You can spend hours comparing prices, test driving, and haggling, then lose thousands of dollars because you skipped a 60‑second check on a 17‑digit code stamped on the car. Used car scams keep ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 2019 Toyota 4Runner was supposed to be Maril Bauter’s retirement ride. “It was clean, no accidents,” she said. But Maril was hit ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A South Philadelphia man turned to the Action News Investigative Team after he unknowingly purchased a stolen vehicle. It turned out to be part of a sophisticated scheme called ...

The Better Business Bureau says online vehicle buyers have lots of reasons to be wary. Since 2020, the BBB has found that scammers not only list non-existent vehicles on real websites, but also use ...

A Las Vegas man spent thousands of dollars on what he believed was a brand-new truck, but it didn’t take long for him to realize he had been scammed into buying a stolen vehicle. Sherman Habibian was ...

Ever heard of wrapping your key fob in aluminum foil? It sounds out there, but it’s a smart move. Your key fob’s signal is surprisingly easy for criminals to intercept. That lets them open your car ...