Newport Beach business scammed by phony Bieber staff who claimed the pop star needed rentals for Coachella, then drove them to Mexico

Teona Gherasim

A Newport Beach rental company says it has been left reeling after four of its compact Moke-style buggies, worth more than $200,000, allegedly vanished in what appears to be a carefully orchestrated scam tied to pop star Justin Bieber . Newport Beach Moke co-owner Chad Mara told The California Post the trouble began when a man identifying himself only as “Alen” came forward with a rushed, high-profile request: four vehicles for a 10-day rental, allegedly to shuttle pop star Justin Bieber around