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12 gru 2023 · The FTC’s new Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Rule aims to change that by stopping bait-and-switch tactics and hidden fees. Here’s what the Rule means for car and truck buyers like you. Pricing and payments. A dealer must tell you the offering price, which is the full price of the vehicle.
27 paź 2021 · October 27, 2021. There’s a fake IRS email that keeps popping into people’s inboxes. It says that you can get a third Economic Impact Payment (EIP) if you click a link that lets you “access the form for your additional information” and “get help” with the application. But the link is a trick.
17 cze 2020 · In a complaint, the Federal Trade Commission says Traffic Jam Events, a direct mail marketing firm for car dealers, is falsely claiming in mailers that their “Economic Automotive Stimulus Relief Program” is affiliated with and approved by the government. It’s not.
4 lut 2021 · Below we outline four stimulus payment-related scams to look out for. 1. Fake checks. Scammers might mail you a physical check, which looks exactly like the government-issued stimulus checks.
12 gru 2023 · The CARS Rule prohibits dealers from using bait-and-switch claims to lure vehicle buyers to the lot, including about the cost of a car or the terms of financing, the availability of any discounts or rebates, and the actual availability of the vehicles being advertised.
In the drive toward Combating Auto Retail Scams, the FTC’s just-announced CARS Rule is a big win for consumers, who lose billions of dollars in wasted time and money each year to illegal practices like bait-and-switch tactics and junk fees.
22 sty 2024 · The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s Combating Auto Retail Scams or "CARS" program's new rules look to eliminate car buying confusion and hassle when they finally go into effect...
