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Most people don't
know their Attorney General has a web site. You should visit
your Attorney General's web site before you go car shopping.
Many attorney general web sites have consumer information and
tips on avoiding car dealer scams, lemon laws, and how to file a
lemon law complaint. You can file other car dealer complaints
as well on your attorney general web site. You can usually
email them or fill out an online complaint form to get started. |
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The
most common car dealer crimes you should be contacting your
attorney general about are the ones that most people don't even
know are crimes: The forced extended warranty or the forced
credit life insurance. It's been a felony for at least 10 years
in most states, yet many car dealers still pull this scam on
you, especially if you have bad credit. They tell you that you
must buy the extended warranty or the credit life insurance, or
else the bank will not finance you. This is NOT true, and by
law no bank is even allowed to make you buy anything to a get
the loan. If this happens to you, report it to you attorney
general immediately, because if you don't someone else, maybe
even you, will fall victim to their crimes. Other crimes to
report are failure to disclose everything in writing on leases
as required by FTC's Regulation M, and not disclosing your
trade-in value on the lease. Florida is a great state for
cracking down on cheating dealers and manufacturers. Florida
has already motioned against Toyota, Ford, and Mazda for
deceptive leasing practices, advertising, you name it. |
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