Auto Finance Fraud

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Gone in 60 Seconds – Fraud and Theft on Luxury Cars

April 10, 2021 Cucolle1

GUEST EDITORIAL Everyone wants a luxury car, but few can afford them. And that...

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Fake Pay Stub Company Offers Instruction on How to Spot a Fake Pay Stub

November 15, 2020 Cucolle1

“they present accurate information and numbers (as long as the information you provided is...

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Ukranian Subleasing Auto Loan Racketeer Arrested and Extradited

October 5, 2020 Cucolle1

To build up an inventory of cars, Chulpayev and his associates allegedly recruited straw...

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Dealership Executives Charged with Loan Fraud

September 22, 2020 Cucolle1

OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal indictment charges BOBBY CHRIS MAYES, 48, CHARLES GOOCH, 61,...

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Mortgage Fraudster Switches to Auto Fraud Right After Release

July 6, 2020 Cucolle1

Middletown, CN – Following a twelve-month prison term for mortgage fraud, George Hajati, 41,...

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Former Bank Employee Arrested After Showing Off Stolen Cash and Fraud Auto Loan on Instagram

December 15, 2019 Cucolle1

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A criminal indictment was unsealed this week in federal court in...

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Milwaukee Fraudster Defrauds Banks of Almost $500,000 Using CPN’s

December 10, 2019 Royal Ellsworth

Milwaukee, WI – 10 December 2019 – A Milwaukee man is facing 22 felony...

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Fraud Goes Mainstream – “The Fraud Bible”

September 4, 2019 Cucolle1

Fraud, the constantly evolving and ever-present nemesis of collectors and lenders alike, had once...

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Fictitious Auto Fraud Ring Sentenced for $1.7M in Credit Union and Bank Losses

August 18, 2019 Cucolle1

Fraudsters Secured Funds on 80 auto loans, totaling approximately $2.7M in attempted fraud, and...

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$5M Auto Loan Fraud and Theft Ring Busted in San Diego County

June 25, 2019 Cucolle1

21 Arrested – Largest in County History San Diego, CA – 21 June 2019...

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Two Men Charged in High-End Auto Sublease Scam

May 12, 2019 Cucolle1

DMV Investigator conducted year-long investigation Los Angeles, CA – March 18, 2019 – The...

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Purchased Synthetic ID Fraud Sends Man to Jail

April 28, 2019 Cucolle1

Oklahoma City, OK – For decades, collectors and fraud investigators have fumed over watching...

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America’s First Straw Buyer Auto Fraud Case – 1941

January 3, 2019 Cucolle1

Any of us that have been in the auto lending and collections industry for...

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How Lenders Can Defeat Synthetic Identity Application Fraud

January 1, 2019 Cucolle1

4 Red Flags of Synthetic ID Fraud The explosion of synthetic identity fraud on...

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15 Credit Unions Pounded with Phantom Auto Loan Fraud

October 30, 2018 Cucolle1

Charlotte, NC – 17 October 2018 – A federal jury in Charlotte has returned...

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Synthetic ID Fraud – What it is and How it is Created

October 9, 2018 Cucolle1

Over the last twenty years, the proliferation of credit fraud and identity theft has...