It’s a scam that can cost you cash and your new car. It’s called VIN cloning, when a scammer steals the Vehicle Identification Number from a car and places it on one that’s stolen. Then they try to ...

SEATTLE — A 2019 Toyota 4Runner was supposed to be Maril Bauter’s retirement ride, as reported by our sister station KIRO 7 News. “It was clean, no accidents,” she said. But Maril was hit head-on by a ...

A South Florida man thought he was getting a good deal on a sleek SUV only for police to confiscate his new car days later.

A 2019 Toyota 4Runner was supposed to be Maril Bauter’s retirement ride. “It was clean, no accidents,” she said. But Maril was hit head-on by a fraudster. The scam is called VIN cloning, and it can ...

A trio of alleged car thieves very nearly walked away with $95,000 recently. However, their scheme was thwarted by an observant car dealer at the Stephen Wade Auto Center in St. George, Utah. That ...

While many consumers are vigilant when it comes to online scams, some may not realize there’s another category of fraud that’s almost as popular — automobile-related scams. Fraud related to car sales, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a scam that can cost you cash and your new car. It’s called VIN cloning, when a scammer steals the Vehicle Identification ...