 TITLE: Online Car-Buying Scams to Watch Out For CONTENT: What to Do if You Are a Victim of an Auto Scam\n----------------------------------------------\nIf you've been victimized by an online car-buying or car-selling scam, consider taking these six steps:\n1.  Contact your state attorney general's office and your local Better Business Bureau.\n2.  File a complaint with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center and the National Consumer League's fraud center.\n3.  Report the fraud to the Federal Trade Commission.\n4.  If the fraud involved a wire transfer, reach out to the company or financial institution that handled the transfer.\n5.  If you provided personal information to a scammer, think about changing relevant usernames or passwords.\n6.  Be sure to monitor your credit reports for any suspicious activity tied to identity theft. END