Investigators see a 'serious uptick' in stolen cars being sold to unsuspecting buyers in North Texas
Tarrant County officials are reporting a"serious uptick" in stolen vehicles being sold to unsuspecting buyers.“Specifically, the GMC pickup and the Silverado pickup. I believe, the GMC is a Sierra pickup,” Waybourn said. “Unfortunately, our victims are showing up at the tax office and discovering that the car is stolen. What they’re seeing is that the VIN number has been changed. The paperwork is fictitious, but the seller is showing up with keys, titles, bill of sale.
According to Waybourn, many of the sales are generated online. Buyers will see a car for sale, then meet sellers at locations that are not specifically tied to residential or business addresses. The buyer will not realize the car is stolen until they try to transfer the title at a local tax office or DMV and by then, the seller will have already disconnected the phone number used during the sale.
“We don’t want one more person to lose their life savings over thinking they’re getting a great deal,” Waybourn said.Jorge Zuniga was caught in the same situation four months ago. Zuniga spotted a 2020 BMW for sale online for $23,000. He drove to Dallas to meet with the seller and later purchased it. When he tried to transfer the title over a few days later, he was told the car was stolen.
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