Dealership Fraud on the
Rise
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Several automotive dealerships have been caught
assisting buyers in falsifying loan documents.
These upside-down buyers are then more apt to
commit owner give-ups due to this financial burden.
According to Automotive News,
Louis Harrelson pled guilty in Federal court regarding
similar frauds with his North Carolina six-store
dealership group.
In PA, auto dealer Gregory
Graham died of a heart attack while torching new
vehicles at his struggling dealership.
A Nebraska
dealer and two of his top employees face felony charges
for the theft of 81 new vehicles from his dealership in
a late-night
operation.
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Dear
Michael,
Comprehensive
Investigator's Guide
How
to Identify, Investigate, Prevent and Stop Auto
Theft and Fraud for less than $20.00!
Over
a decade of hands-on investigative experience
specifically addressing auto theft and fraud as it
relates to the most stolen vehicles on everyone's
top ten list. Each investigator that reads this
book will recover thousands of dollars in stolen
vehicles and components and insurance companies
will prevent millions of dollars in fraud and
theft claims.
The
Fast, The Fraudulent & The Fatal
provides law enforcement and insurance companies
with the information they need to prevent this
illegal, costly, destructive activity from
happening.
To learn more about how this
book can save lives and protect property
while preventing theft and fraud visit ProtectOurStreets.org or click
here.
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21st
Century Auto Theft & Fraud
Workshops
Two New
Classes
 The most comprehensive and
current information available to detect and deter
auto theft and fraud in the 21st
century. Two workshops will be offered:
July 8th The Fast and the
Fraudulent Auto Theft & Fraud at
Ontario Police
Department Flyer
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Organized
Crime Syndicate sends their members to Japan for
Auto Theft Training.
Car theft syndicates in
Malaysia have been sending their members to Japan
so they can learn how to steal new model
vehicles.
During the three month course the
thieves can specialize in specific skills such as
changing secondary numbers and how to make
duplicate keys. They send members to concentrate
on particular makes and models as they roll off
the assembly lines so they can be prepared to fill
orders for stolen cars as demand increases.
Malaysian car theft syndicates then fill
orders for stolen vehicles on a global scale.
Stolen cars sell from $2,700 to $60,000.
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Fatality
Mapping
We have started
collecting data specifically related to illegal
street racing related fatalities and injuries
(Thank you to the San Diego County District
Attorney's Office for assistance on this
database). We have populated a map with some
of the entries at www.ProtectOurStreets.org.
If
you know of illegal street racing, drifting,
stunting, or other related fatalities and
injuries, please forward them to us for inclusion
into this database.
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Contact us with suggestions,
comments, or if you have specific information you
would like addressed.
Sincerely, The Foundation
for Automotive Safety and Trends
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