Scam adverts on Autotrader under main dealer's account!

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I spotted a scam ad on Autotrader, you know the type, text in images saying don't call email this number.
I advised Autotrader about this and got this response, why they have left them live for 24hrs is anybodys guess;


City Honda are a Dealer Edit customer of Autotrader and has had an account with us for some time.

Unfortunately their computers have been hacked into and their adverts changed. This is currently being investigated.

The Dealer has been made aware of this yesterday morning when it was first brought to our attention whilst Policing the website as part as of our morning routine. Their website has now been closed down, whilst all the necessary changes are being made to their account and website.

Unfortunately there are a small number of unscrupulous people who will go to great lengths to attempt to abuse the good nature of people buying or selling cars using our website or magazines. For this reason Autotrader regularly updates the advice that we hold in our magazines and on our website to advise buyers how to avoid these scams.