Drivers are being warned of a 'worrying increase' in a used-car selling scam - and experts say motorists in the North of England are the most likely to fall victim.
The 'resteal' is a con that sees unsuspecting second-hand car buyers purchase a cloned vehicle, only to have it stolen just days later by the very people who sold it to them, according to the motor insurance loss adjustment firm Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA).
It says criminals then move on to their next victim and repeat the dishonest trick using the same vehicle, with the identity changed yet again.
Motorists have been warned by the firm Claims Management & Adjusting about a rise in the resteal scam to dupe drivers into purchasing cloned vehicles that are stolen back days later
Philip Swift, a former detective and now managing director at CMA, says the resteal scam involves a combination of theft and fraud that is 'repeated in rapid succession to devastating effect'.
He warns that criminals are using a range of tactics, including stealing the identities of genuine cars that are the same brand, model and colour as the one they're advertising for sale, usually at a far lower price than others listed online.
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