Scam Alert- Lawrenceburg Car Selling Website is Fake

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission are warning consumers to avoid purchasing vehicles advertised through a phony website created and operated by scammers posing as the proprietors of a legitimate Lawrenceburg auto dealer.
Fully licensed and in operation since 1991, Fields Auto Sales operates its dealership at 1408 N. Locust St. in Lawrenceburg but does not operate a website. Unfortunately, scammers created a bogus website with a fake phone number purporting to be Fields Auto Sales in order to fool unsuspecting potential consumers. Additionally, scammers advertised the nonexistent vehicles through an online auto sales website using Fields Auto Sales’ name. Victims believed they were buying actual cars online and gave their money to the scammers through electronic fund transfers.
The owners of Field’s Auto Sales were made aware of the scam when they were contacted by three victims, all of whom live outside Tennessee and believed they were buying vehicles via the Internet. (One consumer who lives in Las Vegas only learned about the scam after flying to Nashville to pick up a vehicle only to learn there was no car.) The victims have all contacted law enforcement authorities about the scam.
When it comes to making any purchases, be cautious of items being advertised well below their market value. Remember, if the deal appears too good to be true, it probably is.