Odometer Fraud on the Rise in Utah

A recent KSL report showed just how easy odometer fraud in Utah is becoming.  A digital odometer KSL reports is becoming as simple to change as is hacking into a computer. 

SALT LAKE CITY – Investigators say odometer fraud is on the rise in Utah thanks to new technology that makes the crime easier to commit.

Changing an odometer has always been easy.

“Anyone can do it,” said Lt. Allan Shinney, an investigator with the Utah Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division.

And the digital age has made it easier and quicker.

“The technology’s caught up with the instrument tools we were using to catch odometer fraud.  Now these people are learning new ways on how to beat the system,” Shinney said.

YouTube has video of a computerized device that can change a digital odometer in as little as six seconds and sells for $5,000...

For the rest of the article check out this link to the KSL story. 

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=17911280