Auto Dealer Fraud

Does this situation sound familiar? You've been looking to purchase a vehicle, and you finally found the one you like at a price you can afford. You stop by your bank and get pre-approved for a car loan because you know that's where you will get the best interest...

When you go to buy a car, the salesman is probably very invested in making that sale. This is because most people who work in this industry get paid on commission. If you leave without buying the car, they don’t make any money and they’ve just wasted their time....

In some ways, the internet has made buying a vehicle easier than ever before. You can look at what inventory different lots have and narrow down your search to specific vehicles before you even arrive at the dealership. You can order vehicle history reports and...

Claims about auto dealer fraud in Connecticut often focus on misrepresented vehicles or warranties that the dealership had no intention of upholding. However, there are many other forms of dealer fraud, some of which are harder to detect than others. There are many...

In a perfect world, all auto dealers would be forthright and honest. Well, it’s not a perfect world, as many car buyers have ruefully discovered. And if you are female, you may be zeroed in on by auto dealers who assume that you are so clueless about auto buying that...

Many consumers believe they are guaranteed to get a high-quality vehicle if they buy a “Certified Pre-Owned” vehicle. Unfortunately, many of those cars have serious defects, and some may even have serious safety defects. One of ’s clients...

One common type of fraud in retail industries is known as bait and switch. This is essentially a tactic to trick consumers into thinking they're going to get a better deal than they are going to get. There are a few different ways that this can happen. In some cases,...

If you showed up to a car dealership only for an offered car to be sold then you may be the victim of a bait and switch. This is an old trick car dealers use to sell newer more expensive cars.  Here is what you should know about bait and switch dealership scams: What...

You thought you bought the “right” car from the “right” people. Then, you take your car off the lot and it starts sputtering and coughing, then you may have been victimized by fraud.  It’s not every day you buy a car and when you do you don’t want to find out you were...

If you're in the market for a new car, you may feel that you're sort of at the mercy of the car salesman that you get. You may not know everything about what these vehicles offer or even what you're looking for. You're hoping that the salesman can give you guidance...