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Title: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 15, 2014, 10:42:38 PM
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Address: 50 Macpherson Road, Three Rifles Building, #01-01
Sole director/shareholder: Alvin Loo Mun Yu; NRIC no.: S7837923E
Paid Up Capital: $200,000
Registered home address
: 47 Jalan Melor Singapore 368864
Tel: 66356567
Business Profile of Volks Auto in the attachment (for registered forum users only)
Sources
: ACRA & http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/newcars_PIdealer_pricelist.php?dcode=1221

(http://dishonest.biz/forum/images/Photo_%20Alvin%20Loo%20Mun%20Yu%20%28NRIC%20S7837923E%29.jpg)
Source of Photo (Adapted from): http://tablet.todayonline.com/singapore/owner-volks-auto-believed-have-left-singapore
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Forums/FB/Media discussing about "Volks Auto Pte. Ltd."

https://www.facebook.com/volksautovictims (https://www.facebook.com/volksautovictims)

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/cars-cars-204/volks-auto-scam-4908415.html (http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/cars-cars-204/volks-auto-scam-4908415.html)

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/cars-cars-204/pi-volks-auto-pte-ltd-macpherson-4819995.html (http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/cars-cars-204/pi-volks-auto-pte-ltd-macpherson-4819995.html)

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/more-claiming-car-dealer-cheated-them-deposits-4910379.html (http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/more-claiming-car-dealer-cheated-them-deposits-4910379.html)

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/owner-volks-auto-believed-have-left-singapore-4916768.html

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/more-than-20-unhappy-car-buyers-gather-car-dealership-4908759.html (http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/more-than-20-unhappy-car-buyers-gather-car-dealership-4908759.html)

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/shady-shopfronts-shady-car-dealerships-4913187.html

http://www.mycarforum.com/topic/2697141-pi-volks-auto-is-a-scam/ (http://www.mycarforum.com/topic/2697141-pi-volks-auto-is-a-scam/)

http://www.mycarforum.com/topic/2696002-volk-auto-parallel-importer/ (http://www.mycarforum.com/topic/2696002-volk-auto-parallel-importer/)

http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?195866-Car-dealer-cheats-40-customers&highlight=dishonest.biz

http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?195812-Illegal-Gathering-at-Volks-Auto-MacPherson-where-is-the-police-amp-ang-chia-no-balls (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?195812-Illegal-Gathering-at-Volks-Auto-MacPherson-where-is-the-police-amp-ang-chia-no-balls)

http://www.tnp.sg/news/40-car-buyers-look-missing-dealer-showroom-showdown-worse-jover-chew (http://www.tnp.sg/news/40-car-buyers-look-missing-dealer-showroom-showdown-worse-jover-chew)

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/angry-buyers-gather-at-car-dealership-after-owner-goes-mia-without-delivering-cars (http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/angry-buyers-gather-at-car-dealership-after-owner-goes-mia-without-delivering-cars)

2014 Dec 15 (ST's FB): https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes/photos/a.10150602946322115.373647.129011692114/10152436352097115 (https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes/photos/a.10150602946322115.373647.129011692114/10152436352097115)

2014 Dec 17 (ST's FB): https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes/posts/10152439261947115 (https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes/posts/10152439261947115)

2014 Dec 19 (ST's FB): https://www.facebook.com/TheStraitsTimes/posts/10152444142292115

2014 Dec 17 (ST): http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/more-claiming-car-dealer-cheated-them-deposits-20141217 (http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/more-claiming-car-dealer-cheated-them-deposits-20141217)

2014 Dec 19 (ST): http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/car-dealer-took-more-3m-deposits-20141219 (http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/car-dealer-took-more-3m-deposits-20141219)

2014 Dec 19 (CNA): http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-victims-come-forward/1538432.html (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-victims-come-forward/1538432.html)

2014 Dec 24 (CASE's FB): https://www.facebook.com/casesg/posts/10152961884778658

PS: Feel free to let us know if there are other forums discussing about this rouge company - it's good to have a one-stop section linking to all other evidence.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: greentara on December 15, 2014, 10:50:02 PM
More than 20 unhappy car buyers gather at car dealership
Published on Dec 15, 2014 5:11 PM  By Kok Xing Hui
 
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SINGAPORE - More than 20 people gathered outside a car dealership at MacPherson Road on Monday, after the dealership failed to deliver the cars they had bought. They wanted to look for the owner, whom they say have been uncontactable for a few days.

This group said they had bought cars from Volks Auto Pte Ltd in the last few months but the cars were not delivered even though their car delivery dates had come and gone.

Their stories followed the same plot: Buyers saw the dealership's advertisement, bought cars for up to $10,000 cheaper than other parallel importers, paid a deposit but were fed excuses about why the cars were not ready when they went to collect them months later.

One such buyer, a 63-year-old who gave his name only as Mr Fong, listed the excuses he received: his Toyota Harrier was stuck in immigration or it was with the Land Transport Authority for inspection.

Mr Fong's car was supposed to be in his possession in mid October.

The Straits Times was shown copies of contracts from angry buyers. The frustration was clear among those gathered outside the building: one man shouted at a security guard.

About 50 of these buyers found each other by going to the shop, which has been closed since Saturday, or through the mycarforum.com online forum.

A WhatsApp group chat has been formed where they discuss actions they could take and a separate group had gone to make a police report.

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/transport/story/more-20-unhappy-car-buyers-gather-car-dealership-20141215
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: kenacheated on December 16, 2014, 10:03:57 PM
Hi,

One of my family member is a victim of this scam. I understand that there's a whatsapp group being setup amongst the victims. I will really appreciate if anyone with info on this whatsapp group could pm the details. thanks thanks
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: greentara on December 16, 2014, 10:32:50 PM
One of my family member is a victim of this scam. I understand that there's a whatsapp group being setup amongst the victims. I will really appreciate if anyone with info on this whatsapp group could pm the details. thanks thanks
Hi there,

Sorry to hear that.

I can imagine that the anti-VolksAuto Whatapps group is probably cautious in accepting anonymous mobile number into their group so as to prevent VolksAuto spies into the group.

As part of the verification process, it may help if you can
(1) scan the Volks Auto receipt from your family member,
(2) digitally remove personal data from the receipt, and
(3) post it here first.

Concurrently, at least one member from the anti-VolksAuto Whatsapp group may wish to register as a user in this forum so that the link-up is possible.

Putting more heads together would likely yield more constructive options against the sole director/shareholder of Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. named "Alvin Loo Mun Yu", NRIC no.: S7837923E, seeking justice for those affected.

(http://dishonest.biz/forum/images/justice.png)
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: greentara on December 16, 2014, 11:04:48 PM
No. of people conned by Volks Auto has now exceeded 80 and counting...

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/nearly-80-people-join-chat-group-set-car-buyers-demanding-refunds-
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: greentara on December 16, 2014, 11:13:52 PM
One of my family member is a victim of this scam. I understand that there's a whatsapp group being setup amongst the victims. I will really appreciate if anyone with info on this whatsapp group could pm the details. thanks thanks

In the meantime, you may wish to follow this advice:

"For consumers who think they have been cheated, they should approach the Small Claims Tribunals to lodge a complaint as soon as possible, while the company is still live. They can also consider lodging a police report or seeking further legal action against the company.

Case said it has received 14 complaints against Volks Auto Pte Ltd on Monday and Tuesday."


Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/transport/story/car-buyers-demand-refund-dealer-tips-how-avoid-rogue-car-dealers-2014
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: kittykitty on December 17, 2014, 10:26:42 AM
Hi there,

I have attached the receipt. Please let me know the next step to be added in the grp chat. Thank You!!
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: greentara on December 17, 2014, 10:58:33 AM
Hi L,

You said that you've contacted a person by the name of Andy in Volks Auto and "He keep repeating saying that the car is stuck at LTA etc  to delay the transaction".

For the benefit of the other Volks Auto victims, this is a desensitised posting of my reply to you via pm:

"I'll do what I can to help. Andy can't do much with the refund because the money is with the company and Andy is neither the director nor the shareholder of the company. Instead, these are the steps that you may consider taking.

1. Contact Andy and ask him for these information:
 (a) Contact person in LTA and his contact number so that you can follow up directly with LTA
 (b) Once you have info in 1(a), ask Andy to tell you your car (i) Chassis No., and (2) Engine No.

2. If you manage to get the info for 1(a) and 1(b), follow up with LTA.

3. If you are unable to obtain the 1(a) and 1(b), then proceed to lodge an official complaint with CASE, bring along your receipt.

I can try to help you connect with the anti Volks-Auto Whatsapp group, however, I need your to scan or take a photo snapshot of your receipt for verification purposes, ie. to double check that you are a real victim and not a journalist or from Volks Auto - hope you understand this."
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: greentara on December 17, 2014, 02:14:03 PM
Hi L & K,

I've managed to locate the Administrator of the anti-Volks Auto Whatsapp group. I've sent his name & mobile no. via private message to you already.

The Admin of the "anti-Volks Auto Whatsapp group" told me that there is a gathering today from 4 to 7pm where the group is consolidating various evidence... do bring along a photocopy of your Volks Auto receipt with you.

You may contact him for further details.

PS: For others who wish to have the contact of anti-Volks Auto Whatsapp Admin contacts, you may contact me here and I need a scan/photo of your Volks Auto receipt for verification before I can release the info, so as to protect the identify of the Whatsapp administrator & the group.

(http://dishonest.biz/forum/images/logo-whatsapp.jpg)
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: greentara on December 17, 2014, 02:45:15 PM
For those who are going for the 4 to 7pm gathering today.

Please help me inform the group to consider a concurrent avenue, ie. to lodge a formal complaint with CAD on both:
Source: http://www.cad.gov.sg/content/cad/en/reporting/lodging-a-commercial-crime-report.html

(http://dishonest.biz/forum/images/CAD-LodgingACommercialCrimeRpt.gif)

Source: http://www.cad.gov.sg/content/cad/en/reporting/lodging-a-commercial-crime-report.html
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: greentara on December 17, 2014, 03:39:14 PM
:
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The Admin of the "anti-Volks Auto Whatsapp group" told me that there is a gathering today from 4 to 7pm where the group is consolidating various evidence... do bring along a photocopy of your Volks Auto receipt with you.
:
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Below is a sms from the Admin of the "anti-Volks Auto Whatsapp group informing us that the gathering of the Volks Auto customers will be in Kallang Mcdonalds from 4 to 7pm (17 December 2014).

Do remember to bring along a photocopy of your receipt from Volks Auto Pte. Ltd.

(http://dishonest.biz/forum/images/20141217-VolksAutoWhatsappGathering.gif)

(http://dishonest.biz/forum/images/Map-KallangMCD.gif)
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: Haei7 on December 17, 2014, 05:12:39 PM
Hello, I have attached the Volks receipt. Please advise me on how to join the chat group please. Thanks.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: greentara on December 17, 2014, 07:25:31 PM
Hello, I have attached the Volks receipt. Please advise me on how to join the chat group please. Thanks.

Hi Haei, the info is in your private message inbox.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: greentara on December 18, 2014, 07:56:55 AM
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Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte Ltd
Post by: greentara on December 18, 2014, 08:00:53 AM
Pls find attach image
Pls advise me how to join in the volks auto whatsapp chats group

Hi Sionghun, the info is in your private message inbox.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: zoneplus on December 19, 2014, 01:19:47 PM
I am also the victim. Pls provide info on how to join the whatsapp group.
I hereby attach the sales agreement and police report.
Thank you.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: Haei7 on December 19, 2014, 02:57:19 PM
Hello everyone, I thought I wanted to share with you my bad experiences too. I have been asking this sales agent Andy for a few months when is the delivery of my car, when is the COE bided, when is the bank loan approved, when is the inspection etc. He has failed to give any satisfactory answers to all my questions. When I ask him who is the person that he deals with in LTA, he didn't give me any answer at all too. I'm disappointed and angry with the way he handles this whole procedures as well as how he did for other victims. How can he be a sales agent??? I have shared this with the police too. I hope all these culprits will be caught soon and charged in court.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 19, 2014, 04:45:08 PM
Hello everyone, I thought I wanted to share with you my bad experiences too. I have been asking this sales agent Andy for a few months when is the delivery of my car, when is the COE bided, when is the bank loan approved, when is the inspection etc. He has failed to give any satisfactory answers to all my questions. When I ask him who is the person that he deals with in LTA, he didn't give me any answer at all too. I'm disappointed and angry with the way he handles this whole procedures as well as how he did for other victims. How can he be a sales agent??? I have shared this with the police too. I hope all these culprits will be caught soon and charged in court.

Hi Haei,

I am sorry to hear about your ordeal.

Let's compile a list of Volks Auto saleperson namecards here.

Could you post the Andy's name card here? Thanks.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: Haei7 on December 19, 2014, 04:51:17 PM
Hi there, I do not keep his name card anymore.
The sales agent is Andy and his number is 98124769.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 19, 2014, 04:52:43 PM
I am also the victim. Pls provide info on how to join the whatsapp group.
I hereby attach the sales agreement and police report.
Thank you.

Hi Zoneplus, the info is in your private message inbox. God bless.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 19, 2014, 05:01:18 PM
Name cards of Volks Auto Salespersons

(1) Andrew; mobile number: 8535-7774
(http://dishonest.biz/forum/images/VolksAuto_Andrew.jpg)

(2) Andy; mobile number: 9812-4769


Condition for the removal of Volks Auto Salesperson name cards above: If and only if you confess on the scheme/scam/fraud about your employer, about Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. and/or Alvin Loo Mun Yu.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 19, 2014, 08:11:26 PM
车行老板3周前受访 喊冤“有人恶意中伤”
18/12/2014 on 联合晚报 By 苏世鹏 , 罗妙婷

(http://dishonest.biz/forum/images/20141218_VolksAuto_Alvin.jpg)
车行老板受访时,烟不离手。(档案照)

被指迟迟没交车给买家,车行老板上个月接受《联合晚报》访问时喊冤,指别人恶意中伤他,给他逮到就告他!如今,车主纷纷上门讨钱,老板却不见踪影!

《联合晚报》连日报道,麦波申路一家平行入口车行Volks Auto自今年4月起,涉嫌收取近百顾客的购车订金后失踪。

40多名遭殃车主昨午4时还齐聚加冷麦当劳共商对策,直到7时仍有至少6名受害人陆续抵达。

更详细报道,可翻阅《联合晚报》。

Source: http://news.omy.sg/News/Local-News/story20141218-313508
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 19, 2014, 11:31:29 PM
Another receipt (with personal info info. blurred).

Volks Auto Salesperson: Danny
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 20, 2014, 09:55:53 PM
(http://dishonest.biz/forum/images/201412-VolksAuto_CN_paper.jpg)
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 21, 2014, 10:31:54 AM
http://youtu.be/BykeU36TyJo
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 21, 2014, 11:20:17 AM
Crowd gathers at McDonald's Kallang to compile their police reports against Volks Auto

More than $2.5 million in deposits is believed to have been paid to car dealership Volks Auto, based on invoices from 81 customers. None of these customers have received the vehicles they had booked. The director of Volks Auto, Mr Alvin Loo, remains uncontactable even as angry customers gathered yesterday at a McDonald’s restaurant in Kallang to compile their police reports and invoices. “I believe that after this, I won’t have to go and look for the authorities. They will come and look for us instead,” said Mr K. K. Lo, 53, an IT manager and de facto organiser of a WhatsApp chat group formed by the customers. 

Video of Mr. KK Lo making comments on behalf of the group
http://www.razor.tv/video/1108130/crowd-gathers-at-mcdonalds-kallang-to-compile-their-police-reports-against-volks-auto?movideo_p=77922&movideo_m=1108130
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: germieg on December 22, 2014, 06:33:37 PM
Hi,

My dad is a victim too and I've attached the police report that my dad has filed. Kindly advise what's next step to do to join the meet up and group chat!
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 22, 2014, 11:26:57 PM
My dad is a victim too and I've attached the police report that my dad has filed. Kindly advise what's next step to do to join the meet up and group chat!

Hi Germieg,

Sorry to hear about Dad's situation.

1. I've sent you the info in your private message already.

2. In addition, I've resized and blurred out other personal information in your reports too.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 24, 2014, 11:41:12 PM
Home News General StoryVolks Auto case: 2 cars now with another dealer
Kok Xing Hui | The Straits Times | Wednesday, Dec 24, 2014

Two cars that were in the showroom of a dealer which allegedly cheated car buyers of more than $3 million have surfaced at another dealership in Sin Ming Road.

Mr Lawrence Tan, director of Zion Auto Gallery, said his firm had taken back the two cars - a Bentley and a Mercedes-Benz - from Volks Auto shortly before it made the headlines last week.

As of yesterday, there were 107 people claiming to have paid a total of $3.5 million to Volks. None has received his car from the shuttered dealer.

Mr Tan told The Straits Times the two cars were on consignment to Volks - a common practice in the industry, he added.

This means Volks had paid a deposit for them, and was supposed to pay monthly service fees. The cars should be paid for in full if and when they are sold, but there is also the option of returning unsold cars to get the deposit back.

Mr Tan said Volks had failed to pay its monthly service fees, therefore the cars were taken back right before news broke that Volks' doors had been shuttered.

He said he was unable to provide details on how much the deposits and service fees were, as the agreement was between his sister company and Volks.

Mr Tan said he had called many times to ask for the service fees and to make an inspection at Volks' showroom to check if the cars were still there, but either his calls went unanswered or he was told the boss, Mr Alvin Loo, was not in.

He added that the consignment was done through a middleman, and he does not know Mr Loo. Title documents for the cars do not belong to Volks but to Zion Auto Gallery's sister company, which he declined to name.

While each of Volks' victims had paid an average of $20,000 to $30,000 in deposit - with at least one buyer paying for a car in full - Mr Tan said it was not common to pay that much upfront in the parallel import industry.

He said he collects only $15,000 in total when he gets a car order - $5,000 for the car and $10,000 for the certificate of entitlement bidding.

A check on the chassis number of the Mercedes C200 at Zion Auto Gallery showed that it was the same car promised to businessman Richard Lee, 61, in a sales agreement issued by Volks.

But Volks never went about paying Zion Auto Gallery in full for the consigned car, despite having collected $37,000 from Mr Lee on Oct 25 and promising to deliver it at the end of last month.

Mr Lee made a police report regarding this latest development yesterday morning and said he had earlier sent e-mail messages to MPs to ask for help.

Source: http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/volks-auto-case-2-cars-now-another-dealer-0#sthash.xJCbkjVB.dpuf
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 25, 2014, 08:31:42 PM
汽车平行进口商疑收取顾客订金后失踪
16-12-2014 联合早报网, 新加坡新闻. Alvin Loo Mun Yu,
邓玮婷 报道

汽车平行进口商被疑收取顾客订金后却无法交货,目前行踪不明。

大约60名顾客昨天陆续到访一家位于麦波申路的汽车平行进口商,希望寻找负责人了解状况,但都失望而归。

这 些顾客表示,他们都是在过去几个月向Volks Auto Pte Ltd订购了汽车,但是取车日期到后,负责人却一再推托,无法交车。一名冯姓顾客(63岁)告诉媒体,他原应在10月中收到所订购的丰田汽车Toyota Harrier,但是负责人却一再给予理由,例如汽车卡在入境处,及汽车正由陆路交通管理局检验等。

一名不愿透露姓名的保安人员说:“昨 天共有约60人上门寻找负责人,他们都是分批过来,每批约有20多人,都是不同人。第一批在早上约11点多过来,其他则是在约中午12点及下午3点多才到 店外聚集查看。他们一般上逗留了约一个半小时后,因联系不上老板,也不见员工开门营业,只好离开。”

这名保安人员透露,Volks Auto自星期六就没有营业。但是它的负责人Alvin却曾在星期天(14日)凌晨零时左右到店里办事。他说:“当时共有五人到店里,包括Alvin、他 的朋友和两名拖车司机。Alvin将自己开来的白色宾利(Bentley)名车停在店内,却把其他四辆汽车拖走和开走。他前后在店里待了约4小时。隔天早 上,我就看到三名便衣警员前来调查。”

根据新加坡会计与企业管制局(ACRA)的记录,Volks Auto在今年4月1日注册,老板是一个叫Alvin Loo Mun Yu的男子,年约36岁。

不 少顾客是在网上看到Volks Auto的广告后,因标价吸引人,便到店里了解详情并购车。一名黄姓顾客(43岁,商人)告诉本报,他是在网站sgCarMart看到Volks Auto有关丰田汽车Toyota Harrier的广告,再到店里了解详情,最后以15万元成交。销售员当时向他收取了2万5000元的订金,当中包括1万元的拥车证订金,以及10%的车 价。

他说:“Volks Auto的车价与其他汽车平行进口商开的价格只相差约几千元,但我曾问他为什么收的订金比其他车商高,销售员就表示老板曾被顾客放鸽子,亏了一笔钱,因此 决定收相对高的订金。我当时没有怀疑,而且负责人也确定会在12月中交车。事后,我也不时到店里看车,并没有可疑之处。现在听说老板不见踪影,感到挺吃 惊。如今只能说自己倒霉,但会报警备案。”

本报在本月初曾接获消息指这家车行的老板已“跑路”,上门采访时,老板否认,并说:“我每天都会来店里,店都正常营业。如果我跑路的话,你们怎么还能看到我?”

记者昨天尝试致电寻找Volks Auto老板,但电话一直无法拨通。警方证实已接获一些相关报案,调查在进行中。

Source: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:q-eqIKpmba0J:https://singaporechinese.wordpress.com/tag/alvin-loo-mun-yu/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 25, 2014, 08:39:18 PM
(http://www.dishonest.biz/forum/images/201412-VolksAuto_Facebook.jpg)

Source: https://www.facebook.com/volksautovictims
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: volksautovictim on December 26, 2014, 08:46:41 PM
Hi,
can any kind soul add me to the whatsapp group?
i am one of the victims..
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 26, 2014, 09:17:13 PM
Hi,
can any kind soul add me to the whatsapp group?
i am one of the victims..
Hi,

1. The details regarding the "Volks Auto Whatsapp Support Group" is in your private message.

2. I've further blurred your personal information in your receipt and have it reposted.

Take care.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 26, 2014, 11:18:57 PM
Volks Auto boss, accused of cheating car buyers of deposits, left Singapore in early December
Published on Dec 23, 2014 9:40 PM by Kok Xing Hui

SINGAPORE - The owner of a car parallel importer which allegedly took deposits from customers but never produced their vehicles is not in the country.

Police confirmed that Volks Auto owner Alvin Loo, 36, left Singapore in early December, well before customers discovered his business was closed on Dec 13 and made the first police report.

On Tuesday, the police met about 60 alleged victims to update them on investigations and field questions, said Mr K.K. Lo, an IT system integrator who leads a chat group of Volks' customers.

Altogether, the 108 claim to have paid about $3.6 million to the company in deposits for cars that were never delivered. Mr Lo estimates the number is about 90 per cent of Volks Auto's customers, as some have gone to the police without making contact with the group.

Mr Lo said they were told the case had been classified as cheating and the prime suspect, Mr Loo, left Singapore in early December.

He said they were also told that all of Volks' employees had been investigated and that the police had "mobilised all possible resources to track down the suspect".

Mr Lo said the victims had been asked not to divulge further details as investigations are ongoing but noted he was satisfied with the update.

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/volks-auto-boss-left-singapore-early-december-20141223
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 27, 2014, 01:05:16 AM
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Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 28, 2014, 01:04:02 AM
Shiny shopfronts, shady car dealerships
Straits Times, 18 Dec 2014, Christopher Tan

THE story this week of more than 20 people who paid good money to a parallel importer for cars they will probably never get is a familiar one.

Drawn by advertised prices that were about $10,000 lower than prevailing rates, they had each paid $20,000 to $30,000 in down payments to Volks Auto.

The company is now closed, and going by past cases, the car buyers will likely have to write off their losses.

Several similar episodes have been reported by The Straits Times in recent years. Last year, a group of buyers were conned by a used car firm called Galaxy Carz. The now defunct company had apparently sold them cars it did not have rightful possession to. The cars were eventually repossessed, leaving the new buyers poorer and car-less.

The same year, another used car firm, called KS Automobile, cheated customers in the same manner as Galaxy.

In 2010, a firm called SQ Carz collected payments but failed to deliver cars. That same year, a group of buyers discovered that Mirage Motor was not what it seemed when the company simply ceased to exist overnight.

Industry watchers said it is not uncommon for some small-time car firms to come and go, changing names and shareholders in the process to shake off debtors or customers with unfulfilled orders.

But the modus operandi of choice seems to be this: Set up a $2 company (so-called for the low fee to register a company), advertise cars with unrealistically low prices, collect deposits from eager buyers who think they have found a bargain, close shop, set up another $2 company with a new name, and repeat.

Although police reports have been filed, no one in recent memory has been taken to task.

Some victims were told by police to seek civil recourse. It is not known why the law had taken such a stance in those cases, but it could have been because it was hard to prove intent.

Nevertheless, it is understood that police are viewing the latest case involving Volks Auto as criminal. Beyond obvious cheating cases, the motor trade is rife with less overt but equally dubious practices. Cases of protracted delays in delivering a car are common. Cases of buyers being asked to pay more after a price has been agreed on are common. Cases of cars severely damaged in accidents, fires or floods being repaired and resold are also not uncommon.

Ditto instances of cars delivered without advertised features, with warranty agreements that are not honoured and, of course, with serious defects. After all, when just about anyone can set up a motor company without being screened for financial capability or track record, you can expect more than a few black sheep in a field of more than 400 players.

It was for some of these reasons that the Singapore Vehicle Traders Association - a body made up largely of used car traders and parallel importers - teamed up with the Consumers Association of Singapore to set up a CaseTrust accreditation programme in 2009.

Businesses that joined the programme had to first prove, among other things, that they were in good financial health and had transparent and fair trade practices in place. They also had to furnish an insurance bond of $50,000, which would help to settle any customer disputes that might arise. Members' shopfronts display the CaseTrust decal.

Of course, consumers are not always aware of this programme (well-publicised as it may be). Or even if they are, they are often blinded by cheaper prices elsewhere. And they may well be lulled into a false sense of security that this is safe and well-regulated Singapore - not exactly a place associated with shady businesses.

Yet, shady businesses in the motor trade exist, often with shiny shopfronts.

Perhaps it has to do with the fact that cars are such big-ticket items here, and that perpetrators know that they need only fleece a dozen people and they stand to walk away with millions.

If that were true, why is the real estate market not faced with the same scourge?

Yes, there have been cases of real estate agents embezzling money, just as there are car salesmen who pocket deposits paid by buyers. But there have not been cases of property companies set up to sell homes or offices that they had no intention or ability to deliver. Not here, anyway.

Could it be that a property purchase is done through lawyers?

It is worth thinking about. After all, a car here costs as much as a house in most other countries.

Shouldn't consumers invest in checks by professionals who can determine if the vehicle for sale is free from encumbrances, that the seller has the right to sell it, or that the motor company has, in fact, invoices for cars in its premises? Barring this course of action, consumers should simply have their wits about them. That includes not buying from sellers with no established track record, and not buying from so-called $2 companies.

Also, as the old adage goes, if something seems too good to be true, it usually is.

Source: http://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/slw/headlinesnews/54262-shiny-shopfronts-shady-car-dealerships.html
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Company/Business NameReg. No.AddressStatus (as of 28 December 2014)
KS Automobile Pte. Ltd.53157086W    756, UPPER SERANGOON ROAD, #02-37, Singapore (534626)    Live
SQ Carz Pte. Ltd.53061184L7, KAKI BUKIT ROAD 1, #01-10, Singapore (415937)Cancelled
Galaxy Carz Pte. Ltd.201209587H210, TURF CLUB ROAD, #B-18, Singapore (287995)Cancelled
Mirage Motor Pte. Ltd. 200611962D170, UPPER BUKIT TIMAH ROAD, #05-12, Singapore (588179)Live
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 28, 2014, 01:33:54 PM
Case Laws involving "Criminal Breach of Trust" & other car dealers:

(http://dishonest.biz/forum/images/201412-CBT_CarDealers.gif)

Details here: http://dishonest.biz/forum/index.php/topic,18.0.html
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 28, 2014, 01:40:40 PM
Case Laws involving "Conspiracy to Cheat":

(http://dishonest.biz/forum/images/201412-Conspiracy2Cheat.gif)

Details: http://dishonest.biz/forum/index.php/topic,9.0.html
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 30, 2014, 11:33:04 AM
Insurance scheme for motor industry?
By:  Kok Xing Hui  |  30 December 2014  |  The Straits Times

Insurance scheme for motor industry? Mr K.K. Lo (above) suggests that consumers pay the $10,000 certificate of entitlement bidding deposit directly to the Land Transport Authority instead of through dealerships. -- ST PHOTOS: DESMOND WEE, AZIZ HUSSIN

THE consumer watchdog has suggested an insurance scheme to protect those who have put down money to buy vehicles, in the wake of a cheating case involving millions of dollars in deposits.

The scheme could work like the one for the spa industry, said the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case), in which customers who buy a package provide details like their identity card number and get a certificate of insurance on the spot. Premiums are paid by the spas, which have CaseTrust accreditation.

Such a scheme is worth adapting for the motor industry, said the Singapore Vehicle Traders Association (SVTA), which has a joint CaseTrust accreditation scheme with Case.

Right now, dealerships in the accreditation scheme furnish an insurance bond of $50,000, which would help settle any customer dispute that might arise. But this sum is not enough to cover all buyers in cheating cases, considering how most of them pay a deposit in the tens of thousands.

SVTA honorary secretary Raymond Tang said it is considering either doubling the bond to $100,000 or adopting the spa industry's model - but changes can be made only after next June, when the current insurance plan is up for renewal.

The CaseTrust-SVTA accreditation scheme has only 28 members, with eight more being renewed. This is a small number out of SVTA's nearly 400 members and of Singapore's total car dealers, estimated by Mr Tang to number 700 to 800.

"Most of the dealers say that whether they have it or not, it's not a very big issue," he said. "If more customers are going to CaseTrust dealers, then there will be more dealers wanting to join us."

Case had suggested the insurance scheme to safeguard car buyers' interest after a case involving dealer Volks Auto. It shut its doors more than two weeks ago after collecting at least $3.6 million from buyers without delivering the cars. It is the first time a motoring business owner has "outright cheated" consumers of such a large sum, said Case executive director Seah Seng Choon.

But car dealers and consumers alike have expressed reservations about the proposed scheme.

Zion Auto Gallery director Lawrence Tan is open to buying an insurance policy for customers' deposits, but asked if this would weed out rogue dealers. CaseTrust accreditation is more valuable as participating firms would have had their finances vetted by Case, he added.

Corporate banker Melvin Lai, 47, thought the scheme feasible but feared that costs would be passed on to consumers.

Mr K.K. Lo, 53, who represents 108 people claiming to have been cheated by Volks Auto, suggested consumers pay the $10,000 certificate of entitlement bidding deposit directly to the Land Transport Authority instead of through dealerships, as is the case now. The IT system integrator said this would prevent rogue dealers from absconding with the money.

Case has suggested that the authorities "look into" pre-payment, especially for big-ticket items like vehicles.

When asked, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said the Government does not regulate the purchase of motor vehicles and the collection of deposits by car dealers. This is similar to practices in places such as Australia, Britain, Canada and Hong Kong, it said.

Source: http://www.stcars.sg/guides-articles/insurance-scheme-for-motor-industry-145781
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on November 13, 2015, 04:12:26 PM
Hi affected Volks Auto car buyers,

Recently, a car salesperson from (can be considered Volks Auto competitor) told me that the Volks Auto case involved a police officer whom recommended 9 car buyers to get their cars from Volks Auto and that this police officer himself did receive his car from Volks Auto.

I am unable to verify what he said from the media reports so far and if you know of this, please let me know so that upon verification, I can post it here.

I am sad that this case seems to have gone cold?
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on December 26, 2015, 11:12:42 PM
The start of justice after 12 months later...
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: Yip on January 07, 2016, 01:48:55 PM
Yesterday a Volks auto employee called Koh Chek Seng was hauled to court. Anyone knows who is this guy?
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on January 07, 2016, 08:28:34 PM
Former Volks Auto employee charged with conspiring to commit CBT involving $4.6m
Jan 6, 2016, 1:57 pm SGT Amir Hussain

SINGAPORE - A car dealership employee, who was hauled to court in 2015 to face a charge of abetment to cheat, had his charge amended on Wednesday (Jan 6) to conspiring to commit criminal breach of trust.

Koh Chek Seng, 33, had worked for Volks Auto, which shut its doors after allegedly collecting a few million dollars from more than 100 buyers without delivering the cars.

He is now alleged to have conspired with Volks Auto owner Alvin Loo Mun Yu and another man, Jason Koh Chi Kang, to misappropriate over $4.6 million in deposits between July and October 2014.

Koh was offered bail of $1 million, but he told the court that he could not raise the amount.

The case will be heard again on Jan 20.

Volks Auto made the news in 2014, after disgruntled customers gathered outside the parallel importer in MacPherson Road in search of Loo. Some customers also contacted the media to highlight their plight.

Parallel importers such as Volks Auto buy cars from dealers abroad and sell them in the local market for a profit, typically at prices lower than those charged by authorised dealers.

Drawn by advertised prices that were about $10,000 lower than prevailing rates, customers who were allegedly cheated said they each paid $20,000 to $30,000 in down payments to Volks Auto.

Police later confirmed that Loo left Singapore in early December 2014, before customers discovered his business was closed.

If convicted of his criminal breach of trust charge, Koh faces life imprisonment, or jail of up to 20 years and a fine.

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/former-volks-auto-employee-charged-with-conspiring-to-commit-cbt-involving
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on January 07, 2016, 08:34:26 PM
Yesterday a Volks auto employee called Koh Chek Seng was hauled to court. Anyone knows who is this guy?

Alvin is the sole shareholder and director of Volks Auto.

When 'Koh Chek Seng' photo is published, can confirm whether this is the same Andrew salesperson as documented in:
http://dishonest.biz/forum/index.php/topic,2.msg37.html#msg37
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: Yip on January 07, 2016, 09:40:23 PM
There were 2 salespersons helping the mastermind, Alvin Loo.  One was called Andrew and another one was called Andy without putting up their surnames and quite clearly they wanted to run this scam business at the first place.  Now I wonder which one is Andrew and which one is Andy.
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on January 07, 2016, 10:25:14 PM
There were 2 salespersons helping the mastermind, Alvin Loo.  One was called Andrew and another one was called Andy without putting up their surnames and quite clearly they wanted to run this scam business at the first place.  Now I wonder which one is Andrew and which one is Andy.

Without knowing Andrew & Andy surnames, what we have here are:

Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: shalom on January 25, 2016, 08:05:32 PM
Hi guys,

I heard the salesman " andy " is still in this line but selling PI commercial vehicle... his wife working in goldbell leasing... a rental company for lorry... did they divert the scam to commercial already?
Title: Re: Volks Auto Pte. Ltd. [Certified Dishonest]
Post by: greentara on March 27, 2017, 06:55:39 PM
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Man jailed 10 years for part in possibly largest car cheating case involving losses of over $6m
FEB 17, 2017 | Shaffiq Idris Alkhatib

SINGAPORE - A 35-year-old man was jailed for 10 years on Friday (Feb 17) for his involvement in what is likely to be the largest cheating case in the car industry to date, involving the heftiest losses - $6,163,772.

In all, 182 people were cheated between May and December 2014.

Koh Chek Seng pleaded guilty to 17 counts of cheating and one count of each of converting and transferring benefits of criminal conduct.

He also admitted to one count of removing benefits of criminal conduct from jurisdiction.

In March 2014, Koh Chek Seng and two alleged accomplices - Alvin Loo Mun Yu and Jason Koh Chi Kang, both 36 years old - had a discussion on how to earn cash by setting up a company dealing with parallel import cars.

Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Ng Jean Ting said Jason Koh then suggested that if the company failed, the Singaporean trio would flee with customers' deposits and close the company to make it appear as a failed business.

A company known as Volks Auto was formed on April 1 that year with Loo as the sole director and shareholder.

The company had two bank accounts and he was the sole authorised signatory of both of them.

The following month, the firm began operations at a showroom at MacPherson Road.

Koh Chek Seng then arranged for the vehicles including a Mercedes E-Class and a Porsche Boxter to be placed there. Several sales staff were also recruited.

DPP Ng said: "Through the trio and the recruited salespersons, it was represented to the customers that the company will procure the cars ordered through direct imports into Singapore.

"Although customers placed orders for cars and made their deposit payments to the company, no effort was made to fulfil these orders."

The court heard that Jason Koh and Koh Chek Seng received payouts from Loo for their roles in the conspiracy, with the latter earning at least $450,000.

None of the victims received the cars they ordered and the trio fled Singapore before the first police report was made on Dec 13, 2014.

By Dec 16 that year, one of the company's bank accounts was cleaned out while another was left with only $4,138.98 inside.

Koh Chek Seng returned to Singapore on Dec 23, 2015 and was arrested at the airport.

His two alleged accomplices remain at large and to date, no restitution has been made.

For each cheating charge, he could have been jailed up to 10 years and fined.

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/man-jailed-10-years-for-involvement-in-possibly-largest-cheating-case-in-car
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Post by: greentara on March 27, 2017, 06:58:27 PM
Parallel importer Royal Automotive owe car buyers money: 6 other car firms in trouble
27 March 2017 | Fabian Koh

A parallel car importer in Woodlands Close, Royal Automotive, has closed down, affecting at least 13 buyers.

They are owed about $600,000 and have been unable to reach the company's director or staff in the past two months.

The firm made headlines in November 2016, when its former sales representative was charged with misappropriating $414,564.

Here are six other car firms that got into trouble:

1. SG Auto

The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) received six complaints against the firm, in Ang Mo Kio Street 62, between September and December 2015, and 15 complaints between January and October 2016.

The firm made customers pay a deposit "for guaranteed COE bidding and delivery of a car", but when it failed to secure the COE, it would not provide a refund of the deposit.

While general manager Glenn Koh said it was all a "misunderstanding" and the problems have been "settled amicably", Case said some cases remained unresolved. Some consumers have also taken matters to the Small Claims Tribunal.

2. Volks Auto

More than 20 people had gathered outside Volks Auto in December 2014 in search of its owner, whom they said been uncontactable for a few days. ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN

Koh Chek Seng, 35, was jailed for 10 years in February for his involvement in what is probably the largest ever cheating case in the car industry, involving $6,163,772.

Between May and December 2014, 182 people were cheated by Koh and two others, who set up a company dealing with parallel import cars at a showroom in MacPherson Road.

Customers placed orders and made deposit payments, but no effort was made to fulfil these orders.

The trio planned to flee with the deposits and close the company to make it appear as a failed business.

3. Right Car

Madam H.M. Peh looking at an expired online advertisement of a Nissan Presage which she and her husband bought from used-car dealer Right Car. ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG

In December 2015, the second-hand dealer located in Turf City sold a 6 ½-year-old Nissan Presage to Madam H.M. Peh, 35, and her husband for $59,000.

Its odometer showed it had clocked 75,000km.

But the car developed mechanical problems within a month.

A check with authorised Nissan agent Tan Chong revealed the car had clocked almost 200,000km.

The dealer denied knowing the odomete had been tampered, and agreed to take back the car for $56,000, but did not pay up.

Madam Peh sued them and secured a compensation of $20,000.

4. Cars Today

The firm's de facto boss Poh Chee Tiong was jailed for seven years in 2016.

He cheated 71 buyers, 14 sellers and four finance companies out of a total of $3.16 million in money and cars.

From a Lexus GS300 and a Porsche Boxster to a Geely CK and a Chery QQ, a range of cars paid for by 50 buyers between January 2013 and February 2015 were repossessed by finance companies.

The second-hand cars had not been registered under the buyers' names, as part of Poh's plan to expand his business and fleet of cars, and also increase its cash flow.

5. Exodus Global

Parallel importer Exodus Global's showroom in Ubi Avenue 3 on Oct 3, 2016. PHOTO: ST FILE

Last October, The Straits Times reported that some customers of parallel importer Exodus Global made police reports after they did not receive their cars, despite paying for them.

At least seven customers paid $493,470 to the Ubi Avenue 3 firm since October 2015, with four of them paying the full downpayment.

Its director Andy Chin said that the firm was experiencing financial difficulties, according to three customers.

6. TLC Cars

TLC Cars Singapore's vacant unit in Turf Club Road on Nov 1, 2016. PHOTO: ST FILE

The firm located at Turf City, closed its doors in November last year, leaving customers in the lurch, still waiting for their vehicles after placing deposits.

At least 10 customers are affected, along with fellow motor company Auto Lease.

TLC, it said, bought a Honda Vezel from it for about $36,000 (before COE). TLC paid about $6,000, took delivery of the car, but has made no further payment.

Auto Lease had also secured several certificates of entitlement (COEs) on TLC's behalf.

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/car-buyers-left-in-the-lurch-by-parallel-importer-royal-automotive-other-car-firms-in