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Search CarBuyingTips.com Buying New Cars How To Buy New Cars Buy Cars Online First Time Car Buying Tips Hybrid Car Buying Tips Extended Auto Warranty Tips Canadian Car Buying Tips Top 10 Car Dealer Scams Military Personel Car Buying Our Reader's New Car Deals Auto Finance Auto Loans, Tips & Scams Auto Refinance Tips & Scams Bad Credit Auto Loan Tips Used Car Loan Tips Get Your Credit Report Online Car Insurance Buying Tips Used Cars Vehicle History Reports How To Buy Used Cars Selling Your Used Car Used Car Classifieds Auto Auction Buying Tips Auto Leasing New Car Leasing Tips ALG Residual Values Car Leasing Software Reviews Government Sites Attorney General Sites DMV Sites - All 50 States Drivers License Sites Take A Break Rate Your Dealer Experience Free Spreadsheet Downloads Humor: Alternate Car Names RV Buying Tips & Scams How To Jump Start A Car LoserCars.com Crash Of The Month Gallery Furniture Buying Tips	CarBuyingTips.comTM Press Information Center The world's best free guide for car buying, leasing, and avoiding dealer scams. Your Host: Jeff Ostroff Our Mission This site is about truth. But not everyone wants you to know the truth. We level the field, teaching you how to find dealer cost and get the best price on new cars, with fair dealer profit. We give useful examples, negotiating tips, free loan & lease spreadsheets, and review the best car buying and car loan sites. We analyze loan & lease dilemmas, expose dealer scams, ads, trade-in value, dealer cost, buyer's offers. Our Goal: To save you > $2000 and be the best free consumer resource on the web. We hate to see you scammed by the "Morally Challenged", so enjoy the politically incorrect site that dealer lawyers tried to shut down. View Our Annual Top 10 Car Dealer Scams CarBuyingTips.comTM In The Press: CNN.com: March 26,2006 Car scammers target Web buyers, sellers  Jeff was interviewed for this story about internet scammers targeting sites from eBay to Autotrader, nailing victims all over the world. There was also an audio interview that appeared on CNN Radio. MSN Money: March 26,2006 Car buyers' top 10 mistakes  Jeff was interviewed for this story written by BankRate that details the top 10 common blunders made by most new car buyers.

BankRate.com: February 15, 2005

• F & I office: Business -- or monkey business?  Jeff was interviewed for this article about Finance and Insurance (F & I) at new car dealers. Jeff provided information about scams car dealers use in their F & I office.& Jeff also provided information on how a buyer can avoid becoming a victim of these scams.

Miami Herald Online:

• NO FREE RIDE  Tips for teen car buying Jeff was interviewed for this story, June 13, 2004.

Southern Exposure:

• ARM YOURSELF WITH INFORMATION  How to avoid scams and overcharges when you buy a car March 2004, An article by Southern Exposure lists some useful web sites for car buyers to use.

Better Homes And Gardens:

• Get New-Car Savvy Online March, 2004 print edition, page 152.  Jeff was interviewed by Better Homes for a story on how savvy consumers are suing the internet to make their car buying hassle-free.

Readers Digest:

• The #1 Sales Scam February, 2004 print edition, page 138.  Jeff was interviewed for a story warning consumers of car buying scams.

MSNBC.com:

• Con victims out $10,000 or more December 4, 2003.  Jeff was interviewed by Bob Sullivan of MSNBC News for a feature story about how Fake escrow sites, and fake car sales are a devastating combination.

ABC-10 Miami WPLG TV:

• Internet Scammers 'Phishing' For Your Identity September 9, 2003.  Jeff was interviewed by ABC-10 in Miami for a feature story about scammers who email you with Phishing emails, designed to spoof companies that you have login accounts with, and trick you into entering your sensitive information, credit card numbers, Social Security number, etc.

Miami Herald:

• September 7, 2003.  Jeff was interviewed for a story called Internet auction scams costly for gullible bidders (visible on The Herald web site until 9/16) detailing how online fraudulent escrow sites are stealing money from eBay and other online marketplaces.

The Leaf Chronicle, Clarksville, TN:

• August 15, 2003. Jeff was interviewed for a story Auto auctions unique world of car-buying opportunities, on buying cars at auctions.

WDSU NBC-6 New Orleans:

• August 15, 2003. Jeff was interviewed by Six on Your Side reporter Stephanie Boswell for her story called Online Consumers Urged To Watch Out For Unscrupulous Escrow Companies detailing how Jeff recovered $6500 for 2 victims of fraudulent escrow website EscrowExperts.com, who defrauded several eBay bidders out of over $100k for vehicles and boats that did not exist.

Parade Magazine:

• August 10, 2003.  Jeff was interviewed for "Shop Smart: A Special Report" that appeared in the Sunday Parade Magazine across the country.

ABC-10 Miami WPLG TV:

• Avoid Internet Rip-Offs July 12, 2003.  Jeff was interviewed by ABC-10 in Miami for a feature story about fraudulent escrow web sites trolling eBay for victims of eBay fraud.

WBIX Business 1060, Boston:

• Live interview June 24, 2003.  Jeff was interviewed about his June 23 Press Release titled 40 Fraudulent Escrow Web Sites Shutdown by CarBuyingTips.com.

Kiplinger:

• June 19, 2003.  Jeff supplied much of the warranty buying tips during phone interviews which Kiplinger used in their article Avoid the 7 Deadly Sins of Extended Warranties.

Consumer Reports:

• April, 2003, Annual Auto Issue, Page 17. "Tricks Of The Trade"  Jeff supplied Consumer Reports with most of the research and content for the scams listed (from our 2002 Top 10 Scams List.) Jeff also supplied them with the victims that were interviewed for their article.

National Enquirer:

• March 17, 2003. In an effort to produce some well researched and factual articles, they came to the right place.  They ran a full page story on CarBuyingTips.com, and reviewed our Top 10 Scams list, and how to avoid the scams.  Plus Jeff gave them bonus finance tips.

Philadelphia Inquirer:

• September 29,2002. "How to steer clear of bad extended 'warranties' for autos."  Jeff was interviewed for this story on auto warranties.

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine:

• July, 2002 issue.  Jeff was interviewed for their story "Credit Catch 22", which showed that for buyers with no borrowing history, getting a car loan can be a challenge.

NBC-6 Miami Investigative Reports:

• Are You Paying Unfair Fees?
  Jeff was interviewed for a story of unfair registration fees charged by the state of Florida for consumers who lease cars, as opposed to buying them.  The story aired 5/10/2002.

MSNBC Live On The Air Interview:

• February 27,2002: (See photos at top of page.) Jeff was interviewed live on the air by MSNBC's Chris Jansing for comments related to NBC's story "Buyers fed up with auto sales fraud" which had aired on the Nightly News with Tom Brokaw as part of their "Fleecing Of America" Series.

NBC Nightly News With Tom Brokaw:

• Looking out for lemons
  December 10, 2001: Info from our used car buying tips was referenced for this story.

ABC-10 Miami WPLG TV:

• Rebuilt Wrecks: Don't Buy Someone Else's Troubles
  Jeff was interviewed with some of our visitors for a story on rebuilt wrecks. Aired 1/25/2002.

  Web Site Makes Car Shopping Simple. South Florida Man Tries To Educate Consumers
  Channel 10 interviewed Jeff for a story on making car buying simple. Aired 1/17/2002.

KTRK ABC-13 Houston:

• Want to make sure you're getting the best deal on a new car?
  Jeff was interviewed for consumer reporter Nydia Han's story on 2/7/2002.

New York Times:

• Special car buying section, page 27.  Also available online at their site.  Click Here: "Not All Extended Warranties Are Created Equal." 10/10/2001. Article has extensive coverage of CarBuyingTips.com.  The Print version has screen shots of our extended warranty article.

LA Times:

• "THE SAFETY ZONE; Kicking the Tires Isn't Enough" 5/15/2000.  Article has tips for avoiding scams at car dealers.

USA Today:

USA Today Hot Site 9/29/99 "Car Sales And Scams"

Miami Herald:

• Cruising The Internet For The Car Of Your Dreams 5/2/1999.
• Ask The Fool: Confessions Of A Car Salesman, 11/5/2000

3TV in Phoenix:

• Channel 3 ran a story in their "3 On Your Side" column about our Top 10 Car Dealer Scams Of 2000.

AskMen.com:

• Site Of The Day November 16th, 2000

Los Altos Town Crier:

• CarBuyingTips.com releases annual list of the top 10 car-dealer scams
  2/7/2001. Special to the Town Crier.

CoolPick.com:

• Cool Pick Of The Day July 9, 2001

Articles in Bottom Line Personal:
Bottom Line has a readership of over 2 million, making it the largest circulation newsletter. It covers the topics of investment advice, raising children, buying and selling a home, building careers and more.

• Internetting For Car Bargains (9/1/99) Jeff provided content for the "SELLING A CAR" section of this Bottom Line Personal newsletter article.

• Yes...You Can Get That Hard-to-Get Car
  CarBuyingTips.com provided them with most of the content for the article.

Other Live Radio Interviews:

• Jeff was interviewed about CarBuyingTips.com by Katie Pruett of KRLD News Radio in Dallas on 11/13/2000 for her show Eye On The Internet.

• Jeff was also interviewed about his other site BridalTips.com live by Katie Pruett of KRLD News Radio in Dallas on 12/18/2000.

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• How To Lease A New Car, Avoid Scams
• How To Buy Used Cars  and How To Sell Your Used Car
• How To Check The Title, VIN# & History Of A Car
• Extended Warranty Scams & Tips
• Car Buying Tips For Canadians, & Canadian Car Prices
• Car Insurance Tips & Scams
• Free Loan & Lease Excel Spreadsheet Downloads

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