Salar of fraud: Motorhome buyers in Heinsberg experience expensive nightmare!

Salar of fraud: Motorhome buyers in Heinsberg experience expensive nightmare!

In the Heinsberg district, the anticipation of a new motorhome has turned into a true nightmare for many buyers. As the Aachener Zeitung , numerous customers are said to have fallen for a fraudulent dealer when buying a camp. Despite the advance payments already made, the buyers received no vehicle documents for weeks to register the motorhome. The dealer mostly remained unreachable and left many customers alone with their open questions. Over 30 fraud ads were submitted to the police, while the legal disputes against the dealer have been piling up since 2021 without so many cases being clarified.

But that's not the only fraud that is currently making headlines. The Freiburg police warn of a nationwide fraud stitch when buying motorhomes. Here, the fraudsters begin with an appealing online advertisement and a meeting with the seller who looks serious. Buyers are offered a motorhome with allegedly properly completed vehicle documents and the right key. But the sobering surprise comes when you register: the vehicle is registered as stolen or was rented fraudulently under false personal details. Fraudsters collapse in registration offices and steal blank registration papers, which are then used for the high-fake business. The police urgently advise you to meet the seller directly at the purchase office and to play the motorhome together to avoid such frauds, as already on