With sweeping developments in anti-theft technology and stolen car recovery over the years, auto theft has become much more sophisticated than simply smashing a window, hot-wiring a car and driving off. A growing trend for crooks uses stolen identities to finance buying or renting a car from a dealer, business or private seller, and then driving off, never to be seen again. The ruse inflicts a devastating blow to the credit of the unsuspecting victim.

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A New Breed Of Car Thief Is At Large

Identity theft allows crooks to pose as car buyers or renters

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