Same here! But I was sooooo stupid, I actually gave them my credit card and my home address. Few months later,  I asked for a refund, they told me to fill up a form and mail it to them, which I did. But I got no reply from them whatsoever..... Its been almost a year now after I mailed them those refund request forms, I called them almost every week but it would always transfer my calls to their voice mail. I also emailed them, but of course no response from them either.  I know many people are smart and probably wont get themselves in situations like this. But I just want to post this to warn people about this.....
Or can anyone give me any advice regarding this issue?
Thankyou!!!

i also received a call from phone # 888-390-6051. They already had my debit card #. The security on my computer was down for a week because i could not afford to renew the security subscription. My computer was hacked and they somehow got access to my card. The first woman on the phone was nice and spoke slowly and clear. Then this OTHER woman came on and talked REAL fast with a southern drawl that was hard to understand. i hung up but they managed to get 29.95 out of my account, (i only had 35.00 in the account and have since gotten a new account). These people are ruthless and cruel. Frankly, I don't know how they sleep at night.

Same as above,..waiting for refund. Beware, SCAM!

I guarantee you that this is a scam. I was taken in by this and have been trying to get a refund for half a year. First sign of reason to be suspicious, they require you to submit a claim for refund within 7 days of buying their service (read the fine print) though they don't mention it when doing the sales pitch. This is a sign that everyone who calls is in on the scam, they are all thieves. My car was underpriced and a car that should have received a lot of attention, 9 year old sports car with very low miles in perfect shape. I checked in after a month and couldn't even find my own car listed. after 3 months i had not received a single car even though they told me on the phone that there were several people interested who were going through the application for a loan process. So once i qualified for a refund i followed all of the instructions, sent them by registered mail and waited. months went by, i called and was told "we sent you a check last month" which i never received. They promised to send another check which also never arrived. I'm afraid I've learned a costly lesson, don't pay to learn this on your own. If you have any doubts just try to get someone on the phone or to return a call. In short, they are thieves. Charges to the card were placed by Florida Promotions.

I just got a call from them about 15 minutes ago. He was calling from California!!  Same story as the stories above.
It does say on the Auto Traders web site that there are scammers try, and to be careful. My antena was up and I figured this was a scam.
I basically told the person, I would not pay $500.00 to place an ad with them.  Everyone has to be careful..
thanks

so how does that hurt the seller exactly? i mean even a bank makes it's money from the interest on loans, that's a fact. how is that a risk for the seller? that has nothing to do with you?

Yes, I have had 2 more calls from different people there @ 760-718-3126
"They have found a number of buyers who are very interested..."

I told this last guy to take a hike

Why couldn't they take a cheque from me when the car is sold?
No it has to be in advance!!!

Scammers unfortunately are a new plague

Scam from Allied Auto Group, previous number reported by others is 760-718-3271. She never gave her name, but same offer to "put me in contact with several pre-approved clients who wish to remain confidential". It would only cost me $500 to obtain the contacts by email after charging the fee to my credit card. I received phone calls last year from similar scam who only wanted $29.95. Getting more expensive to scam innocent people, I guess.

yeah, the scammers are persistent. The first call I recieved was from 925-418-3224 he spewwed his speil and I said this is a bad time can I call you back in 1 hour,...sure call this number: 1-888-390-6051 so an hour goes by and he calls back from a different number: 705-514-3470 I did not pick it up. I then called the 888 number and I get a receptionist from Allied Auto Group, ask for Robert Blackwolf [nice handle] "yes sir I am putting you through",....he answers and I request for him to send me the relevant info to my e-mail,....now the circular aurgument goes like this; we send you the info after you "register with us" meaning give my CC# and "we are totally legit" more like full of s**t. $499 up front then their "client" comes out to look at my bike and take it to a mechanic if need be to validate the quality of my motorcycle { I would never let my bike out of my sight without the cash in my hand anyway} and if all things are as claimed I will have a Cheque or Bank draft delivered to me for $1750 OVER my asking price of $5250,.....awesome{not}. When I said that I want to think about it he became belligerent and abusive and said he was not interested in waiting,.....okay I felt like since my time has been wasted I am going to dig in and ask a few questions ie. where are you calling from{Cali}, how will I get my $500 back if I am not interested after I have registered " well you call our refund dept but I am only interested in selling your bike for you blah, blah, and more f***ing blah" He hung up on me,.....busted. I listed my bike on Auto Trader 2 days ago in Edmonton, Alberta. Mr. Blackwolf you are a lost soul,......and will probably eat a bullet from burning the wrong guy. I have a few friends that are good hackers/isp techs that will crash those servers for s**ts and giggles,......oops.

just had the exact same call, and had the same reservations.  Glad I found these replies.  I thought it sounded too good.

I just received a call from Sheryl at Allied Automotive.
The number was 1-925-418-3224
Her manager is going to email me - Same deal $500 and 86% of their vehicles sell.
I placed an ad in AutoTrader yesterday for my BMW.

It just felt like a scam - I am not going to do it.

Good thing I found this website, I got the same call. I am not picking up anymore. They said 500$ refundable at no cost. they make money off interests loans etc!

I just hung the phone with this used car salesmen named Alex Harper the "Account Manager" called from 925-418-3215 said he was from Allied Auto Group & was interested in a car ad I had for sale.  He told me to call back 1-888-390-6051 ext. 623 as I didn't give him any money he certainly wanted me to call back with credit card info.  So if I ever gave him my credit card info (which ain't going to happen) he could send over somebody with a check for $2400 MORE than I was listing my car for sale.  I suggested if he was dumb enough to "pre-approve" somebody to buy a car from 2500miles away for $2400 more than blue book then just reduce the price $500 bucks and you don't need my credit card #.  Just tell the guy where I live.  The guy needs my car so badly will still get what he needs and you'll still make a killing in interest loaning to high risk people.

I received the same call, but from number 760-718-3091 - SAME exact information though. Inventory low on my make and model so they want to get my car listed through them. $500 for a guaranteed sale, but if they don't sell it I get 400 back.

Sure sounds like a scam to me!

I received a call from 760-718-3271 and the 2nd time it was 760-718-3091.  Offering to help me sell my dump truck for $500 guaranteed with a full refund in 90 days if it doesn't sell.  He dropped the price to $375 and wanted a credit card number and email address now.......he got neither.  I am sure he found my number via Auto Trader.

I just got a call from them too. They make it very scary to even want to try them, lots of blanks in their message. I have an ad in Autotrader and they found me from there.

Got the same call from Allied Auto Group list my truck with them pay $500 get back $400 if it doesn't sell. blah blah blah

yeah, the scammers are persistent. The first call I recieved was from 925-418-3224 he spewwed his speil and I said this is a bad time can I call you back in 1 hour,...sure call this number: 1-888-390-6051 so an hour goes by and he calls back from a different number: 705-514-3470 I did not pick it up. I then called the 888 number and I get a receptionist from Allied Auto Group, ask for Robert Blackwolf [nice handle] "yes sir I am putting you through",....he answers and I request for him to send me the relevant info to my e-mail,....now the circular aurgument goes like this; we send you the info after you "register with us" meaning give my CC# and "we are totally legit" more like full of s***. $499 up front then their "client" comes out to look at my bike and take it to a mechanic if need be to validate the quality of my motorcycle { I would never let my bike out of my sight without the cash in my hand anyway} and if all things are as claimed I will have a Cheque or Bank draft delivered to me for $1750 OVER my asking price of $5250,.....awesome{not}. When I said that I want to think about it he became belligerent and abusive and said he was not interested in waiting,.....okay I felt like since my time has been wasted I am going to dig in and ask a few questions ie. where are you calling from{Cali}, how will I get my $500 back if I am not interested after I have registered " well you call our refund dept but I am only interested in selling your bike for you blah, blah, and more f****ng blah" He hung up on me,.....busted. I listed my bike on Auto Trader 2 days ago in Edmonton, Alberta. Mr. Blackwolf you are a lost soul,......and will probably eat a bullet from burning the wrong guy. I have a few friends that are good hackers/isp techs that will crash those servers for s**** and giggles,......oops.

Same as Nov 29 complaint.   Got a call on 12/28 from Maynard at Allied Auto Group trying to get me to list my car already on cars.com with them for $500 fee for 'guaranteed results.   Here's the email they sent me:

We have contract deals with hundreds of finance agencies and private lenders across North America. Upon loan approval, we have the client scan our Sellers database for a vehicle.  Your vehicle indeed qualifies for our program so below is the refund policy in writing for your convenience. Like we discussed, your vehicle does qualify for our program.

Once a vehicle is selected to be a part of our Seller?s inventory, there is an upfront $500 registration fee that is associated. However, our underwriters have included a $500 warranty charge to make doing business with us risk free! Thus, if your vehicle remains unsold by our 90 day due date we will refund you $400 as a thank you for trying us out.

I would like to ensure that you are completely comfortable with doing business with us before we proceed. Please have a look at our website www.alliedautogroup.com and write down any questions you may have so that I can answer your concerns before I send you to the verification department.

I look forward to speaking to you soon.
Best Regards,
Maynard
Account Manager
ALLIED AUTO GROUP | tel:1-888-390-6051
www.alliedautogroup.com

Got a message o list my 2004 accord with them.  i have an ad in auto trader.  Same story, pay 500 get 400 back if it doesnt sell in 90 days.  Lowered price but I said I would read the info in the email. Said they could get me 2500 over my asking price.  Sounds like a scam to get 100 bucks in 90 days.  I would like to know how many cars they have actually financed.  I don't think its anything more than a crap ad for 100 bucks net.  I told them to take me off their list.   Here is what they sent.

Hi Bob,

I appreciate your time with discussing our program with me. Here is more information for your review.

We have contract deals with hundreds of finance agencies and private lenders across North America. Upon loan approval, we have the client scan our Sellers database for a vehicle.  Your vehicle indeed qualifies for our program so below is the refund policy in writing for your convenience. Like we discussed, your vehicle does qualify for our program.

If your vehicle is selected to be a part of our Seller?s inventory, there is an upfront $500 registration fee that is associated. However, our underwriters have included a $100 warranty charge to make doing business with us risk free! Thus, if your vehicle remains unsold by our 90 day due date we will refund you $400 as a thank you for trying us out.

I would like to ensure that you are completely comfortable with doing business with us before we proceed. Please have a look at our website www.alliedautogroup.com and write down any questions you may have so that I can answer your concerns before I send you to the verification department.

I look forward to speaking to you soon.

Getting several calls per day from this number.  When I answer there is nobody there.  When I call back the number is not in service. I filed a complaint at donotcall.gov per the instructions above.

United Auto Scam.

This is another one of those fake scam market your auto companies that tries to scam you into giving them your credit card number.  AVOID THESE FRAUDS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have received 20 phone calls from these a**les in the past few day and they will not quit call.........in fact, typing this now, calling again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   15 times today !!!!!

Have gotten many phone calls from this number and when you try to call back it says it is not in service!
SCAM!

UNITED AUTO NETWORK SCAMMERS

UNITED AUTO NETWORK, SURE SALE AUTO, LOCAL DEALER MARKETING SERVICES, AUTO SELLER NETWORK, SPECIALTY AUTO NETWORK, EXPERT AUTO, USA MOTORS, ONE STOP MOTORS?? All the same company???. All from 702 and 402 area code.  Caller are desperate low-paid(commission only) scumbags from one of these BS market your auto companies.  They will lie to you and tell you they have a buyer for your car.  They spam Auto Trader and Craigslist ads.  They will lie about having buyers, financing, marketing, websites, etc., anything to get you to give them your credit card number so they can charge you for non-existent marketing services.  They also do not follow the law and call numbers on the National Do Not Call List.  They also do NOT maintain a Federally Required Do Not Call List internally.  Asking them to put you on their Do Not Call List will get you nowhere.   These scumbags will call back again and again and again to harass you.  Avoid these frauds !

Also, after they call, please go to :

www.donotcall.gov

and file a complaint against these frauds for calling you if you are on the national do not call list or if you have already told these scumbags to put you on a Federally required internal do not call list.


Also, these companies are VERY WELL KNOWN for coming to these sites and posting fake praise for their company.  It's part of their plan.  They know they get flagged all over the internet and search out the complaints.  They post fake good reports about themselves continually.


www.donotcall.gov