High-tech digital odometers are making it easier for crooks to cheat unsuspecting used car buyers.Continue reading about these scumbags here -->
The scam is even easier to pull than in the days of mechanical cables and reels, experts say.
"People don't realize how easy it is to reprogram digital odometers," says Larry Gamache, spokesman for online auto database service Carfax. "Literally thousands of miles can disappear."
Unscrupulous sellers easily can obtain the software or services on the Internet to reset digital odometers to lower mileage.
The services are legal for legitimate purposes such as fixing instrument malfunctions or recalibrating odometers after installing used dashboards.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-09-08-odometers_N.htm
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