Auto Traders Scammer Please Read!

Lexan on 27/11/2020 - 15:17
Last edited 27/11/2020 - 17:19 by 1 other user

Hi All. I hope you still have time to read this while browsing and shopping on Black Friday.

I was planning to buy a car and found one listed on Auto Trader, the car was located in Tasmania. I got in contact with seller, surprisingly the car wasn't sold yet because it was more than $6000 cheaper. SGTBT; Sounds Good To Be True. STGTBT Sounds Too Good To Be True

After 2 days of contacting, seller gave me a preferred option which was to deliver the car at seller's cost. Which was free for me. SGTBT.2 STGTBT.2

Seller said she's in WA but car was in warehouse called autotrader-movers.

I checked out the website, looks pro, very detailing. SGTBT.3 STGTBT.3

But…..i saw phone number was not available due to virus. This was very weird. Very suspicious. I even looked the ABN number on government website, given zero information.

Then I contacted Auto Trader and asked them if auto Trader mover belong to them. Their response was -

Hi x, Thanks for the feedback. We believe this is a fraudulent

Kind regards,

X
Autotrader.com.au

I stopped contacting the fake seller. Luckily I haven't sent them a deposit. A few hundred dollars would have been nice to spend legit stuff on Black Friday.

Happy Friday and happy shopping

Automotive

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Comments

  • t_c on 27/11/2020 - 15:28

    " I even looked the ABN number on government website, given zero information."

    I just looked it up abn is registered https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View?id=41122998903

    • Lexan on 27/11/2020 - 15:44

      Thanks. What did I miss

  • Logical on 27/11/2020 - 15:37
    +12

    Thank you for the heads up, I found that car and bought it. Great saving. Thank you OP.

  • holdenmg on 27/11/2020 - 15:38
    +1

    When you back trace the Web Site address you get:
    https://www.ip-tracker.org/lookup/whois-lookup.php?query=aut…

    This leads to another similarly named Qld based company… AUTO MOVER AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    https://www.automover.com.au/

    Pro tip: Why not rent "Dude, Where's My Car?"

  • Logical on 27/11/2020 - 15:43
    -2

    Everything is legitimate here OP, 'Autotrader movers' move cars around Australia, whereas Autotrader sells car. Different business even though part of the name is same.

    • Lexan on 27/11/2020 - 15:54

      Seller wouldn't give me her contact number for the last 3 days. Sounds fishy

    • toomuchdogfur on 27/11/2020 - 16:31
      +2

      I disagree - looking closer at this site raises many flags:
      - The "Autotrader Movers" site rips off the Autotrader logo exactly - you wouldn't do this as a legit site
      - There is no mention of this service on the legit Autotrader website, even though they do link to their other affiliated services (CarsGuide and GumTree)
      - They didn't even put an address in the contact page - the Google Map resolves to the middle of a National Park in WA
      - Various inconsistencies throughout the site suggest a copy & paste hackjob (e.g. the "Pre Ship Checklist" links to a US Department of Transportation document, the "How It Works" has generic wording for an escrow site rather than a car shipping site)

      tl;dr This is an escrow scam of some sort - you are right to stay far, far away from this.

  • steven6 on 27/11/2020 - 15:43
    +1

    Different ABN 40 153 561 365 on their whois

  • Bid Sniper on 27/11/2020 - 15:56

    Companie(s) might be legit but seller sure as hell isnt.

    Always see the car in person, never buy sight unseen unless its a low kay car from a dealer.

  • pegaxs on 27/11/2020 - 16:25
    +2

    Sounds Good To Be True.

    Sounds too good to be true.

  • resubaehtgnolhcs on 27/11/2020 - 16:25
    +3

    SGTBT; Sounds Good To Be True.

    I am pedantic … Sounds too good to be true

    • holdenmg on 27/11/2020 - 16:26

      S2G2x2
      lol

      • Lexan on 27/11/2020 - 16:49
        +1

        Much better 👍

  • Cheeper on 27/11/2020 - 16:59

    Lucky you did not get stung.
    Best to buy local and pay$ for a proper inspection and ppsr check and not get duped.

    • Lexan on 27/11/2020 - 17:08

      Thanks. Luckily I haven't sent a deposit.

  • randomusername2017 on 27/11/2020 - 22:43

    lol

    This scam gets a regular mention on here

    Try googling the car rego or vin and you'll see the original listing for the vehicle they used on autotraders.

    • Lexan on 27/11/2020 - 23:25

      This is a great find. All of the websites including the one I listed look the same.

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