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Crooks have come up with a new scam to get out of paying for gas, and it's costing truck rental companies thousands of dollars.
Crooks reportedly rent U-Haul trucks then, when the time comes to return the truck, top off the tank with water instead of gas, wrecking the engine.
U-Haul dealers say the scam has become more prevalent as gas prices continue to rise.
"We had five or six (instances of) water in fuel (tank) last week," said Kim Merow.
Some scammers get away with it because the trucks are often handed over to the next customer very quickly. But water in the gas tank eventually brings the trucks to a sputtering stop.
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