Buying a used car can be a risk with a possible scam around the corner. Here’s what you might encounter
That of used cars it is a market on which you can come across excellent discounts on list prices with a series of potential deals to be seized upon. Be careful, however, to act carefully due to possible scams. Too many times, in fact, we have heard of customers deceived by criminals who, with second-hand cars, have created real businesses, as happened in the story we are about to tell you.
Different types of scams can occur on second-hand cars. The most used one is related toreduction in kilometres routes even if the operation was made increasingly difficult by new security systems. However, the criminals managed to organize themselves and set up new illicit methods to raise cash, even selling cars that they did not own. Here’s what happened in Italy in recent days.
On the website “QuiBrescia.it“, yet another case of fraud linked to the used car market has been made known. This time, at least there was a happy ending. The Financial Police in Peschiera del Garda discovered and foiled the whole thing.
Used cars, what a scam happened in Italy
In a nutshell, a used car salesman was accused of defrauding 30 people, an incredibly high number of unlucky buyers. It seems that the man got paid for selling cars that were not owned by him, creating a truly enormous scam. The Verona Prosecutor’s Office took care of the investigations, following a high number of reports from those who had been deceived.
Also a service Strip the News helped spread the story. Consider that this practice was carried out from June 2022 to January 2024, therefore for a year and a half.
The alleged seller has put dozens of models on the market, sponsoring ads so that they were more visible, thus making their products more interesting. Consider that the cars were not owned by him. The man had organized the scam by renting some models for a few days to further seduce potential customers who were enticed by the opportunity.
Just think that the seller asked for payment in advance. However, the cars were never delivered. After having collected the amount from the customer, the scammer returned the car that he had previously rented, without anyone realizing the scam he had carried out. Following the investigations, the man ended up in handcuffs, and now he is accused not only of fraud, but also of self-laundering. We will see what the accusations and decisions against him will be.
