USAA Disbursed Auto Loan Funds to Non-Existent Dealership Enabling Fraud
USAA completed a car loan by wiring funds to a dealership that did not exist, with the borrower left holding the loan liability for a vehicle never received. Basic loan disbursement verification failed entirely. Auto loan fraud through fake dealerships has no bank-side verification safeguard.
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