People are calling an Oklahoma car seller about classic cars he says he never had. Some want to arrange a visit, while others want their money back.
In an Auto Auction Rebuilds video, Randy Shear says fake sellers are using his AAR Auto Sales LLC name and address. His lot is in Byars, Oklahoma. The calls reach him from far beyond town.
Among them is a call from Virginia about a buyer who lost $10,000. Shear also describes a separate $20,000 loss. A lawyer for that buyer has threatened to sue his business.
Shear buys auction cars and makes videos about them. He says the calls have become hard to keep up with. One woman reached him before sending money, giving him a chance to check what she had been told.
A Familiar Name
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The video includes a phone call through the King George Sheriff’s Office in Virginia. A deputy describes a buyer’s loss tied to a Chevrolet Nova. The buyer was drawn in through Facebook Marketplace and lost $10,000.
Asked about a worker named Jacob, Shear explains that he runs the lot himself. There is a mechanic, but he does his own work. Shear has no employee by that name, and he says the AAR Auto Sales Facebook page involved in the complaint is not his.
The cars are another clue. Callers ask about Chevelles, Novas, and older Mustangs. “I don’t have these cars, man,” Shear says.
Most of the cars he finishes go to people who already watch his channel. “I think these scammers are using, you know, my credibility to screw people out of money,” he says.
One More Call
Before she sent money, one woman looked up his business phone number herself. She called Shear about the car instead of using the number the seller gave her.
Shear says she sent him pictures of a title with his business name on it. She also sent a supposed Oklahoma dealer’s license. The license looked wrong to him, and the title’s font did not match what he expected.
He warned her not to buy the car and saved the pictures. During the call, he sends them to the deputy to help with the case.
A real business address can help a fake seller look real. In a separate 2024 warning, Tennessee’s attorney general described a scam using a real forklift dealer’s name and address. A fake site offered to sell and ship cheap trucks and other gear. The real business had no website of its own.
His Name Sticks
Shear says he has filed an FBI internet crime complaint, but replacement websites keep appearing. Along with the phone calls, he describes Google reviews from people who believe they paid his business.
“You work so hard to build up a good reputation,” he says. He asks viewers to report the fake pages. He also plans to look for more messages and files to send to the deputy.