Category Archives: Used Car Fraud
Harrisburg Couple Face Criminal Charges for Defrauding Consumers Through Online Vehicle Sales
Despite legal regulations that aim to prevent it, fraud is always a possibility when you buy a used car. Car dealerships that sell used vehicles sometimes go out of their way to live down the sleazy image that had attached itself to the profession of used car sales. You can tell that a car… Read More »
Odometer Fraud Is On The Rise In Pennsylvania And Elsewhere
In certain parts of Miami, Los Angeles, and New York City, most of the people you see are considerably older than they look. Just as the phenomenon of people drinking from the artificial Fountain of Youth is concentrated in certain areas of the country, so is the phenomenon of vehicles lying about their age. … Read More »
Is It Safe To Buy A Salvage Title Or Rebuilt Title Car?
Only the wealthiest people and those with the best credit can afford to buy new cars, so if you are in the market to buy a car, you will probably end up with a used one. “Used car” is a vague term, however, covering everything from a shiny, certified pre-owned vehicle to a jalopy… Read More »
Pennsylvania Attorney General Sues Two Used Car Dealerships That Sold Cars That Were Not Roadworthy
As new cars, along with almost everything else, become less and less affordable, demand keeps growing for used cars. Meanwhile, the price of used cars has increased 42 percent in the past three years, according to Kelley Blue Book. The law requires dealerships that sell used cars to be transparent about the history of… Read More »
FTC Proposes Stricter Rules To Prevent Deceptive Sales Practices At Car Dealerships
If you ever have a free afternoon, read that series of articles in which a man who worked at used car dealerships in the 1990s describes all the shady practices that his colleagues employed to sell cars at prices much higher than their value. In the last installment in the series, he said that… Read More »
Used Car Buyers, Beware Of The Five Finger Spread
Every time you pick up your phone in the morning and see the notifications you missed while you were asleep, your news feeds and social media accounts are full of frightening tales of new Internet scams. There are Tik Tok scams and buy now pay later (BNPL) scams, and that is not even counting… Read More »
Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Victim’s Family In Used Car Fraud Lawsuit
When you buy a used car, the dealer should give you a copy of the vehicle’s Carfax report, which shows its history of sales and collisions. If you later discover that the dealer misled you about the car’s history, either by falsifying the Carfax report or by any other means, you have the right… Read More »
Warning Signs Of Shady Dealing At The Used Car Dealership
During times when people are already in the mood to celebrate by spending money on themselves, such as after surviving Thanksgiving with their in-laws and before it is time to start buying Christmas presents for children, used car dealerships like to put up the flashy decorations and lure people in. Behind the twinkling lights… Read More »
Is It Used Car Fraud If The Car Self-Destructs Right After The Warranty Ends?
Many big-ticket items come with the option to purchase a warranty, where the seller will repair problems that arise in a set period of time after the sale, at no cost to the buyer. The optimist sees this as an honest business practice that saves buyers from being stuck with defective items that malfunction… Read More »
Philadelphia Mom Sues Dealership Over False Advertising And Misrepresentation Of Car’s History
A gently used car can be the best of all possible worlds. You have probably heard that a car’s resale value decreases by thousands of dollars the minute it leaves the dealership lot. Therefore, if you buy a car that only has a few thousand miles on its odometers, you are, for all practical… Read More »
