I did a search online for Auto Auctions Portland Free, and found a website that was titled: Seized Car Auction Scams - Do not join a repossessed autos website until you read this article.
It claimed to have found the top five sites to visit if you were looking for an honest auto auction web site to join. I was sceptical because the site had just been made less than an hour ago.
It had five web sites listed which were labeled as:
-Cheap Car & Property Auctions
-Government Auctions Pass
-iCarFinder
-Cheap Car Finder
-American Auto Bargains
I checked out the web sites, one by one. I noticed that on each site (which all appeared to be different from one another), when I clicked on the join button or the sign up button, the exact same window would pop up titled CityBank Secure Order Form (same style, color, and format every time.)
Also the disclaimer reads as follows:
Disclaimer in LARGE text-
Copyright 2004 ("As Seen On" logos and trademarks are owned by their respective companies. The "types" of websites we review have previously been written about or featured by those companies. We have no affiliation with these companies. Also, as we have no control over the content of the "recommended" websites above, we make no representation or guarantee of their quality, lawfulness, or safety. Any recommendations are based soley upon our opinion.
Notice how the put quotes around "types" of websites and "recommended" websites. They also mispelled the words "solely" and "web sites". They read as "soley" and "websites". Also, one of the "recommended" web sites was "Goverment Auctions Pass"..Notice how the word Government is spelled wrong
This may be some type of "sponsored" web site owned by "As Seen On TV." Still, they are obviously lying to us about who they are and by the looks of this disclaimer, they are expecting to rip us off and claim no responsibility. The disclaimer basically says they are not responsible for the lawfulness or safety of any of these "websites".
Beware consumers! The jackers are on the prowl and they are looking for YOU!
Shayla
Portland, Oregon
U.S.A.