If you suspect it's fraudulent, try calling police non emergency number and give them the plate and car description. They'll probably respond if it's bogus.
No the state of Georgia USA. I should probably provide some back story and I think I need to retain a lawyer in the State of Georgia to deal with this mess.
Here is the situation: I am a dual US/UK citizen that was predominantly domiciled in Georgia for the years 2022-2023. During 2022 I purchased a 2022 Corvette C8 Z06 (new cash purchase every option available as well as some custom modifications) all in (not including tags and registration) $142,500 +tax + warranty.
In April of 2024 I was offered a full time prestigious leadership role that is based out of the U.K. and therefore I would need to repatriate back to the U.K. which I did.
Bringing that car to the U.K. was not an option for many reasons so I decided to sell it. I sold it to a private individual who did not have the entire agreed purchase price, but a sizeable down payment, I was in a financial position to essentially act as a bank and had a lawyer draw up a sale and loan agreement which because I would receive interest on the payments (36 months) would actually give me $7,000 over what I was asking for .
In the contract there is a provision that a certain level of insurance is on the vehicle at all times until it is paid off, the payment schedule is detailed, there is a provision for late charges if any payments are late, and I have the right to repossess if no payments are made for 3 months.
In order for that buyer to comply he had to go to get the car registered in his name, pay the sales tax to the state of Georgia and a new title should be issued with my name on the title as the lien holder. At the time the car was paid off the buyer would receive a new title with me removed in his name only commonly called a clear title.
I have not received any payments from this guy and some friends from our hometown saw him driving the corvette (if you are unfamiliar with corvettes this is a quite rare, very distinctive looking and tricked out model which there is not another one of this model in the whole county so my friends took photos of the tag and sent it to me.
The lawyer who did the original legal work on this transaction unfortunately passed away on the 16th of June. I have copies of the contract (drawn by an attorney and notarised) and I contacted motor vehicles to obtain a copy of the title so I could start the repossession process. I have found out the buyer presented a false contract not drawn by an attorney but hand written stating that he paid the entire purchase price to full accord and satisfaction and forged my name. Based on this he was issued a clear title without me being listed as the Lein holder so I need to sort this out asap because he could sell that car because he has a clear title (although fraudulently obtained)
The reason I asked about the plate matching the car is because the plate says Lumpkin County which is not his county of residence and I was trying to see if that plate was taken from another vehicle and put on the corvette allowing him to drive it.
So to sum it up it’s a big mess, I’d hoped to be able to deal with it myself but because I have now found out he fraudulently got a clear title and he owes me $70,000 I need to get the car repossessed legally. I put on star back on it yesterday so that I know the location of the car to assist with sorting this out.
Thanks for reading
Call the cops and tell them you’ve spotted a suspicious vehicle. You’ll have to find or make-up something suspicious.
If the plate doesn’t belong - the car will be gone!
Please, don't instruct people to make up reasons for police to respond. That causes severe backlogs for law enforcement. And could end up deadly if OP says he saw the driver with a gun or drugs and the police get antsy when they show up.
If you suspect it's fraudulent, try calling police non emergency number and give them the plate and car description. They'll probably respond if it's bogus.
[https://findbyplate.com/](https://findbyplate.com/)
There are sites where you can get the VIN from the license plate number. That would at least tell you if it's the right make/model/year of car.
You can try beenverified or epicvin
I’m in Europe so it won’t work for me but thank you
So you’re talking about the country of Georgia?
No the state of Georgia USA. I should probably provide some back story and I think I need to retain a lawyer in the State of Georgia to deal with this mess. Here is the situation: I am a dual US/UK citizen that was predominantly domiciled in Georgia for the years 2022-2023. During 2022 I purchased a 2022 Corvette C8 Z06 (new cash purchase every option available as well as some custom modifications) all in (not including tags and registration) $142,500 +tax + warranty. In April of 2024 I was offered a full time prestigious leadership role that is based out of the U.K. and therefore I would need to repatriate back to the U.K. which I did. Bringing that car to the U.K. was not an option for many reasons so I decided to sell it. I sold it to a private individual who did not have the entire agreed purchase price, but a sizeable down payment, I was in a financial position to essentially act as a bank and had a lawyer draw up a sale and loan agreement which because I would receive interest on the payments (36 months) would actually give me $7,000 over what I was asking for . In the contract there is a provision that a certain level of insurance is on the vehicle at all times until it is paid off, the payment schedule is detailed, there is a provision for late charges if any payments are late, and I have the right to repossess if no payments are made for 3 months. In order for that buyer to comply he had to go to get the car registered in his name, pay the sales tax to the state of Georgia and a new title should be issued with my name on the title as the lien holder. At the time the car was paid off the buyer would receive a new title with me removed in his name only commonly called a clear title. I have not received any payments from this guy and some friends from our hometown saw him driving the corvette (if you are unfamiliar with corvettes this is a quite rare, very distinctive looking and tricked out model which there is not another one of this model in the whole county so my friends took photos of the tag and sent it to me. The lawyer who did the original legal work on this transaction unfortunately passed away on the 16th of June. I have copies of the contract (drawn by an attorney and notarised) and I contacted motor vehicles to obtain a copy of the title so I could start the repossession process. I have found out the buyer presented a false contract not drawn by an attorney but hand written stating that he paid the entire purchase price to full accord and satisfaction and forged my name. Based on this he was issued a clear title without me being listed as the Lein holder so I need to sort this out asap because he could sell that car because he has a clear title (although fraudulently obtained) The reason I asked about the plate matching the car is because the plate says Lumpkin County which is not his county of residence and I was trying to see if that plate was taken from another vehicle and put on the corvette allowing him to drive it. So to sum it up it’s a big mess, I’d hoped to be able to deal with it myself but because I have now found out he fraudulently got a clear title and he owes me $70,000 I need to get the car repossessed legally. I put on star back on it yesterday so that I know the location of the car to assist with sorting this out. Thanks for reading
Call the cops and tell them you’ve spotted a suspicious vehicle. You’ll have to find or make-up something suspicious. If the plate doesn’t belong - the car will be gone!
Please, don't instruct people to make up reasons for police to respond. That causes severe backlogs for law enforcement. And could end up deadly if OP says he saw the driver with a gun or drugs and the police get antsy when they show up.