EXCLUSIVE警告 to drivers after man's £9k BMW was 'stolen to order' off his 運動 a week after it was put on Facebook Marketplace... and the red 旗s to look out for

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Drivers have been 警告するd after a man's £9,000 BMW was 'stolen to order' off his driveway just one week after it was put up for sale on Facebook Marketplace.?

Nyle Ryatt, 29, put his BMW 3 Series 335i - a rare 見解／翻訳／版 of the car with an N55 engine - on the online marketplace and a 'very 利益／興味d' 買い手 接触するd him about it.

The 可能性のある 買い手 planned to visit to 検査／視察する the car at Mr Ryatt's home in Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield on Saturday, March 9, but he did not show up. The man then phoned and pleaded with him to see the car the next day, so he reluctantly agreed to let him come over at 1pm.?

Mr Ryatt told MailOnline: 'Sunday （機の）カム and I was laying in bed. I messaged if he was still coming and he said 'Yes I'll see you in a couple of hours'.'?

But that afternoon he received his phone call from his brother who had popped over for Mother's Day, who told him that his car was 行方不明の from the driveway.

Drivers have been 警告するd after a man's £9,000 BMW (pictured) was 'stolen to order' off his driveway just one week after it was put up for sale on Facebook Marketplace

配達／演説／出産 driver Nyle Ryatt (pictured), 29, put his BMW 3 Series 335i - a rare 見解／翻訳／版 of the car with an N55 engine - on the online marketplace and a 'very 利益／興味d' 買い手 接触するd him

The 配達／演説／出産 driver said: 'My younger brother rang me and said the car was gone. There was glass on the 床に打ち倒す and I just froze.?

'My mum heard me shout. I phoned the police and they asked me all the 詳細（に述べる）s. I told them I had this chap who I gave my 演説（する）／住所 to.'

The driver had failed to turn up on Sunday, even though he was unaware the car had been stolen, which has led Mr Ryatt to 嫌疑者，容疑者／疑う the car had been 'stolen to order' by the 可能性のある 買い手.?Police are 調査／捜査するing.

The engine of his stolen BMW can sell for around £6,000 alone on the 黒人／ボイコット market.

Mr Ryatt 最初 thought the 買い手 was 'legit' as because of the questions he was asking. 'He was asking how long I've had it, the mileage, if I've had 十分な service history, if I've had problems. Nothing about 安全.'?

'We arranged for him to come and see the car on Saturday, I think it was 11pm. I asked if he was still coming and he said yes.

'I hoovered the car and took all my stuff out. 12 o'clock （機の）カム and it was morning wasted. I messaged him and said the car would be going 支援する up for sale.

'I gave him my number and 演説（する）／住所. I had a phone call two hours after he was supposed to come, he said "I'm really sorry, I was supposed to come to work".

'He said he was 利益／興味d and 手配中の，お尋ね者 the car. I reluctantly said come and he said 1pm Sunday.' Sunday （機の）カム and I was laying in bed. I messaged if he was still coming and he said 'Yes I'll see you in a couple of hours'.?

When asked about the 可能性 that his car was 'stolen to order', Mr Ryatt said: 'It could be that I've put this advert on, someone has seen it and gone to a known 自動車泥棒 and said I want that. He's not a first-time crook, he's done this before.

'I've not had it long, I bought it last June. I saw it on Autotrader and I 選ぶd it up last June.

'They've 明白に scanned the 重要な to turn the alarm off. Then when they were struggling with the crook lock that's when they 粉砕するd the window.

'I was outside hoovering the ca r the day before but I wasn't 支払う／賃金ing much attention to the car. It seemed very calculated.

'My 解釈／通訳 of stolen to order is they've seen what the cars are about. I had it on sale for a week. I put a lock on the wheel. Someone 手配中の，お尋ね者 that car, I had a crook lock on it. The car was alarmed 同様に.'?

Mr Ryatt 問題／発行するd a 警告 to other 販売人s on Facebook marketplace, 説 that the three red 旗s you should look out for are:

1. Be careful who you 株 your 詳細（に述べる）s and the car's 場所 with.
2. Poor communication from the 可能性のある 買い手 and changes of the 見解（をとる）ing time.

The 可能性のある 買い手 planned to visit to 検査／視察する the car at Mr Ryatt's home in Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield on Saturday, March 9, but he did not show up

'I want to 警告する people to be careful who you are 株ing your 詳細（に述べる）s with,' said Mr Ryatt

Mr Ryatt said: 'I want to 警告する people to be careful who you are 株ing your 詳細（に述べる）s with. They can clone your plates on there (Facebook). It was a sought after car.

'On the BMW 会議 where I 地位，任命するd it, someone 個人として messaged me of another E series BMW that had been stolen. E90's get stolen and 結局最後にはーなる in Dudley.

'We tried some of the supermarkets in 事例／患者 it had been stolen. My youngest brother （機の）カム 支援する at 12.30am and saw the car on the driveway.

'It could be on a ship somewhere. Trying to find a 手動式の one, it's hard. They're really hard to find. I waited a while to get one.

'I had it up for £9,000 with 85,000 miles on it and 十分な service history. I've lost my seven year no （人命などを）奪う，主張する now, now I've got four left, but now it's going to go up.

'I've got a clean licence and never made a （人命などを）奪う，主張する. It's like I'm penalised for having my car stolen.

'In my area, there have been a lot of car 窃盗s. 特に with new cars, they steal the 前線 ends off of cars. You can walk 負かす／撃墜する the street and see the 前線 of cars 行方不明の.

'I would say to people to get 最大限 安全 but if they want it, they'll have it. They could've broken into the house.

'And it was on mother's day. This guy hadn't messaged me or anything.

'People say it's insured but it's the 頭痛 and i've lost out on money. I've got to start again. I'm not doing anything flash again, it's cheaper, I'm only doing bangers.

'You just become a 的.

'On the day it happened, I kept going up the road while having a smoke. I've 静めるd 負かす／撃墜する now.'

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said: 'We're 調査／捜査するing after a BMW 3 series was stolen from Bickley Avenue on March 9 to 10. Enquiries are 現在進行中の. Anyone with （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） is asked to get in touch 引用するing 罪，犯罪 言及／関連 20/307824/24.'