Yahoo Autos Florida Thief Hacks Car Transport Company
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Last month we covered how a thief stole a Rolls-Royce Cullinan with a simple text message. It turns out there’s more to the story than just a text, with the suspect getting away with another ultra-luxury car using a clever method.
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Local news station WSVN reports the unidentified thief hacked into the car transport service’s system, allowing him to see what vehicles were being delivered where. Using that info, he texted the transport drivers hauling the two ultra-luxury cars, a 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLS 600 Maybach and the Rolls-Royce Cullinan, changing the delivery location.
Since the guy had all the details on the cars, the messages didn’t arouse any suspicion from the drivers. After all, who else would know all that?
After the Maybach was stolen, the dealer texted the number used to commit the heist. The thief replied, taunting his victim, saying the vehicle was already in Dubai. He also sent a photo showing the GPS tracker in the SUV removed. In other words, the whole thing is a game to the suspect.
He did slip up some while taking delivery of the Maybach. The delivery driver snapped a photo of the person taking delivery, and it would be natural to assume it was the same person. Police are investigating but haven’t confirmed if the man in the photo is the thief, an accomplice, or someone else.
Considering how smug this guy was, going so far as to taunt the one car dealer, we can guarantee he’ll do this sort of thing again. Not only did he get a huge payday, with the two vehicles valued at about half a million dollars, he seems to be having fun getting away with it.
Both dealerships are offering a $20,000 reward for the return of their vehicles. In the meantime, Miami and Miami-Dade Police are asking the public to turn over any information they might have about these thefts.
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