed to meet many payments for the vehicle.
In response, it repossessed the Porsche, not knowing it had been sold.
The tow truck knew how to find the vehicle as the vehicle ID number was connected to her home address when she registered it after the purchase with a fake title.
"I'm shocked. I'm speechless. I hear stories and stuff like that but I never knew I would be a victim one day," Aboagye said.
Bridgecrest told the outlet that it is "working with law enforcement to understand what occurred and the unlawful actions the seller took to fraudulently sell the vehicle for which he never paid."
Carvana and Bridgecrest reached an agreement with Aboagye which saw her retrieve her vehicle rather than it being destined for auction.
Aboagye expressed her joy and relief at having her car back saying she is "super happy."
Bridgecrest confirmed that it contacted numerous law enforcement agencies but has not heard anything back and it is not taking any civil action against the private seller.
Meanwhile, the seller refused to issue a comment to the outlet.
The U.S. Sun has contacted Bridgecrest for comment.
