Observed arrival · 2026-09-04

Car Buyer Victims Keeps a Public Ledger of Reported Dealer Scams

carbuyervictims.com Observed source

Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A searchable collection of first-person accounts from car buyers who say online dealerships or vehicle sellers took their money and disappeared.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-04 issue.

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Entries pair seller names with report identifiers, payment methods, alleged losses, and short first-person accounts. The homepage currently shows 23 reports across 16 states and aggregates the submitters' claimed losses at $1.2 million. Visitors can search by phone number or website, browse by state or scam type, and follow links for FTC or FBI IC3 complaints. The extract does not establish how the site's stated report-checking process works.

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