My attention was drawn to this article by the picture of a nice RRS similar to that I would have liked to have owned.
This seems quite a good trick to be caught out by.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-59599507

It seems that as good cars (and parts) get scarcer, they become more attractive to take.
I would expect that FL2 parts will become very attractive in the future as production ceases on new items.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-59852968 FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 79k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

"Police urged people to be aware of the risks when buying a car"

Apparently there are ways and means of getting around the system if you are a villain

I wonder should the chap involved have done some online checks

To my mind he chose a high risk deal - I certainly wouldn't do what he did. Jules