Hi, thank you for raising this.
We want to be very clear: Carnovate has no connection with anyone contacting buyers or sellers off-platform (including via AutoTrader or similar sites) and directing them to use our service as part of a transaction. This is not something we do, endorse, or benefit from — it sounds like a third party is misusing our name/service to run a scam, and we're sorry you were targeted this way.
If you have any messages, usernames, or contact details from the person involved, please send them to support@carnovate.co.uk — this will help us investigate and, where possible, report it to the relevant platforms and authorities. We'd also encourage you to continue reporting this to the police, as you mentioned, since these scams target genuine buyers and sellers, not just our brand.
To be clear on how our service actually works: reports are purchased directly by the person requesting them, through our own site, and we never ask for anyone's bank details — only payment for the report itself. We take misuse of our service extremely seriously and will support any investigation into this.