Car Dealer Lawsuit - 4th Forgery and Fraud Case Against Same Dealer

Car Dealer Lawsuit - 4th Forgery Lawsuit Against Same Dealer

Car dealer sued for the 4th time for forgery and fraud. In this case, a young woman went to a dealership to purchase a new car along with GAP coverage that she wanted. She was taken advantage of terribly, including (1) the finance manager lied and forced her to buy an extended warranty because “the bank required it for approval”, and (2) her signature was forged on a second contract that removed the GAP coverage and increased the cost of the vehicle service on the forged contract by the cost of the GAP coverage. When the car was totaled a year later she discovered the dealer had cancelled her GAP coverage . . . Lawsuit time. #Car​ #cars #lawyer​

By: Daniel W. Whitney, Jr., Esq.
Whitney, LLP
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Daniel Whitney, Jr.’s story of becoming a lawyer that sues car dealerships and why I post videos about my car dealer fraud cases and dealer scams:
Before becoming a lawyer I sold cars while I was in college. It was while selling cars in Maryland that I learned of the ruthless nature of car dealerships, and learned there is only one rule that matters at most dealerships: GET AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE FROM THE CUSTOMER, TODAY, AND NOTHING ELSE MATTERS. I saw things that I knew were illegal and decided I wanted nothing to do with that.

Today, I sue those same dealers I worked for and others to help cheated consumers fight back. Consumers must know they have more legal rights than they realize, and can take action against dishonest dealers. #dealership #newcars #usedcars

Common car dealer problems and scams I help car buyers with include:
1. Car dealer forged the buyer’s signature on a second finance contract.
2. Dealers selling a car without having the title. *happens all the time*
3. Changing the monthly payment and amount financed after the deal is done.
4. False online price advertising when the online price increases at the dealership.
5. Bogus reconditioning and inspection fees for illegal profits.
6. Selling vehicles that did not pass state inspections.
7. Forcing customers to buy extended warranties and vehicle service contracts.
8. Spot Delivery Violations - when financing is not approved:
9. Dealer keeps the down payment although financing is not approved;
10. Dealer sells the trade although financing is not approved;
11. Dealer forces customer to sign a contract with worse terms; and
12. Dealer forces customer to keep the contract and not allow them to cancel.
13. Charging illegal finance charges and passing along exorbitant bank fees.
14. Car dealer does not disclose rental history or other prior commercial use.
15. Credit Application fraud - creating fake jobs or inflating salary.
16. Car dealer runs credit without permission.
17. Car dealer refuses to cancel the extended warranty or steals the refund money.
18. Car dealer uses out of state sister dealership and charges illegal fees and interest.

Common resolutions to car dealer cases once dealers are sued include:
1. Financial restitution including actual damages (meaning actual money the buyer spent).
2. Unwinding the deal, meaning the buyer returns the car and gets all of their money back.
3. Dealer buys the car back for the remaining payoff and returns the down payment and fees.
4. Cancelling a warranty or service contract and getting the refund.
5. Getting the trade-in back.
6. Having the down payment returned.
7. Dealers pay the buyer's attorney’s fees.

We do our best to educate consumers as to the common problems and scams with car dealerships and to fight back when buyers are taken advantage of. Some other great channels for information about car dealerships and auto fraud dealer schemes are Kevin Hunter The Homework Guy, The Chevy Dude and WhiteBoard Finance.

This YouTube Channel and this video are not legal advice and do not provide legal advice. An attorney-client relationship with Whitney, LLP and Daniel Whitney, Jr. is created only once a representation agreement is signed by Whitney, LLP and the client. Prior results are not a guarantee of future results, and all cases are different. Thank you for watching.

[ericwebster]

I wish I lived in a society that would give a little jail time to thieves like this.

[jrs]

Dealers like this should have their state license to do business revoked. State AG should do it. And, don't settle out of court. Insist on a jury trial. Let someone 'leak' details to local media. Buyers deserve to be informed about which dealers are crooked.🧐🤔🤬😤👹

[cindyre]

Thank you for these videos & protecting consumers from these dealership scams. My friend is dealing with this right now. I wish you were in Chicago.

[kongox]

To bad I didn’t know about all this 10 years ago when a Honda dealership pulled something similar on me. Great channel and vids.

[gregdelong]

Thanks for the education, I wonder if I have been a victim in the past.

[RonnieGreher]

A. I’ve NEVER heard of getting sale docs on a USB.
B. How can this be legal, rather than paper.
I’ve been buying cars for myself since 1986, so I’ve been through the process well over a dozen times. Bizarre

[DamienCross]

Great information.
I wish you had an office here in Rhode Island.

[christiangodinez]

Got a question, recently financed a car and I already got the title of the car and it says I’m the owner of it and i checked and it has no lien, does that mean I don’t have to pay off that car anymore?😭

[christopherobrien]

I need a lawyer for odometer fraud. Live in MA and purchased NSX in AZ. Don’t seem to be having luck getting someone.. should I be shopping for a lawyer?

[LadyFoxtrot-mw]

Also look to see what the gap addendum laws are in your state! Often GAP addendum is somewhat similar to an insurance policy and the state may have regulations on if it is legal to even sell the addendum depending on what you are financing in relation to the NADA value of the car

[carlkelly]

Someone bought a car from an independent dealership, Motor City of Philadelphia, Nathan Kriegler. It was financed by Credit Acceptance. After making all payments on time for 10 months to Credit Acceptance, Credit Acceptance closed his account with them, leaving him the customer with a 0 balance due.
The dealership now states that he must return the car to them because the bank rejected the loan. The dealership also stated that the customer would receive nothing and that they the dealership would have his car towed back to them. I can't believe this is legal. He never missed a payment, nor was he ever late with a payment.
Do you have any thoughts on this?

[ThisIsMyYoutubeName]

I’ve contacted so many attorneys. No one will take my case because it was used and price was $8, 350 (but later realized he charged $8, 600). But the contract was the least of our concerns. Title was washed, vehicle was in multiple accidents which resulted in water seeping in and destroying electrical. Just at 6 months, my vehicle is a total loss, about to get towed to a junkyard, entire motor is fried. He erased diagnostic codes, vehicle left me stranded in the middle of nowhere 2 days after purchase. I wish we had attorneys who look out for people and not just what they will profit.

[len]

Also a good idea to print out the contract, from the USB drive, so that you have a hard copy...paper.

[kckettridge]

I wouldn't trust just the docs. on a USB drive. I haven't purchased a vehicle since 2017 but the next time I do need to, I want the hard copies of all of the paperwork I sign.

[mrios]

Why are we paying twice for a car or a house fraud when our social security card is a credit card.

[dionsulcer]

Good afternoon I asked Kia Motor Finance to send me the original copy from the dealership and it doesn’t match my copy that the dealership gave me. They signed a part on the contract which said “assigned with recourse” but on my contract it doesn’t have that signature. Is that fraud?

[MayraSanchez-wbqm]

I am having a very similar issue, I’ve tried to resolve it with the dealership and they are giving me a hard time. Any lawyers you recommend in Dallas?

[designedmyselfyt]

Should do a video on forced insurance, monthly payments changing, which changes the APR rate sky rocket

[jimgeaschel]

How far back can you check the paperwork for your financing? I bought ram truck back in 2016.

[mtdarealist]

Is it legal for the dealership to electronically transmit your signature to a different contract that you didn’t sign? I just went through my usb from my recent car purchase which was also my first car purchase and it’s one document I didn’t sign, they didn’t even go over this information with me but it says signature transmitted on the buyer signs here line. I’m pretty sure that’s not legal and the dealership got over on my since I was a first time buyer and didn’t have anyone there to help me