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Re: HELP VIN' requested

#573
From: Steve Miklos
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 04:00
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In article <haws.766793397@cambridge>, haws@cambridge.mitchell.com (Brent
Haws) wrote:

> 
> 
> HELP!!!

Right.

> If you would like to help please send us the following information on your
> vehicle by June 30 1994.  It is VERY important to make sure that the data is
> as complete and accurate as possible.

Anyone else smell a rat?

Specifically, you can't get a car registered with no VIN. Chop shops would
love to have a list of valid VINs for specific makes and models. Caveat
Scriptor.

Disclaimer: This could be a perfectly legitimate request, by someone who
doesn't know how, or won't take the trouble, to ferret out a systemic way
to get this info. 

Steve

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From: smiklos@panix.com (Steve Miklos)
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Subject: Re: HELP VIN' requested
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