On July 27, 2009, I went to my local FBI field office in Los Angeles and talked to Duty Agent Glenn Canino and he suggested I contact the Phoenix branch and complete the IC3 form. He informed me that by myself the FBI probably wouldn't be interested, but with all the victims and the amount of money stolen in total, the FBI might be able to help us out.
To make a long story short, on December 24, 2008 I responded to an ad on Ebay Motors about a Lamborghini Replica for sale. After calling the seller, Richard F. Cosentino (aka Richard F. Sainz), my family and I drove from Los Angeles, California to Mesa, Arizona to see the car in person on January 19, 2009 and left a personal check for $1, 000.00 as a deposit. This transaction took place at Mr. Cosentino's home at 9752 E. Irwin Ave., Mesa, AZ 85209 where the car was located. I then flew to Phoenix on January 26, 2009 and Mr. Cosentino picked me up at Sky Harbor International Airport and then drove me to a Wells Fargo Bank where I gave him an additional $10, 000.00 Cash. On February 22, 2009 my wife and I drove to Mesa again per Mr. Cosentino's request to approve the car "ready for paint" and gave him the final payment of $10, 300.00 Cash at 11:00 am, which Mr. Cosentino handed over to his wife, Stephanie, who was also present at this meeting located at his shop at 1734 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ 85203.
I have a signed contract by Richard Cosentino stating PAID IN FULL $21, 300.00 and a promise of completion in 2 weeks. Mr. Cosentino never completed the car and told us one excuse after the other. Then Mr. Cosentino stopped returning our calls.
On July 8 and 9, 2009 I drove to Mesa and was able to catch Mr. Cosentino at his home. He told my wife and I that we were trespassing and if we didn't leave he was going to call the police. We stayed in Mesa another evening and later on that day confronted Mr. Cosentino at his shop. I saw the car I purchased under a tarp because I recognized the rims on the vehicle, but he said it wasn't mine and forced me to leave with a shotgun located at arms reach and said that we were never going to get anything from him and there was nothing we could do about it. $21, 300.000 is not worth my life so we returned home to Los Angeles.
After speaking to an attorney, I realize I may never get any of my money back and certainly won't get a car from Mr. Cosentino, but I do not want this to happen to other hardworking, innocent people. Since then, I have seen my car for sale on Ebay, Craigslist, KitCars.com, and KitCarMagazine.com I have also spoken to several other victims that have experienced the exact same thing I have. Some other victims include Jim Haszinger (taken for $37, 500.00) out of New Orleans and Doron Azoulay (taken for $33, 900.00) out of Maryland. Check your records for their IC3 forms. There are even more victims, including a guy from Norway. You can read about more victims if you go to www.RichardCosentino.com and/or www.ComplaintsBoard.com
Richard Cosentino also has a "silent partner", John Schmutzer, out of Ohio, who is now selling the Richard's cars for him because Richard has been banned from eBay. John Schmutzer's contact number is 330-506-3202. His address is 54 Walnut St., Mt. Gilead, OH 43338. Basically, Richard Cosentino (AZ driver's license number A13632571, d.o.b. 10/30/1965) is selling the same vehicle over and over and over. He is commiting not only internet fraud, but also wire fraud, interstate fraud, and I am sure he is not telling the IRS about his earnings. Mr. Cosentino claims to have a business license and dealer's license, but I have not been able to find these numbers and he would not supply me the information.
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