Stop Auto Fraud Consumer Advocate

                                                                                       Duane Overholt

                         Automotive Deceptive Sales Tactics and Predatory Lending Practices

 

 

 

Duane Overholt

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ACF Offers The Following Options:

 

 

Service 1

Service 2

Service 3

Car Buyers Primer™

Automotive Purchase Evaluation

 A three-step process

Primer and 1 Evaluation
Cost $0 Cost $0 Cost $0

You receive a forty-four page Car Buyers Primer sent to you via download.

In addition to the Primer™, you receive a FREE complimentary review of documents you received at the time you purchased your last vehicle.

You complete and return to StopAutoFraud.com the Information Release Form located in the back of the Primer, sign it and fax it back to StopAutoFraud.com with information on the vehicle purchase you want StopAutoFraud.com to evaluate.

StopAutoFraud.com will request your sales documents from the dealership, lending institution, and warranty company and our Industry Expert will perform a comprehensive evaluation for evidence of deceptive trade practices.

If there were no deceptive sales practices used in your purchase, then StopAutoFraud.com will notify you with the results.

You receive both Options 1 and 2 for one vehicle.

Service 4
Report and Evidence Support Package
Cost $0

If our Industry Expert finds evidence of deceptive sales practices, StopAutoFraud.com will send you a full report detailing what was found with an Evidence Support Package that you can present to your attorney.  The Evidence Support Package includes:

a.      A detailed report identifying each deceptive practice found.

b.      The original documents used in the evaluation you sent us.

c.      All documents received from the dealership, lender, and warranty company.

d.      Suggestions on how to obtain relief.

e.      Names of local attorneys that may take your case.

 

The following topics are excerpts from the PRIMER™:

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Be prepared to be victimized… During a recent investigation by the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Florida, 34% of automotive purchase/leased deals reviewed on one class action case were found to have involved the use of deceptive sales tactics or predatory lending practices. Our research indicates the real number is closer to 65%

 

    First-time buyers, minorities, elderly, military, and buyers with credit problems are most often targeted, but we have reviewed documents where businessmen and professionals (even attorneys) were victimized by unscrupulous dealerships.

    Buying a car can be a very satisfying and rewarding experience if done properly or it can be one of the most stressful, if not the most stressful buying experience you will encounter.  In the automobile sales business, the consumer is rarely as prepared as the dealership. 

    Consequently, regardless of how good of a negotiator a consumer is, our research reveals it is virtually assured the dealership will almost always win and the buyer will almost always lose. With losses consistently measured in the thousands.

    The Car Buyer’s Primer is not intended to help the consumer beat the dealership, but rather to give them enough information to protect their rights and an opportunity to negotiate for a fair deal.

    The Car Buyer’s Primerwill give the consumer the edge they need to fight off the automotive sales industry's deceptive sales tactics and predatory lending practices used by most automotive dealerships as standard operating procedures.

 

 

About the Author

Mr. Overholt has worked with the U.S. Secret Service, Florida Attorney General’s Office, Dept. of Insurance & Banking, and private Attorneys to help consumers victimized by automotive dealerships with their deceptive and illegal sales practices.

 

Mr. Overholt is a former Whistleblower and one of the Leading Authorities on automotive consumer fraud issues. He worked in the automotive sales industry for over 24 year in various staff and management positions.  He is an industry expert on the internal and external flow of paperwork associated with automotive sales. He specializes in analyzing documents and related paper trails to uncover evidence of Deceptive Sales Tactics and Predatory Lending Practices.  He has an in-depth understanding of where to look for evidence of fraudulent activity and he delivers where other consultants fall short. 

Mr. Overholt has worked as a Salesmen, Wholesaler, Used Car Manager, Sales Manager, Finance and Insurance Manager and has owned and operated his own car business.

 

Fighting Back!

        The Industry needs changing. Federal and State Agencies, Responsible Factory Lenders,  Automotive Manufacturers, Industry Insiders, and Consumers all want to revamp the automotive sales industry and stop dealerships from using deceptive sales practices and Predatory Lending Practices as standard operating procedure. 

    Unlike other consultants and books in the industry, this site is committed to protecting consumers, lending Institutes, warranty companies, and government agencies from these practices.  StopAutoFraud.com does not represent or have any affiliation with the automotive sales industry.

    The automotive sales industry has spent millions of dollars in developing sales  training programs designed to control and manipulate the sales process.  In addition, the automotive sales industry has established a pattern of spending millions more fending off lawsuits and suing advocacy groups who reveal their deceptive practices. 

      Automotive Consumer Fraud, Inc. will likely soon become one of these advocacy groups targeted by the automotive sales industry.  Dowloading the Car Buyer's Primer will get the automotive sales industry's Deceptive Tactics and Predatory Lending Practices in the hands of the consumer and will be used, in part, to defend attacks from the automotive sales industry.

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