{"id":243071,"date":"2023-10-25T14:49:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=243071"},"modified":"2023-10-25T14:49:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:49:45","slug":"luxury-car-re-steal-scams-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/luxury-car-re-steal-scams-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury car \u2018re-steal\u2019 scams on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unsuspecting buyers are being sold cloned cars, which are then being targeted by thieves again<\/h2>\n


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A \u2018worrying increase\u2019 in the numbers of unsuspecting drivers purchasing a cloned vehicle, only to have it pinched again within days by the same gang that sold it to them, has led one of the UK\u2019s most experienced motor loss adjusters to warn consumers to take extra care.<\/p>\n

Former detective Philip Swift, now managing director of Claims Management and Adjusting, says the so-called \u2018re-steal\u2019 scam is particularly prevalent in the north of England, where gangs are using the same car repeatedly with a new cloned identity each time to net big illicit profits. In many cases the bill ends up with insurers, causing everyone\u2019s premium to rise.<\/p>\n