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<CONFORMED-NAME>WACHTEL HARRY M
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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT TO FORM 4
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    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2004-05-17</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2004-05-18</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000351017</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AUTOINFO INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AUTO</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001128972</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WACHTEL HARRY M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>6413 CONGRESS AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 240</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOCA RATON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33487</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Executive Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-05-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>G</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>100000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7120000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>G</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                    <value>120000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7120000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Spouse as trustee for 3 UTMA trust accounts</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">As of the Transaction Date, the Reporting Person made 2 bona fide gifts of common stock to related and unrelated individuals.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The dispositions were gifts without consideration.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of an additional 1,750,000 shares of common stock for which he has sole voting power, but for which he does not have or share the opportunity, directly or indirectly, to profit or share in any profit derived from a transaction in the securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">As of the Transaction Date, the Reporting Person made 3 bona fide gifts of common stock to members of his immediate family.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">In addition to the 7,000,000 shares of common stock owned directly by the Reporting Person, the Reporting Person has indirect ownership of 120,000 shares of common stock transferred to trust accounts for members of the Reporting Person's immediate family under the Uniform Transfer to Minor's Act. The Reporting Person's spouse is the trustee of such trust accounts.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Harry M. Wachtel</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-07-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

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