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I was going in to work one day and a guy came up to me asking for a direction to New York. After i gave him the direction he then went on to ask other questions such as what is my background. Because of his sincere face, not knowing he's going to pull up a scam. I have a conversation for a while until he told me his story of loosing a money from the casino and how he ran out. And he went on saying he's a rich guy and give me all of these jackets which is fake! and just ask for a few dollars, but i told him i only have a few dollars which is about $200. He keep insisting how he's going to not have enough money to pay for the rent car he rents and so on... Finally i was convinced to withdraw a few hundred dollars more feeling sorry for the guy because he trusted me with his passport and numbers and the jackets... which i shouldn't done and not knowing is a scam after i did a research online... tsk tsk what a waste of money!
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I got it the same problem today guys i pay 400 dollars for 5 jackets in Stamford Connecticut one Italian guy but i like the jackets i pay 80 dollars each hahahaha
It's ok some day those guy bee in prison :( :( :(
It just happened to me today in Sacramento CA. In a new Jeep Grand Cherokee rental a good looking Italian man in his 40s pulled up next to me at a light in downtown and in a thick Italian ascent asked for directions to the airport. After I quickly gave them to him he was still confused and as the light changed, he pleaded with me to pull over and explain again. I did.
He went on and on about how nice I was and wanted to give me a present. He explained he was in town for a fashion show and gave me his card. Marco Della Valle with Emporio Fashion. He showed me the same "sample" jackets pictured in this complaint, including the "made in Italy" tags inside. He told me they were $700 each and he would need to pay some kind of a 20% tax to take them back to Italy, which he did not want to do. He wanted to give me 4 jackets as a "present" for being so nice, but he needed to get his daughter a present still. So he asked if I had something to trade as a present for his daughter.
I offered him the Oakley sun glasses I was wearing. He declined and repeated it was for his daughter, and what she really wants is an iphone. He asked me to go buy a new iphone for his daughter. I declined explaining I didn't have time. He asked how much cash I had and he'll go buy it. I had $55 on me and I offered it to him and he said it was a little insulting. He suggested since I was such a nice man he didn't want me to miss this opportunity and we should go to an ATM and that I give him $250.
I said this was to unusual and strange for me and I didn't need the jackets. He was clearly irritated with me by the end, but it was like he felt bad and frustrated with me for being such a fool to be missing out on such a great chance. Google helped me find this complaint thread and I don't feel like such a fool now. To those who were duped, don't feel bad. This guy was super smooth. He showed me his passport, rental car paperwork and his AMEX card. He seemed legit. I was pretty sure I blew it until finding this scam report.
The guy is definitely in Toronto. Happened to me on Gerrard st W. between Bay and Yonge st. He rolled up in a white SUV. Same story about him just finishing a fashion thing and his managers gave him bonus jackets. He didn't want to pay taxes to bring it on with him and is giving it to me and its my lucky day. I said I didn't have money and he said he's not here to talk about money he's very high up and he's not a sales guy selling on the street from a car he feels stupid. Then touched my jacket and said this stuff will never be on the streets of Milano Italy blah blah come see his stuff. Since there's so many ppl around my area during that time I thought might as well play along. The stuff he showed me felt nice. He used a lighter against the leather for about 10 seconds. No damage, then he twisted it and there was no damage. The other jackets were ugly but he had to sell the cashmere jacket to me at alpha price? Which was $12000 he's giving it to me for $5000. For being a student obviously I didn't have the money. I said can I ask my friend and at that moment I knew it was a scam he didn't want me to tell my friends cuz its a deal of a lifetime and they would want the money and he wants to help me not them. I was honest though told him my limit for CC etc and he would drive me to bank. So I went to the bank and obviously I'd have my phone with him. Typed in his name and posts after posts about thisscam. I went back and said iI needed my passport and Social insurance card can't getany money so he tried to act like he just talked to his manager said he has no more time and he'll give it to me for my max on debut and CC. Lol which is like $900. He said he'd just give it to me for that. But I left said go find someone else at the hotel he's going back to.
Damn i should have revorded his face with my phone. And damn I should have scratched up his car since its a rental as I was getting out. or at least write scam on the side of it. ### stole my pen too...
Hello everyone, yes, he got me too. He is
in the Seattle area. He got me at a gas station in Kent WA.
Italian's guy older maybe late 50's said he needed directions to the airport.
Was driving a Nissan Murano with California plates.
Said he finished with a fashion show and he got a bonus and didn’t want to pay taxes on it in Italy. I should know
when he said that it was a lie because when you are out of the country and you come back in it is duty free. So he
tells me he will give me some jackets that are Giorgio Armani. But the jackets don’t say Giorgio Armani the say Emporio Fashion which Giorgio Armani has a brand but it is call Emporio Armani.
So he does Bla Bla and show me how they are worth $1000 to
$1800 dollars and he is just giving them to me. I said I don’t have any money
and he says can’t you give me some money to help pay the taxes when he gets
back to Italy. So he gets me for 300+ dollars for 4 coats.
This is what is business card says
His Name is Galante G
The middle of his card says Giorgio Armani
List some citys in Italy.
Cell phone: +[protected]
Office. [protected]
And email. antoniop@hotmail.com
The hotmail really should have clued me in that it was a
scam
Since may 2014 these guys are here in Munich / Germany. The story is exactly the same: the guy has a good car, he seems to come from a fashion fair and was searching for the highway to Zurich / Switzerland. He hooked me with my ambition to speak some italian with him. After some time he showed me some of his suites - at first he offered me a single one for 300€. I tried it. Fit was 100%. Quality was good (my wife proofed it and she is workin in the fashion business since years). I told him I am willing to buy the suite and three others too - but not for that price. I told him that I guess that he is someone Italians call an "Imbroglione" (a cheater). I did this although I was not really aware, where the trick is - was just a feeling that he is a cheater. He laughed and agreed when I said "tutty gli iatliani sono imbroglioni". But I really liked the suites an I wanted them. So after some conversation II bought 4 suites for 500€ what seems to me a fair price for that quality (coolwool). I don't feel cheeted. Maybe these suites come from China - ok. But as Hans-Hendrik said some posts before: Clothes from big brands come from China too and they are much more expensive. Summing up: It depends on yourself if you think its a good deal or not - I guess it was a good deal.
The same story happened to me today in Paris.. an italian guy in his car telling me he is going to milano an he has no money but he has a emporio jackit and asked for 300 euro .. i gave him 40 euro and get 1 jacket .. am feeling good that it was just 40 € not more .
Same in Kaohsiung Taiwan. 4 jackets to help him go back to Italy. I gave him 10, 000NT$.
UPDATING FROM ITALY, VARESE PROVINCE. IN THE AFTERNOON A GUY APPROACHED ME WHILE I WAS UNPARKING MY CAR IN GALLARATE, PRETENDING WE KNEW EACH OTHER. (I THOUGHT IMMEDIATELY HE WAS A CUSTOMER OF MY TEXTILE COMPANY WHO MISMATCHED ME WITH MY BROTHER WHO FOLLOWS SALES). WE SPOKE OF TEXTILE BUSINESS IN ITALY AND HE GAVE ME THE LEAFLET OF HIS FASHION SHOP IN MILAN (DIECIDECIMI - CORSO BUENOS AIRES 36) INVITING ME TO VISIT HIS SECOND SHOP IN LUGANO. HAPPY FOR HAVING MET ME, HE PRESENTED ME WITH ONE BLUE SUIT "FREE, BECAUSE COMING FROM A COLLECTION SET" AND WAS GOING AWAY. THEN HE CAME BACK ADDING A BLUE CASHMERE OVERCOAT SAYING "KEEP IT AND PAY IT IN LUGANO (JUST 800€) WHEN VISITING ME". THEN HE ASKED AND CONVINCED ME TO ANTICIPATE HIM "AT LEAST 300 €". I DID IT !
HE DRIVES A MERCEDES WHITE CLA 180 CDI REGISTERED IN ITALY AS EV619RX. SUCH CAR HAS BEEN LEASED FROM ARVAL SERVICE LEASE ITALIA - VIA PISANA 314B 50018 SCANDICCI (FI) BUT SO FAR I COULDN'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE GUY . . .
Ditto here in Nottingham, UK. Same story. Guy in a pannick about getting to the airport on time, needed to fill up the hire car or they'd charge him the earth. 'Nice merchandise but hell of a sting... :(
Hello! Same experience hapened to me at Reading's motorway station (UK) last week...This Italian fellow pretends to be part of Emporio Armani driving to Bristol to catch a plane... I really found the goods of a fine quality although not exactly to the standards of a Georgio Armani suit of mine... Anyhow I fell in his story and bought three leather jackets and a smart suit four 200£... They all fit & at 50 quid for copies is not too bad of an affair. Not only our governments are crooks (I live in France) but we also find them on the roads ! I've decided to laugh about this experience but certainly learnt a lesson! PAUL
Just in Norway. Scammed for approx €200
hi just saw your comment my friend, , you asking where that guy ...he operating in UK.. he offer me jacket and pants he said the real price is £500 .. i told him i have no that much money, , , so bought everyithing for £ 60 .. which is good price...about the brand it dosent mater..
Keep updating~ Now the guy is in San Francisco downtown. Like the situation above asked the direction first, then scammed me for 100 bucks for buying a fake emporio & co jacket. However, I really like my jacket, I am surprising that the nice imitation leather has pretty "emporio & co" brands almost everywhere. (and the "Made in Italy" lable inside) So just take it and enjoy lol.
the same happened to me in Paris a week ago with a different brand. The guy offered me 2 jackets for giving him money to fill the car tank because he want to get back to Milan.. I only had 45 EUR.. and I just wanted to help so I gave him the 45 and took 1 jacket because i felt it'd be taking advantage of him if i took 2 jackets for that price.. now reading that.. it feels so irritating.. but I think 45 EUR for a faux leather jacket is a reasonable price...and we truly get scammed a lot by other stores.. but just the idea of someone trying and succeeding in scamming you is very uncomfortable... but at the end i think the jacket is good... but if someone could tell us what the real price could be.. I think that'd be so helpful and might also be comforting to all of us..
well he certainly gets around. my husband has just been fed the same story and being a softie and also having just come out of the dentists office with a very sore mouth he gave the guy the equivalent of USD113 for a suit. We live in Mozambique ! I will print the picture to see if it is the same guy.
Same storry
today 27.09/2015, but emporio armani suits and white audi, I could to bring him to my hotel where cameras are working, I also bought 3 suits becouse Suits were normal quality (approximately 150$-200$) but not a fasion how it was promissed, So I paid 800$ for 3suits and one jaket which is also fake. IF ANY BODY IS INTERESTED TO FIND HIM I AGREE TO HELP, HIS FACE ON CAMERAS OF DUSIT THANI HOTEL, APPROX 2:30 PM HE ENTERED FROM THE BACK (PARKING) SIDE WITH ME (blond, 1, 80m, beige trouthers and skyblue skirt) . my email is matrezo@mail.ru, tel +[protected] I am in Dubai till to 27 sept.
This is just unbelievable, love all your story's, I'm living in Dubai 19years since my teens, even though I'm Irish & would like to think very street wise, I got totally mugged of yesterday coming out of my apartment, good looking sharp looking kid early 20s So-called Italian, bye the way I'm straight guys, anyways he was in a nice car, give me the big one he was a model over for a convention modelling suits et cetera & couldn't take them home, and he wanted to buy his girl friend a new iPhone 6s, , long story short gave me 3 suits & a jacket for the girlfriend witch bearing in mind I wouldn't let her wear it out, so the dogs are lay on it as I scroll this message, right as for price I give this guy 1000dh so about £200, so don't be fooled guys there out there, so the moral of the story, least the dogs will sleep well, ,
Over&out
DJ
I purchased four jackets today from an Italian man in a car park...he wanted £400..I agreed on a price of £140...although the items are fake the quality is pretty good...I for one am happy with my purchase...as for people complaining about being conned...are you for real?...the label inside the jacket said made in China...ha..ha.
I have the same story the only differences is Italian guy parked next to me at the bank on Long Island New York and he asked for directions to The airport and asked me about myself and made small talk and then told me that he had three jackets he wanted to give me from his heart because I was such a nice guy for giving him directions and he was showing me the jackets and then I said yes I would take them and he said but I need to buy my wife some perfume so what can you give me what's in your pocket I said $20 he said no do you have anymore I said OK I have $40 and that's it so he gave me one jacket and he took off as he was leaving I realized I was scammed
Same ### in Paris...
But he just got from me 15€ I was a bit sceptical ahahahahah
I had the same experience today in Vienna. Asking for the way to Roma/Italy, starting chattering and flattering. "I give you as a present a men´s suit, because I had a great time here and I´m little crasy" bla, bla, bla, a second suit und than I helped him with some EUROs because he spend all with girls in a casino. I was an really good actor, but the show was too short for 400€.
I felt it and now I know it. Okay I´m laughing about the man and me.
Aconteceu comigo hoje na avenida Vinte de setembro em Roma. A conversa foi a mesma, queria em troca do presente apenas um ajuda para a gasolina, mas esta ajuda nao poderia ser menor que 300 euros. Como sou um turista sem dinheiro nao tinha como pagar por este presente... Encontrei este site procurando pelo nome contido no cartão que estou mandando em anexo
Same identical episode here in Highland Park, IL, here today. Drove up in a LandRover SUV, in a very busy shipping center, supposedly a rental car, looking for US294 to get to O'Hare Airport. Leaving this evening for Italy. Was carrying several "high fashion" leather coats, jackets and other outerwear garments. Was trying to unload them in return for some kind of a special gift for his 7 year old "bambino, " celebrating birthday tomorrow, November 7. Parted company after a very pleasant 20/25 minute conversation.
Fortunately, he never asked for any money, and I never gave him any. Looked like a very smooth, well-rehearsed scam.
Just happened to me in London. at the end I gave him 40 £ for 2 jackets !
Thanks for doing this. Warnings, big time "scam." Beware!
Still happening! Today Jan 25th 2019, I was crossing a road on my way to buy a sandwich for lunch, when a guy beeped his horn from a little Fiat 500cc, and started waving to me. Then he pulled over. The story this time was that I was a regular customer of the resturant he part owned here in London, but he sold his share to his business partner and now sells cashmere. Usual story about just having come from a fashion showing (in Chelsea) with samples that he wanted to sell before flying back to Germany, at 4PM. Very convincing stories. Showed me pictures of his 1 month old daughter on his phone, and also the autographed picture of an ex-Chelsea footballer that he met at the fashion showing. We talked about his family, our work which takes us all over the place, and how his business had been growing since moving into fashion.
Initially, he wanted just to give me an Emporio suit which I accepted. However, then he grabbed a cashmere coat from the back seat and said, this is what I am selling for Armani these days. It really did feel of quality, and was very soft and felt luxurious. He did say they were samples and the tags on the clothing stated that. I also noticed that there were 'Certificates of Guarantee' attached with almost a hologram type seal. There was even an Item Code number on the bottom of them. After getting them back to the office, guess what, the Item Code numbers are the same!
He got me for £200. The suit is good quality, fits well, and looks good. The cashmere coat is also good quality and feels very luxurious - alas probably a size too small. He also gave me a waterproof parka-type jacket, again feels and looks of quality, but again a size too small.
The convincing strategy used is to engage in genuine-sounding circumstances and conversation, sharing of personal photos on his phone, convincing labelling with certification lables, and the most compelling - Please keep these for yourself, dont sell them on Ebay, promise me. Yep, I was convinced.
So as the process continued I start to feel uncomfortable, proceed anyway (I mean really, buying clothes and not even trying them on!). Costly lesson that left me feeling stupid and naive. Everything happened so quickly, only afterwards on reflection, did I realised ALL of the warnings that should have said, walk away now! Alas...
ugh wish I can saw your comment before I met the scammer. Get scammed £1500... not gonna trust anyone calling for help on the street anymore
Just encountered the same scam in Dubai today. I didn't part with any money fortunately.
Same scam in Dubai (near by Trade Centre 2) I didn't part with any money fortunately.