Car Loan Scam

A former employee at a mountain car dealership is accused of embezzling from customers.

Hendersonville Police say they began investigating fraud claims at Four Seasons Ford on Duncan Hill Road on Thursday afternoon. Police say dealership management called them when they discovered inconsistencies with loan paperwork.

Lt. Chris LeRoy tells News 13 the man had been employed by Four Seasons Ford for two months. "We're still waiting to get some information from Four Seasons Ford...to give us all the details about what's gone on over the past couple of months," LeRoy said. Police say the employee has been fired but no arrests have been made at this time.

"I'm mad, I'm very mad. I left the car lot in tears," said Bethany Starling. Starling says thought she was approved for a car loan. She says the con artist took her $500 down payment and pocketed it for himself. Starling says the dealership called her the next day to break the news.

"They took all of my paperwork, the keys, and said the man I was originally dealing with was a con artist and that he had basically taken my money," she said.

Starling says she had to give her new car back and was eventually given her down payment of $500 back. Hendersonville Police say the investigation is ongoing.

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