LAST AUTO NEWS – BEWARE OF “CASH FOR CLUNKERS” SCAMS
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President Obama active the banknote for clunkers bill into law beneath than 24 hours ago, and already scams accept started bustling up.
CNNMoney reports, “Some declared ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Web sites are allurement consumers to accommodate claimed information, including names, addresses and amusing aegis numbers, so they can ‘register’ for the program, said Patricia Swift-Oladeinde, a backer for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the government bureau assigned to administrate the program. “
Luckily for consumers, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is on the case. The Truth About Cars says, “the bureau in allegation of implementing the Banknote for Clunkers affairs gave us a heads-up that the Car Allowance Rebate System is already alluring “unauthorized character appropriation.” They adduce “cashforclunkersheadquarters.com and cashforguzzlers.net, which accoutrement surfers into ‘pre-registering’ for the program.”
NHTSA agent Eric Bolton told USA Today about the betray sites: “Some wish a lot of claimed information, and allocution about consumers getting able to pre-register. Consumers don’t accept to annals for this affairs at all.”
While there are a lot of accepted sites with advice on the banknote for clunkers affairs (including ours), you should be alert of any website that says you accept to annals to participate in the program, or asks you for any claimed information. NHTSA reminds consumers, “You do not charge a agenda and you are not appropriate to assurance up or accept in this program. Participating new car dealers will administer a credit, abbreviation the amount you pay at the time of your acquirement or lease, provided the car you buy or charter and the car you barter in accommodated the affairs requirements. The banker will again access agreement from the government.”
In reality, there is alone one official website for the program: www.cars.gov. The website has an FAQ, links to the EPA’s website (to see if your old car qualifies for the program) and a timeline for the program. You can even assurance up for email updates so you’ll apperceive as anon as the affairs goes into effect.
Interested in demography advantage of banknote for clunkers? Analysis out our abounding Banknote for Clunkers page, area we’ve torn down the affairs and answered clairvoyant questions. Be abiding to aswell analysis out the latest Banknote for Clunkers News, which has all the a lot of contempo updates about the program.
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