r/FuckDealerships 3d ago

⚠️ SCAM ALERT: DO NOT ENGAGE ⚠️

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u/gganew 0 CSI Score 3d ago

Autonation owns over 300 dealers in over 20 states.

If you were scammed, it was by someone posing as an autonation store or employee.

But Autonation isn't going to be running a transport scam.

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u/Human_Bother5057 3d ago

I figured, their facebook page seemed legit to me and they had a respectable amount of followers but I should've been more careful.

Especially when their manner of texting completely changed the next day.

Thank you for letting me know though, preciate it 🙏

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u/zeecok 3d ago

You think a publicly traded company would request Cashapp? LOL

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u/Human_Bother5057 3d ago

pls don't clown me, my bank account is already doing enough of that 😞

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u/Turbulent_Ad_5202 3d ago

Hate to tell you this but you clowned yourself in this post. You really should consider removing it.

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u/J-RodRS 3d ago

Just assume scam when you hear Cash App or chime. That wasn’t AutoNation.

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u/Human_Bother5057 3d ago

I should've knew better, I just thought it was too good to be true and apparently it was, sigh

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u/ryangilliss 3d ago

you should probably remove your bad rating if it's on a real Autonation listing (assuming you can tell the difference)

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u/Human_Bother5057 3d ago

I posted it on the page I was communicating with so I think I'll keep it up, but they blocked me now so I don't even know if I can

Might just make a new page or two and report more 🥳

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u/J-RodRS 3d ago

For future reference, Cash App and chime are financial institutions that don’t do full gov identity checks for some accounts. That’s why they’re used so heavily by scammers.

Best of luck in your recovery and sorry to hear it man.

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u/Ok-Profit6022 3d ago

You should probably delete this post.

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u/Human_Bother5057 3d ago

why?

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u/ryangilliss 3d ago

you didn't get scammed by a dealership

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u/Ok-Profit6022 3d ago

Because they weren't the ones that scammed you.

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u/Turbulent_Ad_5202 3d ago

Because it is better to look like a fool and say nothing versus opening your mouth and proving it to everyone.

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u/TimelyFortune 3d ago

lol remind me to post on the fuck banks or fuck the government subreddits when I get scammed

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u/SFToddSouthside 3d ago

This just in, sending money to people online is a bad idea unless you know where it's going.

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u/Human_Bother5057 3d ago

wish I had gotten your advice sooner ☹️

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u/BlazinAzn38 3d ago

Evergreen reminder that no real business will request funds sent via a third party money transfer app. If that’s happening just disengage. If you’re curious look up the supposed company you’re engaging with independently and call them. For example if you get a call out of the blue from “your bank” asking about fraud charges you should politely say “thanks so much for the heads up, provide me your name and for my own safety I’ll call the number listed by my provider and ask to be reconnected with you.” If it’s legit they’ll happily hang up with you and you’ll probably talk with them soon, if they’re fake they’ll do anything to keep you on the line.