Car scams 殺到する 74% in the first six months thanks to 偽の 広告s - here's the モーターs most likely to be 的d
- 乗り物 scams on the rise, 殺到するing 74% in the first six months of 2023?
- Ford Fiesta is the most 一般的に-的d 乗り物
- 犠牲者s lost almost £1,000 on 普通の／平均（する） to these scams in the first half of the year
Car and 先頭 scams 殺到するd 74 per cent in the first half of 2023 with 犠牲者s losing £998 on 普通の／平均（する） in 乗り物-関係のある scams, によれば new 研究 from Lloyds Bank.
The Ford Fiesta was the most 一般的に 的d 乗り物 scam 経由で 偽の adverts online.
Scammers also featured BMWs and Audis ひどく in 偽の 広告s, with motorbikes and classic cars also cropping up 定期的に.
偽の 広告s for parts and 従犯者s, such as alloy wheels, are also ありふれた in online 乗り物 scams the bank said.
The Ford Fiesta is the 乗り物 most often 的d in scam adverts for cars
It （人命などを）奪う，主張するs 乗り物s and? 従犯者s are now the most ありふれた type of online shopping scam 報告（する）／憶測d by 詐欺 犠牲者s in the UK.?
によれば scam 犠牲者s, 先頭s are also often popular because people are 捜し出すing cheap models to be 変えるd in campervans, Lloyds said.
Our 調査 In January 2023 警告するd that VW's humble Transporter 先頭 had become a fraudsters' favourite scam 乗り物.?
The findings were based on 分析 of scams 報告（する）／憶測d by Lloyds Banking Group 顧客s during between January and June 2023.
This was then compared with the same period in 2022 - and a 74 per cent 増加する was 設立する.
Lloyds said 老年の between 25 and 34 存在 the most likely age group to 報告（する）／憶測 存在 duped by scam 乗り物 広告s.
How the scam 作品?
乗り物 scams work by fraudsters creating 偽の 地位，任命するs on social マスコミ or online marketplaces to advertise 乗り物s that do not 存在する.
They will 含む pictures of 本物の cars or 先頭s to 納得させる unsuspecting 買い手s that they are 本物の.
When a 可能性のある 買い手 答える／応じるs, they will of ten be asked to make a deposit to '安全な・保証する' the car, or even いつかs to 支払う／賃金 the 十分な 量, と一緒に excuses as to why the car cannot be 肉体的に 見解（をとる）d ahead of the 支払い（額） 存在 made.
Fraudsters will often use 圧力-selling 策略, telling the 買い手 the car is very popular, that they have several other 申し込む／申し出s, or that the 支払い（額） must be made by a 確かな 最終期限, Lloyds said.
犠牲者s may be tricked into sending money 経由で bank 移転.
As soon as the 支払い（額） is made, the 買い手 will be 封鎖するd and the 販売人's profile will disappear.?
Occasionally, a 偽の 演説（する）／住所 will be 供給するd at which to collect the car, leaving 買い手s with a wasted trip と一緒に the 財政上の loss.
| Make | Model |
|---|---|
| Ford | Fiesta |
| BMW? | 1 Series? |
| Volkswagen? | Transporter (先頭)? |
| Mercedes? | （短距離で）速く走る人 (先頭)? |
| Audi? | A3? |
| Source: Lloyds Bank | |
Most 的d 乗り物s?
There is always high 需要・要求する for reliable, cost 効果的な cars. The Ford Fiesta is one of the nation's most popular cars but also the most popular 的 for for scammers to reel in unsuspecting 買い手s.?
人物／姿／数字s 解放（する）d by the Society of モーター 製造業者s and 仲買人s in August 示すd that the Ford Fiesta was the UK's best-selling used car between April and June.?
The 製造業者 recently ended 生産／産物 of the car at its factory in Cologne, Germany, so 買い手s ma y now be even more keen to get their 手渡すs on the model.
賞与金 brands ? such as BMW and Audi ? also feature ひどく の中で the 偽の 広告s.?
Liz Ziegler, 詐欺 予防 director at Lloyds Bank said: 'Buying 直接／まっすぐに from 認可するd 売買業者s is the best way to 保証（人） you're 支払う／賃金ing for a 本物の 乗り物, and always use your debit or credit card for 最大限 safety.
