Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Auto Fraud Part II

As promised before the Holiday, we would publish part II.
A few run of the mill scams are:
A cosigner will be listed as the car purchaser, No trade in will cost you another thousand dollars, They will try to lease and write up a contract even when you say you want to buy. They will tell you that your trade in is worthless, but, they will take it to get rid of it for you. Bait and switch is their mode of operation and they are not only ruthless they are like barracuda  circling their prey,except they do not have as high an intelligence as marine life. Yep, pretty much real scum. Bottom feeders is much too nice a name for these folks.

There are some auto dealerships that actually are not too bad, but many and I do mean VERY MANY are real car salesmen! Believe me that is the worst creature out there.These individuals have no shame, no morals, no remorse at all!
They will sing you a poor pitiful me song every single time they are caught. They are not acting alone. The finance guys are just as bad and will help them finalize their scams. The managers will tell you if you have a lawyer they will not help straighten anything out! Wow! The Mafia had more class than that!
At least they were dignified crooks.

The owners know full well what goes on but they detach themselves as much as possible so their own hands appear to be clean. Just check out the name of the dealership at your state's secretary of state business listing site and you will find the owner's name or names. From there it is easy to trace backwards and find out exactly how big a crook the owner might be. In fact it is a good idea to check that out in advance. So you will know what kind of people you are dealing with or not.

After going over all the transactions , and it is  good idea to keep a journal of dates and times, and also who you spoke with, about what. Any complaints you expressed, any thing you found that the law would enforce on your behalf.
A lot of work for sure. But, you are dealing with people who lie and scam for a living.   Also you will need to keep every single piece of paper for documentation. Print out any ads that prompted you to go to that dealership.( you will need them for the FTC.)
Now, very important to print this out:
You will need to file a complaint with:
Your state attorney General's office.
The Better Business Bureau
The Federal Trade Commission
Your State's Department of revenue
The D.M.V. if separate.
If over 60, The division of Aging
and Adult Protective Services (Financial fraud of the Elderly)

Then post bad reviews to :
Cars.com
Edmunds.com
car dealer check.com
dealer rater.com
Yelp
yahoo locals

I know this could be a bit time consuming but... you want to prevent others from being victimized. Also get on all senior citizen chat sites and talk, talk, talk! Do not keep their dirty little secrets. Remember they have mothers, grandmothers, mother in laws, etc. in their own families and exposing them to their very own family can end up being the very worse form of punishment to these super scam artists.
After all of this you are now ready to find a good consumer fraud attorney. look online and ask around they are out there and ready to go after your predator.
Once they scam you it is not too late. You can get justice!