🚨 SCAM ALERT: TikTok “Car Deals” Are NOT Real 🚨

If you’re seeing TikTok videos advertising brand-new trucks or SUVs for impossibly low prices — this is a scam. Period.

Here’s how it works 👇

🔹 The fake deal
You’ll see posts claiming things like:

“Full price $8,000.”

“Down payment $400.”
On vehicles that actually retail for $50,000–$70,000+. That alone should stop you cold.

🔹 WhatsApp = red flag 🚩
They’ll push you off TikTok and onto WhatsApp instead of:

A dealership phone number

A verified business website

A physical address

Why WhatsApp?

Harder to trace

Easier to disappear

No consumer protections

Often tied to overseas scam rings.

Legitimate dealerships do not conduct sales this way.

🔹 That “down payment” isn’t a down payment
It’s not going toward a car.
It’s not refundable.
It’s simply a cheap, tempting amount designed to:

Feel “affordable”

Lower your guard

Get some money from you quickly.

Once you send it, they’re gone.

🔹 Who they target (and exploit)
This scam preys on:

People living paycheck to paycheck

Those with bad or no credit

Anyone desperate for transportation

Folks unfamiliar with absolute car pricing

It's cruel. It’s intentional. And it’s predatory.

🔹 Reality check
No one is selling a brand-new GMC, Ford, Toyota, or Chevy for a fraction of its real value.

If the price looks insanely, unbelievably low, it’s because it’s fake.

💡 What we can do

Call it out

Educate others

Share real information

Report these accounts

Talk to friends & family who might fall for this.

With awareness and community action, we can shut this down.

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📖 Read and share the full breakdown on my blog: NielFlamm.com

If this saves even one person from being scammed, it’s worth it.

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