Metricsauto Consignment and Sales

Victim Location 91352

Total money lost $14,000

Type of a scam Online Purchase

I found a boat 2007 Ski Supreme V208 on craigslist. I contacted the owner (Judith, she was using a Medtronic.doctor email) who informed me she was using a third party company, MetricsAuto Consignment and Sales, to help her sell the boat. I registered on their website ( website looks very legit/professional). I got an invoice with instructions to wire the money . I got a notification stating that they received the wire and that shipment will start in 48 hrs. This entire time the owner was responding to my emails. The website also had a "chat now" option which I used. They do have a number but no one answers. The boat was supposed to arrive yesterday but I got an email stating that there was an accident with an owner and that they will need to ship it in the next 72 hrs . I did some research and I found a article that reported this company doing business as Mantis. It was confirmed as fraud. I tried contacting the owner and company and no one responds. The boat is still being sold on craigslist.The technology that they use (website, emails etc)is very advanced.