Private car sellers are facing a fast-spreading con in which fake buyers pretend a vehicle's engine has catastrophically failed, then pressure owners into slashing the price on the spot. The scheme ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE EXPLAINS. A SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IN CALIFORNIA SAYS IT ARRESTED TWO MEN AFTER THEY TRIED TO PULL OFF WHAT’S KNOWN AS THE OIL IN THE ENGINE SCAM. THESE ARE THE TWO ...

Selling a car online can already feel like a trust fall with the internet and for one Newcastle resident, that trust almost backfired. Deputies in Placer County, California, say two Fremont men were ...