
Rhonda of Chandler, AZ on Sept. 11, 2009
I am a victim of spot delivery fraud. I was called by Brian, a sales person from Midway Nissan last week. I told him I did not want to be scammed like other dealerships have tried to do. He took all of my information and guaranteed if I came all of the way down there, he would be able to get me a deal within my parameters. He said he does not operate like others sales people or dealerships.
I went down on Saturday and spent 9 hours hammering out a car deal. I signed a contract for $420 a month with $1500 down ($1000 over what I said on the phone). I gave them a check (that should not have been cashed until a bank deal was struck). They called me on Tuesday and said they had an ever better deal for me and to come back down (lied to get me back down there).
When I drove another 50 minutes to get back to the dealership, they told me I would have to pay $447 a month and put more money down. I said no way so they said I could take my car back. When I asked for my $1000 back, they said they had already cashed it and had me pull up my bank account to make sure the deposit had not come in yet (and they looked at my bank account). I believe this is illegal, unethical and despicable!
I ended up leaving furious and telling them I knew about their spot delivery scam fraud but I did not think they would pull it on me.
They broke the car deal I signed and agreed to and then cashed my deposit check before the deal with the bank ever went through, and actually looked at my bank account.
They did not even put my plates back on my old car and I drove half way home without them, until a fraud department asked where my plates were and I pulled over and put them on. They promised me gift certificates if I would just come in and give them another chance (that they never delivered,even after I asked them 12 times or more for them).
The car dealership said they had already deposited my $1000 cash deposit and that after it cleared my bank, I would get the whole amount back. They illegally got me to pull up my bank account and looked at it. I still have not received my $1000 back and will file a lawsuit if it is not returned soon. I am a single, disabled mother and college student and need my $1000 deposit back.