You should know that a scam is being operated from your store's parking lot at Lincoln & McCormick in Chicago. It happened to me this morning 06/15/2020
As I was pulling out of the store parking lot two Mexican guys in a black SUV pulled alongside me and gestured for me to wind down my window. I drive a Toyota Prius and the license plate holder gives the Toyota dealer's name which is Grossinger.
So, armed with this information, the driver says "do you remember me, I'm from Grossinger." I say sorry the car is two year's old I don't know you. Then he says "what happened to get all that bodywork damage?" I reply there is no damage or I would have seen it this morning. He says pull over and I'll show you. Sure enough the front wing has been hit and damaged and to my untrained eye it looks bad. He says don't worry, we're from Grossinger and if you go to them they'll want $5,000 to fix this but we can do it now for just the cost of materials. The driver engages me in conversation while his friend, "Francisco", sets to work with some sort of suction cup device. After a few minutes they call me over to show a pretty good repair. Then they try to make me pay $2,800. I refused. At one point it was quite a threatening situation. I gave them $60 just to get away.
I didn't see them do the damage but there is absolutely no other way it could have happened. Their whole operation was very well rehearsed. The damage can only have been done in the store parking lot because I'd been nowhere else and the car is always securely garaged.
I haven't filed a police report but by all means forward this email to police as you think fit. This is for your information, I am not making any claim. Don't let it happen to other customers.
Chicago store: Lincoln & Mccormick #8598
I have no complaint, just a danger warning.
You should know that a scam is being operated from your store's parking lot at Lincoln & McCormick in Chicago. It happened to me this morning 06/15/2020
As I was pulling out of the store parking lot two Mexican guys in a black SUV pulled alongside me and gestured for me to wind down my window. I drive a Toyota Prius and the license plate holder gives the Toyota dealer's name which is Grossinger.
So, armed with this information, the driver says "do you remember me, I'm from Grossinger." I say sorry the car is two year's old I don't know you. Then he says "what happened to get all that bodywork damage?" I reply there is no damage or I would have seen it this morning. He says pull over and I'll show you. Sure enough the front wing has been hit and damaged and to my untrained eye it looks bad. He says don't worry, we're from Grossinger and if you go to them they'll want $5,000 to fix this but we can do it now for just the cost of materials. The driver engages me in conversation while his friend, "Francisco", sets to work with some sort of suction cup device. After a few minutes they call me over to show a pretty good repair. Then they try to make me pay $2,800. I refused. At one point it was quite a threatening situation. I gave them $60 just to get away.
I didn't see them do the damage but there is absolutely no other way it could have happened. Their whole operation was very well rehearsed. The damage can only have been done in the store parking lot because I'd been nowhere else and the car is always securely garaged.
I haven't filed a police report but by all means forward this email to police as you think fit. This is for your information, I am not making any claim. Don't let it happen to other customers.