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Cash for Clunkers sites could be scams

July 2, 2009

It’s been awhile since I’ve issued a scam alert here on the blog, but I have one today.

You may have heard about a new government program called “Cash for Clunkers.”  Its technical name is the “Car Allowance Rebate System.”  The program is designed to offer an incentive for people driving old cars that aren’t fuel efficient to buy a new, more eco-friendly vehicle.

Like so many other programs out there, plenty of web sites have popped up that look official and claim to be the way to access this program.  Some of these sites say they are a place to pre-register for the program and then ask for personal information.  You can read more about it here.

There is only one official government site for the Car Allowance Rebate System.  That site is run by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NSTSA).  The web address for that site is CARS.gov.

That CARS.gov site is the only web site you can rely on for the government-backed program.  Do not go to any other web site because it could be a scam.

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