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Stolen Cars Get New Identity in Emerging VIN Clone Scam

Published: January 26, 2015

Consumers nationwide are at risk of unknowingly buying a stolen car with a brand new identity. It’s a sophisticated scam called VIN Cloning.

Consider:

  1. 700,000 cars are stolen every year
  2. Car thieves also steal the VIN of similar cars to use on the stolen ones
  3. Once discovered, law enforcement seizes the cloned car
  4. Unsuspecting owners are left with no car and hefty car loans still to repay

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