The auto industry is full of fraudulent dealers, who are able to run reputable dealing and get the auto buyers into a profitable deal. The knowledgeable buyers must protect themselves against the dealer scams and learn how to avoid them.

When purchasing a used car auto dealer fraud can occur in many ways. Odometer rollbacks, yo-yo sales, salvage or flood vehicles, credit consolidation sales, and resale of damaged vehicles without full disclosure are all examples of auto fraud.