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Teaneck Police Make Arrests in Used Car Odometer Scam

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Teaneck NJ, Teaneck Chief of Police Andrew R. McGurr announces the arrest of Salvatore Faraone for Vehicle Title Fraud, Theft by Deception, and Misrepresentation of Motor Vehicle Mileage, and the arrest of Joshua Dunn for Conspiracy to Commit Vehicle Title Fraud, Theft by Deception, and Misrepresentation of Motor Vehicle Mileage.

A Teaneck resident who bought a used SUV on Facebook Marketplace was shocked to discover that the 79,750 miles recorded on its odometer was bogus and according NJ MVC it was more like 203,000.

“An investigation determined that the odometer of the vehicle had been tampered with to display a significantly lower number,” McGurr said. Township detectives identified Salvatore Faraone, 27, as the seller, and Joshua Dunn, 30, as the owner, he said.

The two “conspired together to alter the vehicle mileage and sell the vehicle for an amount significantly higher than its true value,” McGurr said. Faraone was arrested last Thursday, Sept. 28, and charged with vehicle title fraud, theft by deception and misrepresentation of a motor vehicle’s mileage. He was sent to the Bergen County Jail only to have a judge order his release the following day.

Dunn was arrested on Monday and charged with conspiracy to commit vehicle title fraud, theft by deception, and misrepresentation of motor vehicle mileage. He remained held in the county lockup on Tuesday.

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One thought on “Teaneck Police Make Arrests in Used Car Odometer Scam

  1. If it’s a newer vehicle, there are so many places the odometer reading is recorded that you have to be a real pro to do it so that it can’t be detected.

    The old reverse drill technique went out the window many years ago……………………

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