OF THIS CON-MAN!!!
The House Boat He couldn't afford
This summer Justin Poston of Valley Mills, Texas wanted a house boat. Unfortunately, having previously gone bankrupt and had his home foreclosed on, poor Justin couldn’t afford a boat. Was Justin going to let that trivial detail stop him? Not a chance! You see, Justin is an expert on franchising and fraud, and he did have a 2003 Ford Excursion that he could sell…
Unfortunately, as we will later find out, it was illegal for Justin to sell this vehicle in his home state of Texas as well as the buyer’s home state. But Justin doesn’t care about laws or people. Justin advertised his Excursion as having “no issues” and a freshly rebuilt engine. Him and the buyer agreed upon a purchase price of $20,000 and a deposit was paid to hold the vehicle until the cashier’s check arrived along with the car shipper. And then the anxious buyer waited for his new “no issue” Excursion to arrive back home. And what did that wait yield?
- A TRASHED MOTOR – Far from a “no issue” vehicle, the Excursion arrived with a punctured radiator and a blown motor with fuel in the coolant and coolant in the gas tank ($12,447 and counting in repairs).
- AN ILLEGAL SALE – The buyer later found out that sneaky Justin conducted an illegal vehicle sale.
- CRIMINAL GRAND THEFT – Right before ceasing all communication, criminal Justin committed grand theft by stealing the buyers deposit that he agreed to return
The “no issue” Excursion wouldn’t start when the car hauler showed up, and wouldn’t start when the vehicle was dropped off the next day. It had to be dragged off the car hauler. Ongoing repairs are expected to total about 75% of the purchase price, which brings us to where Justin broke the law.
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An Illegal Sale
Unsurprisingly, ripping off a buyer by fraudulently misrepresenting his Excursion in order to enrich himself at the expense of the buyer was not enough for this con-man. There was still some juice left in that lemon. Catalytic converters are worth a lot of money to sleazy people. So before that Excursion was shipped out of state, Justin removed the valuable catalytic converter. Unfortunately, pursuant to Texas state law, once he did this it became illegal to sell the vehicle since, “Texas law prohibits any person from selling, offering for sale, leasing, or offering to lease any vehicle not equipped with all emissions control systems…” (see tceq.texas.gov). Add another $2,000 to the ongoing repairs and maybe a $25,000 fine for Justin. And yet greedy Justin still was not quite done…
Grand Theft
Sadly, the unfortunate buyer actually overpaid for Justin’s “no issue” Excursion because him and Justin had an agreement whereby Justin would send the $900 deposit (overpayment) back to the buyer inside the Excursion when it was shipped. Needless to say, rather than honor their deal, Justin chose to just steal the money and cease all communications. UPDATE – This website went live on 10/12/22 and it looks like poor Justin didn’t want the grand theft accusation to stand, so he paid back that deposit on 10/16/22 – over 2 months late.
One Final Thought
If you know Justin and see him entertaining on his houseboat, take pause to remember the hard work and theft he put in to obtain it. And if you have the Authority to employ Justin, take pause to imagine what prospective new clients will do if they stumble onto this website (which SEOs nicely). His brand is fraud, which tends to rub off on the Brands he touches.
A final message to Justin Poston
If any of this is untrue then sue me for libel. Truth is my defense and I’ll be seeing you in court either way. Hope the boat was worth it.