Kelley Blue Book warns of impostor website
Auto information company Kelley Blue Book is warning buyers not to fall victim to a scam using a fake version of its KBB.com website.
This is the same problem that has plagued rival auto information company Edmunds.com in recent years.
In both instances, the perpetrators are using websites that imitate the look, feel and naming conventions of the companies to solicit money from car buyers.
Shoppers are sucked in through an attractive price offered for a car. They are then told to deposit a partial or full payment for the car in an escrow account that supposedly operates as a guaranteed buyer-protection program by the auto information company.
They are told that after making the payment they will be shipped the car and will have five days to test-drive the vehicle and get it checked out by a mechanic.
But in reality, the money disappears and they never receive the car.
Both Kelley Blue Book and Edmunds provide online car reviews, price information and other car shopping tools but don’t sell vehicles or provide escrow services for automotive transactions.
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