Dodgy Aussie car broker Shervin Kalimi Chadorchi ripped off doctors, businessmen in $200k fraud

A dodgy “broker” used a bizarre claim to trick an Aussie doctor into buying luxury cars he never got as part of a widespread $200k fraud.

A doctor was among several Aussies robbed of nearly $200,000 by a fraudulent and deceivingly charming car “broker” who offered to organise their purchases of luxury cars, court document reveal.

Shervin Kalimi Chadorchi, 41, pleaded guilty to eight charges of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception at Downing Centre Local Court, relating to the dishonest supply and sale of cars through his Sydney CBD business, the Car Buying Agency.

Separate to those police matters, he pleaded guilty to dozens more similar charges brought by NSW Fair Trading – the facts of which have not been entirely resolved and cannot yet be detailed.

But the agreed facts regarding the police matters paint a picture of a cunning and manipulative salesman who ripped off several well-educated and successful business figures by hundreds of thousands of dollars, often failing to respond to their inquiries once they started to suspect his dodgy behaviour.

Shervin Chadorchi (l). There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by the other man photographed. Picture: Facebook

In one bizarre fraudulent claim, Chadorchi pretended to be linked to the Australian Medical Association (AMA) to convince a doctor to work with him.

Chadorchi’s first victim made contact with him via his website to organise the purchase of a $78k Toyota Land cruiser.

According to the “Car Buying Agency” website, Chadorchi’s business would “save (customers) time and money” through its “contacts in the industry and immense buying power” by acting as a vehicle broker.

The facts state Chadorchi emailed the Toyota fleet account manager on behalf of the victim to act as a broker and seek a quote for the car.

Chadorchi fraudulently used the account manager’s email signature to make a fake invoice.

Shervin Chadorchi (bottom middle) pleaded guilty to dozens of charges. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by the other men photographed. Picture: Facebook

On February 12, 2020, Chadorchi misleadingly told the victim that for every $1000 paid via credit card, he would receive $100 back under a Toyota rebate scheme that did not exist.

On the same date, he sent the fake invoice to the victim, writing “if you EFT the funds for the car, you’ll also receive $7,390 back”.

The victim made two payments of $37,000 and $36,900 into what he believed was Toyota’s account, but was in fact Chadorchi’s personal bank account.

Chadorchi responded he would “get Toyota to look out for (the payment)”.

On February 19, the victim received a buyer order with a balance amount of $78,427.75 due for the Land Cruiser.

He told them payment had already been made via Chadorchi.

When Toyota returned the car to their sale stock due to not receiving payment, the frustrated victim requested a full refund from Chadorchi, but he refused to do so until the victim removed a negative Google review.

Chadorchi changed his legal representation at the eleventh hour. Picture: Facebook

The victim complied with his request before reporting the matter to police.

On August 7, 2020, Chadorchi emailed the victim to say he’d refunded the money, but the refund was never received.

Over the following year, Chadorchi used similar fraudulent methods to arrange the fake sales of a BMW X7, C200 Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Benz A250, Skoda Karoq Sportline wagon auto, another Toyota land cruiser, a Toyota Prado VX, a Volkswagen Polo GTI and 3 LDV g10 vans.

One unsuspecting victim was as doctor seeking Chadorchi’s help to purchase a BMW X7, a c200 Mercedes Benz and a third luxury car.

Chadorchi claimed to be an associate of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and could therefore organise special discounts and incentives for the doctor.

A doctor questioned why Chadorchi had cut contact. Picture: Text mock-up

When the doctor’s cars never arrived despite payments made, Chadorchi blamed the dealerships and the Covid pandemic.

On May 5, 2021 – 15 months of waiting for delivery of the BMW and two months after his last short correspondence with Chadorchi – the doctor texted him on WhatsApp to say: “why are you not picking up my calls after taken 3 cars from me. You did not pay BMW the sum collected on my cars”.

The facts state the doctor never heard from Chadorchi again and is yet to receive a refund.

At Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday, Chadorchi’s lawyer, Steve Kassem, said many of his client’s victims had been repaid.

The complex case was initially scheduled for a seven-week hearing, but Chadorchi entered guilty pleas to the raft of charges after changing his legal representation at the eleventh hour.

His case will return to court for mention on September 5, when the agreed facts in the NSW Fair Trading charges are set to be tendered.