In the ever-evolving world of vehicle fraud crimes, the CATA has seen a new manner of identity theft, both personal and business identities, strike dealerships.

Recently, a local car dealership was contacted by McHenry County Sheriff’s office regarding a stolen identity, of both a business and the business owner. The bad guy had used the business name to fund and purchase a 2023 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, using a (fraudulent) IL driver’s license with his photo on it. Law enforcement is currently looking for the vehicle.

It did not have LoJack, and Uconnect is no longer providing a location. Last known location is the City of Chicago.

After discovery of this business deal, a review of other deals for businesses produced another 2023 Dodge Durango SRT, purchased in a business name and week after the first discovery.

The vehicle was equipped with LoJack but it appears it was removed approximately 2 weeks after delivery.

As you can see the same tactic was used for both deals and additionally it has been discovered that both bad guys used the same insurance policy number on their documents. With this correlation, this is more than a tactic but an active criminal ring. They are very schooled as what business documents are necessary to purchase a vehicle in a business name. The typical red flags are not present.