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Taken for a ride
WFLA-TV investigates odometer tampering in Florida. The investigation started when the reporting team pursued a case that officials had basically ignored after the dealer agreed to repurchase the vehicle. The stories expose the fraudulent practices of a local car dealer whose scheme was to illegally rollback cars' odometers 100,000 miles and sell them to unwitting customers. "The paper trail gathered in this investigative project eventually leads to the arrest of two suspects on 13 criminal charges of odometer tampering, fraud and grand theft," reporter Mark Douglas points out.
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; car dealers; auction sales; forgery; car titles; consumer affairs; insurance; VIN
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Odometer Rollbacks
"KIRO TV received a tip about a used car dealer rolling back odometers. Our investigation found a note from the dealer to an employee directing him to rollback the odometers on several cars on the lot. We went undercover to shoot video of the odometers before and after the rollbacks to prove the illegal activity. Then a stakeout caught the employee on tape allegedly rolling back those odometers."
Tags: TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; car salesmen; automobiles; car dealers; odometer rollbacks
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No title (id: 3448)
CNN examines widespread odometer fraud, in which car owners will roll back the mileage indicators on their cars; series involves undercover examination of the availability of roll-back services, Dec. 25 - 27, 1985.
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