A woman in Texas who wanted to sell a car she had rented has been arrested after offering a too-low price.

The potential buyer in the city of Humble, in the US state of Texas, said he thought that the 2022 Toyota Camry’s price was simply too good to be true and decided to alert courts in the incident on Saturday, 4th March.

Newsflash obtained a statement from Humble Police Department on Sunday, 5th March, saying: “The citizen had already met with the seller who was offering to sell the almost brand new vehicle for approximately half of its value.

“The seller agreed to meet at a later time to complete the transaction and allowed the buyer to take a picture of the seller’s Texas driver’s license and title of the vehicle.

“The buyer thought the driver’s license looked a little off and he was right. Upon running the information on the license, it was found that nothing matched up.

“Using the VIN from the fake title, officers were able to make contact with the actual owner of the vehicle who advised that it was a rental and was not for sale.

“With the help from this citizen a buy / bust was arranged. Once the suspect and the citizen agreed upon a price of USD 10k [GBP 8,333], the female suspect was taken into custody for 3rd degree felony auto theft and 2nd degree felony tampering.”

The Humble Police Department urged others to be vigilant when renting cars, advising: “Be careful who you rent your car to!”