Beware online car sale scams, consumers warned
A fake car dealership website defrauded victims out of thousands of pounds, BBC investigation finds. …
There were 2,969 reports of online vehicle fraud in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2021, up 21% from 2,459 reports in 2019, Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, said. This cost consumers almost £9.5m last year.