Ultimate Used Autos Steer clear of these fraudsters Vancouver British Colombia

After posting an ad on Kijiji to sell my 2010 Nissan Rogue I was aggressively approached by a firm, Ultimate Used Autos, to take over the sale of my vehicle with a promise and guarantee to fetch the optimum price in the timeliest of manners without any hassles.

The company promoted that they financed individuals with very poor credit and their model was to get top dollar for vehicles charging very high interest rates for those who otherwise could not secure financing. They also lied to me that they had a few clients interested in my specific vehicle waiting to purchase.

The only catch was an upfront $495USD fee for their services. This clearly was a red flag but these guys were very good and convincing and it all looked legit at first so with the aggressive sales tactics I foolishly took the bait.

After 3+ months my Nissan was still not sold. In fact it was a period of constant excuses while I constantly chased them for updates and explanations on why the car was not being sold. I even dropped the price 2x to no avail and eventually gave up and sold it to a colleagues father for a much lower price. Over and above the $495USD fee for nothing I had to incur months of additional costs for insurance, maintenance, etc. etc. while I waited for this company to do nothing.

Once my vehicle was sold I approached them to give them the chance to refund my money but of course more excuses were issued and my refund was denied… clearly they are in breach of contract but of course are fraudulent and have no intentions of refunding anyone’s money.

After some investigation and contacting Kijii it was confirmed that this was a known scam and I was a victim. I do not expect to ever recoup my $495 but wanted to help ensure others are not ripped off in the same manner so hence why I'm posting here. Ideally I would hope this fraudulent company is shut down and these fraudsters arrested but they likely are slick enough to avoid this type of prosecution. I'm working with other agencies to try and shut them down.

I know this is not a serious crime but nonetheless it is fraud and I don’t want to just sit by idly while others are taken advantage of.

Stay clear of these fraudsters and don't fall for their smooth talking...