If he didn't know it had been faked...then how did he commit fraud? I am not taking sides just asking. MAYBE he honestly thought it was a real car.If you were going to make a big investment in what you thought was an all original car you should have verified the fact first. This is assuming that he himself was not the scumbag who did the number switch. If he did the switch or knew about it,then yes he is a criminal...but if he was honest and just mistaken or mislead...then he has done nothing wrong in my opinion.