The Ferrari in the crosshairs of thieves: this is how they deceive their owners

Owning a supercar is not as glamorous as many imagine, and if you don’t believe it, ask the owners of these Ferrari that have been stolen. It is true that over time and with technological advances the security of cars against being taken has improved greatly, but thieves have also devised new methods. In South Africa, a series of robberies has been reported that are being carried out and that basically consist of deceiving owners after posing as someone from the official service.

It is no surprise that someone who can afford a vehicle of the caliber of a Ferrari can also afford a garage and a commensurate level of security. At the same time, the service provided by the manufacturer after purchase is what anyone spending more than 200,000 euros on a car expects. But the thieves have known how to exploit these circumstances.

On certain occasions, Ferrari may call its customers to let them know their car needs to undergo a technical inspection or pay a visit to the workshop. When this happens, the house of the Prancing Horse can come to your home to collect the car and spare you from losing your valuable time going to the facilities both to drop it off and to pick it up.

Without a doubt, this service is at the very least attractive and befitting someone who has decided to acquire a supercar with the prestige of a Ferrari. However, this has turned against the unlucky owners in South Africa of a offspring of the Italian house, who have been deceived by professional thieves.

To carry out the robbery successfully, the thieves would obtain the owner’s phone number, call them and pose as someone from the Ferrari technical service who, claiming that their car needed to undergo a service, managed to get hold of the keys. The thieves would show up at the homes of Ferrari owners on the premise that they were going to collect the car to take it to the workshop. The problem? That the owners never heard anything about their supercar again.

Ferrari South Africa, aware of this problem, has issued an official statement through its social media to warn all owners of what is happening and that, should they receive a call from someone claiming to be from a Ferrari dealership, they should report it to the brand as quickly as possible so that its authenticity can be verified.