How do they know the guy who jacked the car didn’t sell it to this guy...I need a used car because I am too scared to buy new and now I have to worry about this!
If this guy’s innocent and bought the car from the “real carjacker”, he’s a fool of the highest order to fork over the money and not get the title papers (pink slip).
Use Carfax to check it out
Make sure you buy a vehicle by being signed over the title. This crook clearly didn’t have a title and must not have thought it’d be necessary.
If you buy your used car from a reputable dealer or a person you know more about other than, “He said his name was Bob,” you should be fine. As a cop, we charge people with Possession of Stolen Vehicle, because if you have to use a screwdriver to start it, and the guy only took cash, you probabaly should have figured something was wrong. You can also never go wrong with a Carfax report, or take the VIN to your local PD and have them run it for you! Just a little free legal advice!