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Posted: Fri May 20, 2005 11:05 am Post subject: Cloning Cars: Does Someone Else Really Own Your Car? |
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In an article yesterday at USA Today called "Thieves target auto identification," by Tony Locy, it is reported that:
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Criminals are putting a new twist on car theft: they're looking to steal your car's identity.
The thieves are stealing identification numbers of luxury cars and sport-utility vehicles to put them on stolen automobiles, in effect laundering the hot cars so they won't be easily traced. Stolen vehicles with legitimate IDs are much easier to register at state motor vehicle departments.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-05-19-cloned-cars_x.htm |
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