Advice for motorists who will save you from buying a stolen car.
The car was filled with stolen cars and it is important not to fall into the trap of scammers. Buying a car “with hands”, we are exposed to the danger of falling for another Scam.
Most scammers change numbers on the engine and the car body. Here you have two options: either interrupts the master room, that is replace the numbers and letters on visually similar, or cuts out the old number and new welds. This was told by the insurance company avtoyurist Eugene Gentry/
In the first case, the scammers have enough quality equipment high precision welding work looks filigree. Often even the professionals can’t define real numbers, or already slaughtered. After that scammers buy fake documents and with a clear conscience sell the car.
The second option is somewhat more complicated. In fact, it is the combination of two cars. Doing this less often, because difficult to Complain. For example, first, the scammer buys a beaten up car for next to nothing, because it defies. Then saw off from it a necessary part, which shows the number of the body. And then welds it to a stolen car instead of the old. Therefore, the documents with the car, which sawed off the detail with the number of bodies in order. So the scammers sell the car.
Unfortunately, in most cases on the expertise only pay attention to the body number. “And at the seams from welding, few people pay attention. In addition, may also erase and marking the glass on the Windows of the car. It must indicate the year of manufacture, which should coincide with the year of the car. Fraudsters using a variety of equipment can erase these rooms,” said Gentry.
Also popular method is the use of avtokolona. This is a stolen car with the documents in which data of another registered vehicle of the same model and color. It is understood that there often appear cars with Donetsk and Luhansk license plates. While they are very cheap. This should alert the buyer, because there is the probability that a car selected by the residents, militants and later moved to the peaceful place for sale.
Most often the car stolen in a small town and later taken to a nearby metropolis. For example, a car was stolen in Cherkassy, and sell it in Kiev. Often via the Internet to once again not to Shine”. And cheap to as quickly as possible to sell a car and not be trapped.
“In 90 percent of cases it is an expensive car. So what’s the point to steal a cheap car to play with his disguise, and then sell for a penny? So basically the Scam is carried out with cars of “Toyota”, “Mercedes”, “Hondа”, “Lexus”, “Audi”. These cars can be sold for good money,” said avtoyurist.
It is better to adhere to simple rules. First, it is necessary to verify VIN number used car is 17 digits, which can identify the car. It is specified in the technical documentation and in the car (depending on the brand — in different places). In addition, in any case, you need to check the chassis number with the one specified in the data sheet. There should be no scuffs, scratches or corrections. Next is to check the marking of the glass on the Windows. And in any case not to spare money for the test specialists. They will make the final verdict. Doubt needs to call cars that are sold at a lower price than the market, and that sell in the big cities, although they are registered in the province.
First, the car can be checked on the official website of the Ministry of interior, in section “vehicles wanted” . There you can enter the number of the mark, the chassis number or chassis and thus to make sure whether car wanted in connection with the illegal acquisition. To execute a contract of sale need an experienced notary.
If a person purchased a stolen car, he is risking the consequence. Law enforcement officers confiscated a car, will find out all the details. Can be a long legal battle. Article 289 of the criminal code of Ukraine explains that the illegal acquisition of a vehicle for any purpose shall be punished by a fine of 1000 to 1200 tax-free minimum incomes of citizens (which is 17000 — 20400000 hryvnia) or imprisonment for a term of three to five years.
