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Man charged with rolling back odometers

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A Calgary man is accused of defrauding more than fifty people by rolling back odometers.

Police say the man bought  54 vehicles from an auction house over the past three years,  and then attempted to sell them online.

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In one case, they say 208,000 kilometers were rolled back.

Police estimate the fraud at $300.000, and say that number will likely rise as more victims are identified.

28-year-old Andriy Plysiun is charged with one count of fraud over $5,000.

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