{"id":242519,"date":"2026-07-13T20:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/242519\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T20:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:14:23","slug":"erie-county-clerk-warns-against-car-dealership-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/242519\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie County Clerk warns against car dealership scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When buying a car, many people are overwhelmed by the number of options available. <\/p>\n<p>The Erie County Clerk\u2019s office has issued a free guide to help consumers know which car is the right fit for them without being scammed by unlicensed dealerships.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLet The Buyer Be Aware\u201d guide gives buyers information about their rights, vehicle sale laws and helpful tips.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether you&#8217;re buying a new car or a used car, maybe your first car, you&#8217;re upgrading to a newer model, or you&#8217;re shopping for a dependable used car,&#8221; Erie County Clerk Michael Kearns said, &#8220;it takes a little bit of homework. You want to save yourself some time and some money and some frustration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kearns said this information is important to know to help be aware of scams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are agencies out there to help ensure that these transactions are conducted fairly, legally, and safely, and providing consumers with that information to make informed decisions,&#8221; Kearns said. &#8220;Once again, a little preparation goes a long way, and it&#8217;s important to understand your rights, knowing what questions to ask, and recognizing those protections under New York State law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This manual can be requested on the <a href=\"https:\/\/clerkhelp.erie.gov\/helpdesk\/User\/Login\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Erie County Clerk\u2019s Help Desk<\/a> for more information. Kearns notes all auto dealers, from the large ones to smaller independents, must be registered with the New York State DMV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When buying a car, many people are overwhelmed by the number of options available. The Erie County Clerk\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242520,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":["post-242519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}