HARRISBURG — Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the filing of a lawsuit against New Jersey business, Segtaf Automobile, LLC, and its owner, Taofeek Oyekangun, for the alleged unlicensed sale of used automobiles in Pennsylvania.
In addition to the allegedly unlicensed sales, the lawsuit alleges that Oyekangun sold unroadworthy vehicles to Pennsylvania consumers while making conflicting statements regarding the “as is” status of some of the vehicles — in violation of the Pennsylvania Auto Regulations and the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.
“This is every used car buyer’s worst fear – paying hard-earned money and realizing soon after that the vehicle is in poor condition,” Attorney General Henry said. “My office has a duty to uphold state law and regulations that prohibit deceptive car dealers from swindling consumers in this fashion, and we will do everything in our power to uphold that duty. Consumers deserve nothing less.”
The lawsuit also alleges that Oyekangun has used a multitude of aliases and unregistered fictitious names when selling used vehicles in Pennsylvania. For instance, Segtaf Automobile, through Oyekangun, has also conducted business under the unregistered fictitious names: “Mimi’s Used Cars & Foreign Cars,” “Segtaf Auto Sales,” and “Segtaf Segtaf.” Additionally, when selling used motor vehicles, Oyekangun has further used multiple aliases including: “Seun Wosho,” “Ayomilekan Ogike,” “Scott Weber,” and “Ayinke Ogunsola.”
Any consumers who believe they or someone they know may be a victim of these practices should file a complaint with the Bureau of Consumer Protection, call 800-441-2555, or email scams@attorneygeneral.gov.
The complaint was filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and is being handled by Deputy Attorney General Kevin R. Green.