They can also take advantage of poor security at a company's Web page and insert malicious code into specific pages. Check out Web sites like ELoan, Lending Tree and PeopleFirst. When you figure out what car you want (or what cars you want to check out up-close-and-personal -- think "test-drive"), there are some things you want to learn about the car(s) so that you can get the best deal possible when you're ready to buy. Additionally, while pawn shops have a generally limited customer base -- simply people who happen to walk into a pawn shop looking for used goods -- eFences can find large, diverse groups of people looking to buy over the Internet.
Also, remember that trying to figure out a way to buy a car that is outside your price range is really not a good idea. One thief managed to alter bar codes on items from stores like Target and Best Buy, directory so that once he checked out at the cash register, expensive products would ring up for significantly less.