Consumer Alert: Avoid Scams Involving Storm-Damaged Car Sales
May 28, 2013 by The Catskill Chronicle
DMV Web Link to National Insurance Crime Bureau Identifies Storm-Damaged Vehicles
NEW YORK STATE (May 28, 2013) – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo issued a consumer alert today warning used car buyers against purchasing storm 
damaged cars.
A link on the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) website https://www.nicb.org/theft_and_fraud_awareness/vincheck allows consumers to immediately determine whether a used vehicle is a “flood car” from Super Storm Sandy or damaged following other storms or circumstances.
Approximately 400,000 vehicles were flooded following Hurricane Sandy. “The monumental devastation caused by Super Storm Sandy left an opening for unscrupulous individuals to try to sell salvaged vehicles to unsuspecting consumers,” said Governor Cuomo. “The information posted on DMV’s website can help consumers avoid the costly expense of purchasing a flood damaged vehicle.”
The NICB’s VINCheck permits anyone to enter the vehicle identification number (VIN) to determine the status of the vehicle. If the vehicle had been declared as salvage by a VINCheck-participating NICB member insurance company, the NICB site reports both the date of loss and the cause of the damage.
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Consumer Alert: Avoid Scams Involving Storm-Damaged Car Sales
May 28, 2013 by The Catskill Chronicle
DMV Web Link to National Insurance Crime Bureau Identifies Storm-Damaged Vehicles
NEW YORK STATE (May 28, 2013) – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo issued a consumer alert today warning used car buyers against purchasing storm
damaged cars.
A link on the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) website https://www.nicb.org/theft_and_fraud_awareness/vincheck allows consumers to immediately determine whether a used vehicle is a “flood car” from Super Storm Sandy or damaged following other storms or circumstances.
Approximately 400,000 vehicles were flooded following Hurricane Sandy. “The monumental devastation caused by Super Storm Sandy left an opening for unscrupulous individuals to try to sell salvaged vehicles to unsuspecting consumers,” said Governor Cuomo. “The information posted on DMV’s website can help consumers avoid the costly expense of purchasing a flood damaged vehicle.”
The NICB’s VINCheck permits anyone to enter the vehicle identification number (VIN) to determine the status of the vehicle. If the vehicle had been declared as salvage by a VINCheck-participating NICB member insurance company, the NICB site reports both the date of loss and the cause of the damage.
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