Las Vegas Craigslist Auto Repair Scams

Las Vegas Craigslist Auto Repair Scams

Hello. My name is Thomas, a/k/a/ Big T. This Las Vegas Craigslist Auto Repair Scams report was authored by myself. I am a local auto mechanic with over 25 years in auto repairs. I also own a 1954 Chevy. I did 10 years in state prison (California Institution for Men) for auto-theft, and auto-body repair crimes. I am now retired. but I offer free advice to help consumers avoid scams.

My auto repair skills include a review and diagnosis of Low-riders (post 1960) and 'Bombs' (pre-1960). As you can tell, I also attend Las Vegas Car shows. I am also a member of a local Las Vegas Car club.

My concentration is American classic cars, and American cars built after 1980. My services include Brakes; Rotors;Oil Change;Timing Belt;Valve cover gaskets; O2 sensors; Alternator repair or replacement; Radiator repair and replacement; Fuel pump; Four-barrel Quadrajet carburetors produced by General Motors from 1965 to 1990; Electrical wiring, and more!

An honest mechanic always provides a written estimate before any work is commenced.

Recently, I developed a passion for writing. Why? Auto-scams are too prevalent in Las Vegas, NV, and California, and elsewhere.

Craigslist (stylized as craigslist) is a privately-held American company operating a classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, for sale, items wanted, services, community service, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums.

Craig Newmark began the service in 1995 as an email distribution list to friends, featuring local events in the San Francisco Bay Area. It became a web-based service in 1996 and expanded into other classified categories. It started expanding to other U.S. and Canadian cities in 2000 and now covers 70 countries.

Although Craigslist has many competitors, a substantial volume of Las Vegas residents use the local Las Vegas Craigslist to search for auto repair shops, mobile auto mechanics, and automotive services in general.

The service is free. There is very little, if any oversight, othan Flagging an article or post. By flagging the article or post, it simply remains Ʋhidden" from your broswer, but other consumers are still being affected by the same alleged misrpresentation or fraud. Essentially, flagging a scam post on Las Vegas Craigslist does absolutely nothing.

Many Las Vegas, NV consumers and readers rely upon Nevada Career Institute News for uncensored reporting, hard-hitting news, and dogged pursuit of crooked politicians (e.g., former Las Vegas, NV stripper turned CCSD Board Trustee Danielle Ford; Prostitute Judge Danielle Chio, and many others).

Nevada Career Institute News has also taken over the tradename Nevada Career Institute from businessman Mitchell Fuerst who founded SOUTHWEST COLLEGE OF MEDICAL-DENTAL ASSISTANTS & PRACTICAL NURSES, INC,

Nevada Career Institute News, through their Las Vegas Consumer Reports, pursues, reports, and may aid in the prosecution of auto-mechanics who use Las Vegas Craigslist to scam automotive consumers.

We urge consumers and bad mechanics to use the Nevada Career Institute online career advancement programs to advance their careers. There is no need to scam persons! I signed up for a Nevada Career Institute online course advertised on this very same website.

Requirements of all Automobile Repair Shops and Las Vegas Mobile Auto mechanics. N.R.S. 487.560

All persons advertising as mobile auto mechanics and auto repair shops operating in Las Vegas are required to be licensed. All persons advertising as mobile auto mechanics on Craigslist or as auto repair/body shops must also comply with N.R.S. 487.560.

Garages, which are businesses that service or repair motor vehicles, must register with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS 487.560). Wreckers, mobile auto mechanics, and body shops must also register. (NRS 487.050).

It is very easy to spot a Las Vegas Craigslist Auto Repair Scam advertiser because many are not licensed.

N.R.S. 487.560 requires the following of ALL Auto Repair Mechanics and Auto Repair Body Shops:

1. The mobile auto mechanicc and/or auto repair shop must list the official license number on ALL advertising, including the the name of the full name of owner, including each fictitious under which the owner intends to do business;
2. The mobile auto mechanicc and/or auto repair shop must provide a complete street address of each location from which the owner will be conducting business, including a designation of the location that will be the owner’s principal place of business;
3. The mobile auto mechanicc and/or auto repair shop must furnish or post a copy of the business license for each garage operated by the owner if the county or city in which the applicant operates a garage requires such a license;
4. The mobile auto mechanic and/or auto repair shop must post in writing along with a business license the type of repair work offered at each auto repair shop operated by the owner. If the owner has no official address, he/she must list his/her home address;
5. The mobile auto mechanic and/or auto repair shop must also clearly state the number of mechanics employed at his/her auto repair shop. A common Las Vegas Craigslist is for the advertisier to use the pronouns 'Us' when in fact it is being operated by a single person.

Why Las Vegas Craigslist is Easy for Auto Repair Scammers

Mobile auto repair scams are an easy way to make money and avoid taxes. Why? Las Vegas Craigslist Autorepair scammers always demand cash.

Consumers desperately need their automobile repaired. They rely upon unlicensed mobile mechanics to fix or repair their car.

Las Vegas Craigslist is very easy for scammers for many reasons. Very few consumers complain. The flagging procedure by Las Vegas Craigslist is a waste of time because the prohibited ad is rarely removed.

1. Unlike social media pages like FaceBook or Instagrram, Las Vegas Craigslist Auto Repair ads allows fraudulent auto repair shops and mobile auto mechanics to engage in spamming; repeat of the same ad over and over.
2. Las Vegas Craigslist Auto Repair ads allows fraudulent auto repair shops and mobile auto mechanics to post ads without verifying the licensure status of the auto repair shop and/or mobile auto mechanic;
3. Las Vegas Craigslist Auto Repair ads allow fraudulent auto repair shops and mobile auto mechanics to be contacted by consumers without screening for a license, proper invoice, or all the legal criteria required and expected of legitmate automobile repair shops.
4. Las Vegas Craigslist Auto Repair scams are very easy to engage in because a:)There is no license required to post an ad; and, b.) Las Vegas Craigslist does not check the database of the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles before allowing the ad to be posted;
5. The Nevada Attorney General refuses to do his job to police Auto Repair Scams by creating sting operations, and publicly posting the names and faces of mobile auto mechanic scammers.
6. The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is too lazy and too discriminatory to hire qualified minorities (African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native-Americans) and therefore the Nevada DMV is constantly under-staffed while consumers are being fleeced by Las Vegas Craigslist;
7. Las Vegas Craigslist Auto Repair scammers understand that the The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is incompetent; that the The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has a website that looks like it was programmed by a 9th grade student; and, that the top theft-gig in Las Vegas is auto repair scams.

6 (six) Common Auto Repair Scams: The Most Lucrative Las Vegas Craigslist Auto Repair Scams

What are the best and most lucrative Las Vegas Craigslist Auto Repair Scams? First, and foremost, this article does not endorse illegal activity. What this article is attempting to do is to expose the fact that Craigslist is not policing auto repair scams; and what scams yield the most money.

Women and men who are not familiar with automobiles and how automobiles functions are most vulnerable to auto mobile repair scams. For example, let's consider a true life story.

I visited an auto mobile repair shop in North Las Vegas, NV to check on my wheels being aligned. I overhead a conversation involving an older Black woman and a mechanic. The woman brought her car into the shop because the car had spurts of not going into reverse.

The mechanic explained to the woman that she needed to perform a ൔ Point Inspection", and to start by getting her oil changed.

I heard a scam taking place, but I kept quiet.

I heard the mechanic discuss everything except what he should have focused on: Checking Transmission Fluid; and reviewing the shifting of all transmission gears. In other words, the mechanic did not get straight to the root issue.

When the woman was leaving to get into another car (she left her main car at the auto repair shop), I asked her "What church she went to went to?" I wanted to test her faith in God. She ignored me! God protect the Believers in Him!

"Bad mechanics want to "Fix" issues that do not need "Fixing". The goal is to drain 80% of your money, and then the final 20% they get by scaring you that the real issue is ABC. The final 20% is your real problem, but the scam mechanic wanted to steal 80% of your money first until he finally reveals the real issue. This is called the 80/20 Rule in Auto-Repair Theft! Steal 80% first, and the final 20% is guaranteed! Easy money! "

"Testing the consumer for knowledge. Let the consumer explain the problem in his/her own words. Listen carefully for auto repair knowledge. For example, if the consumer complains of a radiator leak. Does the consumer know what hoses are connected to to the Radiator (Upper ansd lower radiator hose)? Did the consumer first volunteer his/her diagnosis? If not, the skilled mobile auto mechanic scammer will offer a fake diagnoses and generate an inflated bill. This procedure is known as the F& D Rule of Auto Scams. Fake Diagnois! "

"Inflated Prices. This is scam typically practiced by Franchised physical auto repair shops. Franchise shops are more prime to scams because they must generate enough income to be active licensees of the trademark. For example, let's say your car needs a part that the shop does not have. The shop owner will quote you a price for the part. Always get the part number. Visit a reputable automobile parts supplier like AutoZone or NAPA and use the same part number to dtermine if you are being over-charged by 200% or more. This sort of scam is really easy to uncover. It is the Inflated Price scam. Only unsophisticated scammers use this sort of scam."

"The B&S auto repair scam. Criminals refer to this as the Bull-Shit Scam. Lawyers and proecutors call it the Bait & Switch. The B&S auto repair scam is a derivative of the 80/20 Rule in Auto-Repair Theft! This scam works beautifully when the consumer calls for help or reponds to ANY Las Vegas Craigslist list ad. The aim is to seduce the consumer to calling by using a 'hook'. The 'hook' could be a really low price, or the 'hook' could be a misrepresentation of an ad. Whatever the 'hook' is, criminals call it the 'Bait'. For example, the consumer was 'baited' with a low prices to fix the brake pads for $39.99 when in reality that price did not include any labor. "

"One of the most scams in auto repairs. is the R&R scams. Repeat-Repeat Auto Repairs. In the crime world of auto-repair scams, R&R scams are very common and quite lucrative. The slick auto mechanic uses your car as an indentured servant as you pay the bills. For example, let's say your car needs a tune-up and new spark plugs. The bad mechanic will not adjust your distributer to the correct angle, or proper;y gap your psark-plugs. If you have a classic car, did he/she make sure all the vacuum lines are properly re-positioned with the air cleaner. The bad automobile mechanic will consistently leave problems unresolved, or will deliberately use cheap parts that are only a temporary fix. "

"Evasion: Beware of any auto mechanic driving to your home or office and he does not even have a license on their car!! He is setting you you up for evasion!! Taking your cash, leaving you dry and scammed, and no where to find him! He has black your number! This is called The Ghosting & Evasion Rule of Auto-Theft scams. Drive a run down truck, and look poor when in fact you have thousands of dollars in cash you have scamed from customers. "

Advertised Las Vegas Craiglist Post-IDS & Phone Numbers Linked to Scams & Spammers

1. post id: 7639740165
2. post id: 7640115140
3. post id: 7639740165
4. post id: 7639666507
5. post id: 7639461183
6. post id: 7639408810
7. post id: 7633790424
8. post id: 7638734847
9. post id: 7638531521
10. post id: 7638517413
11. post id: 7638134592
12. post id: 7637809789
13. post id: 7640937032
14. post id: 7640902947
15. post id: 7640787023
16. post id: 7639740165
17. post id: 7639461183
18. post id: 7638840272

How to File Complaints Against a Mobile Mechanic or an Auto Repair Shop In Nevada

In Nevada, auto bodyshops that engage in repairs and replacement services on motor vehicles are required to register with the the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS 487.560) . If you have a consumer complaint against a mobile mechanic or auto repair shop in Nevada, you can file a complaint with the following agencies:

1. Public Rebuke: File complaint with Nevada Career Institute Consumer Report. Complete a Nevada Career Institute Complaint form. The Consmer Division of Nevada Career Institute investigates auto-repair scams by contacting the alleged perpetrator. We set-up sting operations. We publish their names and addresses. We share allegations with our network of over 100 affiliate websites, and social media channels. We assist federal and local law enforcment. We post complaints on our News Forum. We flag all of their advertisments as scams. We accept donations for this service. .
2. By mail with DMV Compliance Enforcement Division: . Download and fill out a Compliance Enforcement Compliant Form. Mail the completed form to either the Las Vegas or Reno office address found on page 2 of the form.
3. By phone with DMV Compliance Enforcement Division. Call the Carson City, Las Vegas, or Reno offices to file a complaint by phone. Find the phone numbers here.

How to file a complaint with the Nevada Attorney General’s Office:

1. Online: The easiest way to file a complaint against a mechanic or an auto repair shop is by filling out the online Consumer Complaint Form.
2. By email: Additionally, if you’d like to contact the Office of the Attorney General regarding an opinion, inquiry, views, or concerns about specific issues, you can email them at aginquiries@ag.nv.gov.
3. Questions? If you’d rather talk to someone about your complaint over the phone, you can call the Office of the Attorney General at (775)-684-1100 or 702-486- 3132 (Consumer Hotline).

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