ADVICE FROM SAIA

PLEASE NOTE - If an auctioneer / auction company is not listed under our Member Auctioneers / Registered Auctioneers list, they are NOT SAIA registered auctioneer members, and are not registered and regulated by The SA Institute of Auctioneers the Official and only Professional Body of the Auction Industry in South Africa.

Please refer to our member auctioneers list for all current SAIA members registered under the Professional Body Status.

www.auctioneering.co.za/auctioneerlist/1035/Registered_Auctioneers/ 

URGENT NOTICE ALERT – BE AWARE OF SCAMS

Kindly be advised there are currently quite a few scams doing the rounds and it has come to our attention that there are some fraudulent Facebook pages impersonating Auction Businesses and advertising scam auctions on Facebook. Unfortunately, there have been members of the public who have fallen victim to these scams.

The South African Institute of Auctioneers (SAIA) proposes buyers run through the following safety tips to ensure that they do not fall victim:

1. NEVER pay money over to anyone, unless you have physically and personally viewed and inspected the item and are  100% satisfied with the condition.
2.  At no time whatsoever will auctioneers require a deposit for viewing purposes, they will however require a refundable deposit to register to bid at the auction. All vehicles relating to bank repossessions will only be sold via auction and the same usually applies to liquidations and insolvencies. 
3. Insist on an invoice with letterhead and company details as well as reference number should you need to make payment. Make every attempt to verify account details.
4. Verify that you are dealing with the correct and legitimate company, Check the company’s contact details ie. landline, email, physical address, Google and use Google Maps to check.
5. Establish how the auction will be conducted, how to login and how the bidding will work. It should be simple and transparent
6. Financial Institutions will never sell the vehicles before an auction. If you are interested in a vehicle, you have to attend the auction.
7. Do not be tempted to engage in off-hand / pre auction negotiations, as no pre auction negotiations will be done before a vehicle is placed on auction as auctioneers firmly work on instructions received by sellers, such as financial institutions, liquidators, collectors etc who always require legitimate auctioneers to fetch the highest bid on auction.
8. When in doubt, contact SAIA to verify and establish whether the company is known to the institute and is a member in good standing.

Help us to prevent this from happening to others.

We urge all to please be vigilant and check that you are viewing registered auctioneer's pages and actual auctions.

If you suspect any suspicious profiles or auctions as being a scam, you can do the following:

• Contact the particular Auctioneer to confirm the auction or asset/s advertised
• Confirm auction procedures with the Auction Company
• Check and confirm banking details with Auction Company
• Alert the auction company of the scam auction
• Contact SAIA so we can investigate and advise our members, public and stakeholders accordingly

We would like to request that our members share with us if they have had similar experiences so we can document these scams, share them with the public and expose these fraudsters.

https://www.auctionblog.co.za/10-ways-to-avoid-scammers

https://www.auctionblog.co.za/saia-online-scams-alert-campaign

https://www.auctionblog.co.za/urgent-scam-alert-warning

https://www.auctionblog.co.za/important-notice-scam-auction-warning

You can contact us directly, or Log A Complaint 

The South African Institute of Auctioneers (SAIA), the official governing body for the auction industry, ADVISES the public to first confirm if an auctioneer is a SAIA member. Non-SAIA members fall outside SAIA's ambit to protect the public and don't subscribe to its Code of Ethics.

Verify auctioneers by visiting www.auctioneering.co.za/auctioneerlist/1035/Registered_Auctioneers/ or email Sonja Styger on [email protected].

Die Suid-Afrikkanse Instituut vir Afslaers (SAIA), die offisiele beskermliggaam vir die afslaers industrie, adviseer die publiek om seker te maak dat 'n afslaer wel 'n SAIA geregistreerde lid is. Nie-SAIA geregistreerde afslaers val buite SAIA se beskermingsjurisduksie waarbinne hul die publiek kan beskerm en hooef ook nie aan SAIA se Etiese Kode te voldoen nie.

Besoek www.auctioneering.co.za/auctioneerlist/1035/Registered_Auctioneers/ of stuur 'n e-pos aan Sonja Styger, [email protected] en bevestig of afslaers wel SAIA geregistreerde lede is.

I-Institute of South African Institute of Auctioneers (SAIA), ibhunga elilawulayo elisemthethweni kwintengiso, IQONDISA uluntu ukuba liqinisekise okokuqala ukuba umntu othungayo uyilungu le-SAIA. Amalungu angewona-SAIA aphelelwa ngaphandle kwe-SAIA ukulungiselela ukukhusela uluntu kwaye angabhalisi kwiKhowudi yokuziphatha.

Qinisekisa abathengisi ngokutyelela www.auctioneering.co.za/auctioneerlist/1035/Registered_Auctioneers/ okanye u-imeyile uSonja Styger ku [email protected]

Some of the scam companies portraying to be SAIA Registered members and or imitating SAIA Members:

• Impersonating Bidders Choice scam invoicing CLICK HERE to view
• Impersonating WH Auctions, https://www.autoimpactbargainerspty.co.za/   who claims that they are based at our offices in Sandton and WH offices in Midrand
• Impersonating Park Village Auctions, fake company facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Ithembacars?mibextid=LQQJ4d
• Impersonating Auction Nation, fake company facebook page https://www.facebook.com/JEPSouthAfrica?mibextid=ZbWKwL
• Impersonating Auction Nation, fake company website  auction-nation.co.za/index.html real company website https://www.auctionnation.co.za/
• Rose-Innes Auctions CLICK HERE to view
• ClareMart Auction Group CLICK HERE to view
• PV Auctions CLICK HERE to view
• Wheels in Auction CLICK HERE to view
• Devco Auctioneers using fake website www.devcoautoauctioneers.co.za They have set up a website, along with an old Logo. Devco Auctioneers legitimate website is www.devcoauctioneers.co.za.
• Accelerated Auctioneers using fake website www.acceleratedauctions.co.za along with a fake SAIA Certificate, Accelerated Auctioneers real website is www.acceleratedauctioneers.co.za.
• 4 Dimension Auctions using fake webstie 4dimensionauctions.co.za, and are telling buyers that they are able to withdraw a vehicle from the auction and secure the purchase if they pay 50% of the price up front. 4 Dimension Auctions real website is www.4dauctions.co.za
• Devco Auctioneers using fake website www.devcoautoauctioneers.co.za, along with an old Logo. Devco Auctioneers legitimate website is www.devcoauctioneers.co.za.
• WH Auctions
• Ian Wyles Auctioneers
• Facebook page pretending to be Dynamic Auctioneers - They are using our company name and they are selling cars at an extremely low price. When searching the number they are using the name Auto Auctions Carletonville came up. https://www.facebook.com/100088494128120/posts/pfbid023yu1LzaoefTXyCnNaXeXtNXxKQLy3178kMKHXTk5d6vQkww38TmJojpzJoRRCFWYl/?d=w&mibextid=qC1gEa

The following companies are known to us for performing scams:

• Alpha Auctions
• Atlantic Auctioneers
• Auto Auctions Carletonville
• Auto Classified - fake social media www.autoclassified.co.za
• Auto Elite Auctioneers
• Auto impound vehicles (www.autoimpoundvehicles.co.za)
• Auto Investments
• Auto Prime Auctions
• Auto Sales Auctioneers
• Auto World Auctioneers
• Autohuis Auctioneers
• Automart Auctions
• Bid4cars Trading PTY LTD
• Bidcor Auto Auction
• Bidmart Auto Auctioneers
• Capital Auctioneers / Auto Capital Auctioneers
• Cedar Auto Auctioneers
• Charwick Solutions
• CHM MG Auctioneers
• Driveway Auction
• Executive Auctioneers
• Gateway Auto Traders
• Glo Cars Auctioneers
• Go2Auctioneers  
• Grand Auto Auctioneers
• Ideal Auto Auctions
• Infinite Auction Solutions
• Investment Auctioneers
• Major Auctioneers
• Midvaal Auctions
• Motor Auction SA
• Motor Deal Auctioneers
• MotorMart Auto Auctioneers
• Niche Auto
• Parkway Auto Auctioneers
• Platinum Auctioneers
• Premium Wagon Auctioneers
• Prime Auto Auctions
• PV Auctioneers
• PVA Auto Auctioneers - http://www.pvaauto.co.za/
• Rand Gate Auctioneers
• Regional Auto Auctioneers https://www.regionalautoauctioneers.co.za/
• Rossiter Trading PTY LTD
• SA Auctioneers & Car Dealers
• SA Go Auctioneers
• Salvage Auctions  http://salvageauctions.co.za/
• Stander Auto Auctioneers
• Supreme Auction House
• THR Auctioneers using the email address [email protected] and physical address 8 Top Road, Boksburg, Johannesburg
• Universal Auto Auctions
• Vibe Auctioneers
• White River Auctions
• Westside Auto Auctioneers

SUSPENDED-MEMBERS 

• Consolidated Auctioneers 
• North West Auctioneers CC 
• Shatadi Auctioneers 
• Stormingbull Auctioneers 
• Thembani Auctioneers 
• Go2Auction