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4 kwi 2024 · Online vehicle vendor scam reports to BBB Scam Tracker dropped in 2022 but rose in 2023. Consumers looking to buy a vehicle are at risk of encountering fake vehicle listings and...
7 wrz 2022 · Do an internet search of the photo of the car, an interesting sentence in the text, the phone number or the email address, to see if there are online complaints tied to those elements.
Virtual Vehicle Vendor Scams Full Study. This study reveals a growing scam using fake cars and escrow companies to steal from unsuspecting consumers. Download the study here. Millions of...
1 maj 2024 · The BBB says scammers now strike during the research phase of the vehicle buying process, creating fake “vehicle history” lookup websites meant to steal money and sometimes consumers ...
13 kwi 2024 · The Better Business Bureau issued a study on virtual vehicle vendor scams in 2020, which revealed that reports to BBB Scam Tracker identified a growing scam using fake cars and escrow...
20 kwi 2024 · The BBB said it saw a 25 percent increase in reports last year involving virtual vehicle vendor scams, where criminals pose as private sellers or dealerships, use stolen pictures, fake...
4 kwi 2024 · Buyers aged 45 and above accounted for over three-quarters of all reports on virtual vehicle vendor scams filed with BBB Scam Tracker. Online purchases, including car sales, are one of the scam types most likely to result in a loss of money, according to BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust research, further indicating the need for caution when ...
