If it is the BAT example shown above, that one really scares me. That appears to me to be nothing more than a homemade plate made to replace a missing (or intentionally removed for reasons of deceit) factory plate. That does not look anything like a state or province issued replacement vin identification sticker/plate/whatever (that I am aware of).
There is no way to know if the number they used (and the paperwork it comes with) was originally issued to that vehicle unless the "hidden" stampings are located and verified.
I was actually shocked when I spied that on BAT.
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