When arranging remotely for the delivery of a car by a car carrier from another region, the car owner risks being deceived by an unscrupulous carrier disguised as a well-known transport company. Maxim Shelkov, head of the autocriminalist expert center, told socialbites.ca.
“A person contacts a shipping company in another area, they give him a good offer; They promise to deliver a car at a price 30% below market. In return, they are asked to transfer the payment to a person or via an impersonal transfer. There are also cases when such transport companies disappear after receiving the money, or even sell the car delivered for transportation to foreigners,” said Shelkov.
You should have a formal contract in place to ensure that the people you meet to transport your vehicle actually represent the transport company and are not just using its seal. Shelkov recommended that if the company is located in another region, it should use electronic document management with advanced digital signature.
happened before known about fraud during customs clearance of a car.