Global Auto Center (Dallas, TX) Fake Dealer

Dealer Name: Global Auto Center
Physical Address Used: 1805 South Haskell Avenue, Dallas, TX 75223
Phone Numbers Used: (214) 329-9688 (866) 289-4092
Websites/Listing Services Used: glbauto.net, carsforsale.com, vehix.com, and autoshopper.com (Dealer ID 10706)

This is a another fake dealer by the scam group of scammers. This time they set up shop at an address that is not nearly the type of place one would expect to see the high-end cars they purportedly have for sale. They cannot be verified as a legitimate dealer by the State of Texas by calling them at (512) 465-3000. If you look at the photos for their listings you'll find the license plates blacked/whited along with photos from far too many venues and locations to be from a legitimate dealer. In fact, some were taken at Porsche, Land Rover, and Lexus dealers to name a few. They are simply lifting photos off the internet to lure unsuspecting and trusting buyers into wiring them money so they can take off with it.

Vehicles this fake dealer offers for sale but does not have include:

2010 Dodge Ram 3500 VIN: 3D73M4CL7AG136336
2011 Audi A8 VIN: WAURVAFD3BN022862
2010 Mercedes Benz CL VIN: WDDEJ7GB0AA025422
2011 Land Rover LR4 VIN: SALAK2D45BA558391
2001 BMW Z8 VIN: WBAEJ13491AH60429
2001 Plymouth Prowler VIN: 1C3EW65G21V702214
2009 BMW X6 VIN: 5UXFG435X9L222298
2009 Mercedez Benz G55 VIN: WDCYR71E09X178730
2011 BMW X3 VIN: 5UXWX7C55BL734428
2008 Porsche 911 VIN: WP0AB29968S732404
2009 Audi Q7 VIN: WA1CM74L19D034124
2005 Ford GT VIN: 1FAFP90S95Y401850
2011 Porsche Panamera VIN: WP0AC2A74BL090869
2010 Lexus LX570 VIN: JTJHY7AX3A4051273
2009 Maserati GranTurismo VIN: ZAMGJ45A990046102
2011 BMW 335i Convertible VIN: WBADX7C58BE242003
2010 Land Rover Range Rover VIN: SALMF1D42AA324106
2009 Infiniti FX35 VIN: JNRAS18W49M156237
2009 Audi R8 VIN: WUAAU34229N002356
2008 Bentley Continental GTC VIN: SCBDR33W08C057269
2007 Lexus SC430 VIN: JTHFN45Y679013308
2003 Porsche 911 VIN: WP0AB29913S696095
2011 Toyota Sequoia VIN: 5TDDY5G12BS051599
2011 Toyota Land Cruiser VIN: JTMHY7AJ7B5011286
2011 Porsche Cayenne Turbo VIN: WP1AC2A29BLA87162
2011 Mercedez Benz SLS VIN: WDDRJ7HA7BA002132
2011 Lexus RX450h VIN: JTJBC1BAXB2044958
2011 Lexus GX460 VIN: JTJJM7FX7B5019993
2011 Infiniti QX56 VIN: JN8AZ2NE4B9003948
2011 BMW X6 VIN: 5UXFG8C54BLZ96205
2011 BMW 750Li VIN: WBAKC8C54BC433325
2011 Audi S5 VIN: WAUVGAFH6BN005422
2011 Aston Martin Rapide VIN: SCFHDDAJ1BAF01356
2010 Toyota Tundra VIN: 5TFHY5F13AX151934
2010 Mercedes Benz GL550 VIN: 4JGBF8GE5AA610118
2011 Lexus LS460 VIN: JTHBL5EF6B5105690
2010 Lexus RX350 VIN: 2T2ZK1BA1AC003604
2007 Porsche Cayman VIN: WP0AB29847U781109
2010 BMW X6 VIN: 5UXFH0C51ALC66087
2010 BMW X6 VIN: 5UXFG4C56AL225526
2010 Land Rover Range Rover VIN: SALMF1E41AA307926
2009 Infiniti FX50 VIN: JNRBS18W39M201088

On Vehix (just some of their fraudulent listings):
http://www.vehix.com/find-cars/dallas/2 ... 0002ECE097
http://www.vehix.com/find-cars/tulsa/20 ... 0002ECE0A9
http://www.vehix.com/find-cars/any-mark ... 0002ECE09B

They are also set up at 840 Mendocino Street Altadena, CA 91001. website is http://www.global-auto-center.com Here is the response I got to a vehicle they have listed for sale.

Hello XXXXXXX,



We received your inquiry regarding the (XXXXXXXX) that we have listed for sale. The car is still available. It has a clear title.

We recently had a buyer from Canada for this car and we had it shipped to him, but meanwhile he changed his mind choosing another car (XXXXXXXX) from our inventory. So now the car (XXXXXXXXX) is located in Prince George, BC, Canada, sealed and ready to be shipped to the new owner.



We didn't ship the car back to us so we can save the shipping expenses until we find a serious buyer for it to have it shipped directly to him (shipping fees are included in the purchase price).

So if you are serious in purchasing this car from us please reply to this email with your decision and contact information as well and one of our Sales Department agents will call you to make the necessary arrangements.



Thank you for your interest in our vehicle and for visiting our website!



Global Auto Center,

Customer Support Team,

www.global-auto-center.com

An additional website they have worked under is http://www.glbauto.net

Both http://www.global-auto-center.com and http://www.global-autocenter.com domains have been repossessed by godaddy.com. glbauto.net is still active.

Aliases that have been used by the scammers include:

Thomas Rush
Adam Rush
Thomas Kaplan

The phone number they are using (214-329-9688) is a Voice Over IP (VOIP) number with a Dallas exchange. It traces back to Level 3 communications.

Their MO is to form an LLC and open a bank account in the city where the LLC is supposedly based. The LLC is formed with a false address (here is an example: http://www.sunbiz.org/scripts/cordet.ex ... ling_type=). When they provide the wire transfer instructions to the potential victim they give a branch location in the city where they claim to be operating their business (which is NOT the same as the location where the LLC has been formed) to make things appear legitimate - for example, they may claim to be operating in Dallas, TX, the LLC is formed in New Port Richey Florida, and the bank account is in New Port Richey Florida. They will give the potential victim the account number for the New Port Richey account, but they will list a Dallas Texas branch as the location where the account is originated. They have used accounts with Regions Bank and Sun Trust bank. We are aware of accounts that were opened in New Port Richey, Florida and New Jersey.

Once the funds are wired by the victim, they are immediately wired to a different account at a different bank. The scammers then remain in contact with the victim for a few days to make things appear legitimate.

Hi scamhunter99, Iam interested in 2 of their vehicles, would you know if they are still available to purchase? Or maybe find out where are these vehicles, would greatly appreciate any direction, I have wasted about 2 weeks time on invetigating if this Global Auto Center is legit or not. Would be very helpfull to know if they exist on another dealership; if not, so I can move on to search for other cars. you can see them on their so called web-sight www.globalautocenter.com in Altadena, Ca.
1. 2007 Chevy Tahoe Blk on Blk 4x4 Z71 VIN#1GNFK13017R338252
2. 2007 GMC Yukon Denali Tan on beige Yukon-XL VIN# 1GKF66897J1771911 <----a number might be off

Any info would be very, very helpfull at this time, thank you!
[email protected]
760-562-2438
-Gregg

To clarify for visitors reading this thread, as Reddog's post might lead to some confusion: This is a fake dealer. They don't own, and have never owned, the cars they are claiming to sell.

If you are interested in the vehicles they advertise, you can try to find the real seller they stole the information from a few ways. You can search the internet for the VIN numbers and the photos used (use tineye and google image search), as well as description information, and it may need you to the original seller. It is possible that you will lead you to more fake sites, though, so you must be extremely careful about this approach.