To Whom It May Concern:
RE: Fraudulent Business Complaint; CH Auto Sales
On 14 July 2024, I came across a listing for a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle 396 that was posted on a car sales website. It was being sold by CH Auto Sales, so I inquired for more information about the vehicle using the Contact Us on their website. I wanted to purchase it and the next day I called Mr. Charlie Williams, Owner, CH Auto Sales. This was my first red flag. He wasn't a very good salesman because he sounded angry, was very direct and didn't seem like he wanted to discuss the deal. Also, he was pushy and wanted me to sign the Purchase Agreement only after a few communications.
On 15 July 2024, I signed the purchase agreement, scanned and emailed it to CH Auto Sales. Then Mr. Williams gave me verbal instructions to process a wire transfer for the amount of $1,254.00 for shipping the vehicle. I even repeated this information back to him to ensure our long-distance transaction would be accurately processed. He emailed the necessary information for the wire transfer, so I contacted my bank and processed the transaction for $1,254.00 that same day.
Bank Name: Wells Fargo
1030 MONTGOMERY RD, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL , 32714
Routing/ABA NO. 121000248
Beneficiary A/C NO. 40630112757261641
Beneficiary A/C Name: CH AUTOS SALES, 540 N STATE ROAD 434, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL 32714
On 16 July 2024, Mr. Williams contacted me by telephone stating that I didn't read the Purchase Agreement carefully and was very upset with me. I had just woken up and was not pleased with this sudden change that was turning bad very quickly. During this conversation, he also stated, quote, "I do not need your money. I will send it back by the end of the week." I later contacted Mr. Williams via email to express my disappointment and the reasons for not trusting him with purchasing the car.
On 22 July 2024, I requested a status of returning the shipping payment via email to CH Auto Sales, which received the email reply of "call your banker and tell about this! you a maked complaint and my bank account is locked now!"
Now I'm not sure what legal or administrative action(s) to take to recoup my payment to CH Auto Sales, but he needs to be stopped now from doing it again. Mr. Williams' poor integrity clearly isn't consistent with American values because he took financial advantage of me. Please DO NOT purchase from him. Mr. Williams poor business practices and ability to steal money from potential buyer is NOT ethical.
These were the red flags I noted about CH Auto Sales:
* Purchasing a vehicle via wire transfer is widely associated with scams
* I live out of state and Florida is a great distance away
* CH Auto Sales is not listed with the Better Business Bureau of Florida
* CH Auto Sales has no reviews available on the Internet
* CH Auto Sales address shows no business building on Google Maps
* CH Auto Sales is a relatively new business, which is a high risk read more