The 1991 gray Toyota Corolla with only 63,000 miles was just what he needed to go fishing and to the beach. He quickly found out the deal was too good to be true. But he hasn't been the only victim.
Several people are being conned every month in the same used-car scheme, investigators say.
Once he realized he had been taken, the Kaimuki man immediately called the seller, but by then the phone had been disconnected. 2 Pay special attention to the typed mileage, which is the last documented odometer reading. The hand-written mileage must be higher than the typed mileage. The written mileage is documented by the person registering the vehicle. If box No.2 is checked on the title, which means the reported mileage is not accurate, ask why the odometer reading is not accurate.