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A 42-year-old Florida man managed to dupe dealership staff into letting
him drive off in a $140,000 Porsche 911 in exchange for a fake check he
had printed on his home computer.
Casey William Kelley walked into a Porsche dealership in Destin,
Okaloosa County on July 27 and managed to drive off with a brand new,
white Porsche 911 sports car. The really impressive thing about that is
he only traded a useless piece of paper for it. Kelley had reportedly
printed the check for $139,203.05 on his home printer, but staff let him
take the car without waiting to see if the check cleared. They must have
fallen for the conman’s confident attitude, as he was so proud of
himself that he even asked staff to take a picture of him with the car
before driving away.
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The police report obtained by local media showed that the amateur conman
didn’t stop at a Porsche 911. After seeing that his method work, he went
back home, printed another check for $61,521 and used it at a jeweler in
Miramar Beach the next day. Only this time, the owner didn’t let him
walk out with the three Rolex watches he had bought until he cashed the
check.
By the time the jeweler reported the check as fake, the Porsche
dealership in Destin had figured that out as well, and Kelley had
already been arrested for the first incident. He was taken into custody
on Wednesday, July 28, and into the Walton County Jail on a charge of
grand theft of a motor vehicle and a charge of fraud. Interestingly, the
Florida conman claimed he didn’t understand what he had done wrong.
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According to the arrest report, “Casey stated he didn’t know what the
big deal was, and that since it was his account number on the check he
printed out, it should be fine”.
Casey William Kelley’ next court appearance is scheduled for September
22.
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