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Complaint Review: Auto Sales House - Nationwide
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Auto Sales House
Nationwide, USA
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786-600-1757
Web:
autosaleshouse.com
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Auto Sales House(ASH)- Dr. Wendy Sanford HUGE SCAM!! Miami Florida
We found a camper for sale on craigslist. I send the individual an email. (Dr. Wendy Sanford) She stated that the camper was at a consignment store in Miami, Florida and I would need to contact Auto Sales House if I was interested in buying it. We did so and everything seemed legit. The owner informed us that she would pay for shipping up to 1,000 miles. The auto sales house claimed that they inspected everything they sell and if it was not as described in the ad, then we had 7 days to return it at the owners expense. They also said that the money we wired to their bank account would be held in a trust fund for 7 days until we decided if we wanted it before they would deposit the money. They sent us a purchase agreement and other paperwork. They had several reviews on their website that were positive so we assumed that we would be ok. I called the number on the website and could not get thru but sent them a message on the online chat and requested a call back. I figured if I actually talked to somebody from this place I would feel better about the situation. I did in fact get a call back from a Miami phone number and the man answered all my questions I had. He in fact was a foreigner. (Which should have been my first clue.) Once our bank wired them the money and the camper was supposed to be on its way, they sent an email stating that they had some problems and the shipment was going to be delayed. Then I knew that it was a scam. I emailed them and told them it was not acceptable and we wanted a refund. They did say that they would refund our money within 48 hours and of course we have never received it. I called the bank that we sent the money to and it was withdrawn an hour after we sent it to them. Hard lesson learned. I notified the authorities. I hope they find these thieves and put them in jail where they belong!!!
2 Updates & Rebuttals
coast
Florida,USA
Totally Avoidable
#2Consumer Comment
Fri, January 08, 2016
You chose to ignore the scam alerts provided by craigslist:
Deal locally, face-to-face —follow this one rule and avoid 99% of scam attempts.
• Do not extend payment to anyone you have not met in person.
• Beware offers involving shipping - deal with locals you can meet in person.
• Never wire funds (e.g. Western Union) - anyone who asks you to is a scammer
• Do not rent or purchase sight-unseen—that amazing "deal" may not exist.
Happy camping!
Jim
Florida,USA
I'm Impressed!
#3Consumer Comment
Fri, January 08, 2016
You send your money off to somebody you don't know to buy a camper you've never seen. Your vast amount of wisdom led you to buy this thing based on a picture, words in an email and somebody's voice during a phone call. Then you come here to cry and whine because you were scammed when anyone using COMMON SENSE would have NEVER, EVER entered into such a cockamamie arrangement!
"A sucker is born every minute!" ..... P. T. Barnum
DEFINITE RIPOFF HERE -- Complainer enabled and went along with being ripped off by failure to use common sense.
