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Scammers Are Cloning Real Car Dealership Websites—Would You Spot the Fake?

Scammers are cloning real car dealership websites and copying the details that make a legitimate business look legitimate. That can include logos, vehicle photos, inventory listings, addresses, and even customer testimonials.

Clever Dude · Sep 27

Fake Car Dealership Websites Are Taking Buyers’ Money — Here’s How to Spot One Before You Pay

A car can look like the deal of the century on a computer screen, right up until the buyer sends money and discovers the dealership never existed. Scammers now create convincing dealership websites that copy real businesses, complete with vehicle photos, logos, listings, testimonials, and polished sales pages. The Federal…

Clever Dude · Sep 11

7 Ways to Tell Whether an Online Deal Is Actually Saving You Money

Online shopping makes it remarkably easy to feel like you are saving money, especially when a countdown clock or giant “40% off” banner appears on the screen. But an online deal is only valuable when the final price is genuinely lower and the purchase fits your needs and budget. Retail…

Budget and the Bees · Sep 10

Man Buys Ford From Carvana. Then It Shows Up With A Cracked Windshield. Then He Realizes He's Got Bigger Problems To Solve

“I bought that EcoSport based on the Carvana listing and..."

Motor1 · Jul 23

Consumers warned over fake ‘Made in USA’ products ahead of America’s 250th anniversary

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The Independent UK · Jul 1

'Call Corporate!!!': Woman Tries To Pay For Enterprise Rental. They Refuse—Then 1 Day Later Take The Car For Failure To Pay

"Enterprise is what, like a billion-dollar company, and they’re acting like this over $317."

Motor1 · Jun 12

The business secretary is overselling UK state investment activism

Peter Kyle exaggerates role of British Business Bank and National Wealth Fund in nurturing firms

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10

‘T-Mobile is scamming me’: Customer says she paid off her phone in full—then T-Mobile blocked her phone, making it inoperable

A woman shares her frustrating experience with T-Mobile after leaving a relative’s phone plan to start her own. She claims the phone carrier is “scamming” her by leaving her fully paid-off phone inoperable unless she covers charges that aren’t hers. In a video with over 739,000 views, TikToker Drowsy Lola…

The Mary Sue · Jun 3

Woman Takes Lyft. Then She Gets A $150 'Damage' Fee A Few Days Later: 'Becoming More And More Popular…Also With Uber'

'I'm so tired of it.'

Motor1 · May 28

How to Avoid Getting Ripped Off by an Extended-Warranty Auto Contract

Read the contract first (and have it reviewed by a mechanic). Some third-party providers are selling coverage that might not be all that it's claimed to be.

Kiplinger · May 19