Automobile Fraud

702 pp.
and Companion Website
ISBN 978-1-60248-095-7

Summary Contents
Table of Contents
Index
About the Companion Website
About the Authors

Odometer Tampering, Lemon Laundering, and Concealment of Salvage or Other Adverse History

Millions of consumers are defrauded each year by dealers not disclosing a vehicle’s wreck or salvage history, true odometer reading, prior use, lemon-law buyback history, or repaired damage to brand new cars. Other frauds involve vehicle titles and “yo-yo” sales.

How to obtain punitive damages, rescission, treble damages, $3000 statutory damages, and attorney fees:

• Federal and state requirements for titles, odometer readings, and “yo-yo” or spot delivery sales
• How to detect and remedy salvage or prior wreck fraud
• Lemon laundering (resale of a buyback vehicle)
• 50-state analysis of automobile fraud laws
• Supreme Court punitive damage rulings.

Winning Investigation and Litigation Techniques

• Follow the title: How to obtain and utilize a vehicle’s title history
• Follow the metal: How to inspect the vehicle
• Follow the money: Finding hidden dealer assets, liability of floor planners, and more.