Online Scam Targets Canada from Oklahoma
OMVIC, the regulator of motor vehicle sales in Ontario, has been alerted by the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts Commission (UMVPC), of a potential online scam specifically targeting Canadian car buyers.
UMVPC alleges Ambient Auto Center of Oklahoma City advertises on the Canadian sites of Autotrader, Wheels, E-bay, Craigslist, Kijiji and Autocatch: their ads offer high-end late model vehicles at prices that may be too good to be true'. UMVPC said Ambient's website became active in October and yet they are not a licensed dealer.
A review of Ambient Auto Center's website finds claims of "hundreds of used exotic vehicles" for sale and "award-winning service", and they offer to "ship world wide."
The dealership has no physical presence and the advertised address is, in fact, an empty cornfield next to a warehouse owned by the State of Oklahoma.
