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Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael (born 1927 as Jerry Dean Michael) was briefly an American automobile executive and was a convicted fraudster.During the 1970s energy crisis, Carmichael promoted a prototype for a low-cost fuel-efficient car via Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation, which car was never produced, and fled with investor money. [1]
Technical support scams rely on social engineering to persuade victims that their device is infected with malware. [15] [16] Scammers use a variety of confidence tricks to persuade the victim to install remote desktop software, with which the scammer can then take control of the victim's computer.
The water fuel cell is a non-functional design for a "perpetual motion machine" created by Stanley Allen Meyer (August 24, 1940 – March 20, 1998). Meyer claimed that a car retrofitted with the device could use water as fuel instead of gasoline.
‘Car insurance is a scam’: Frustrated driver slams GEICO for 56% rate hike after she failed to read the ‘fine print’ on her policy Bethan Moorcraft April 13, 2024 at 2:58 AM
[73] Tesla ended up building some of its Model 3 cars in a tent using mostly manual labor who used shortcuts. [74] In 2018, Musk said "Brake pads on a Tesla literally never need to be replaced for lifetime of the car." [75] The price to change a Tesla's brakes is CA$8,500. [76]
The criminals, in a car in front of the victim, slam on the brakes for no obvious reason, and the victim has no time to react and collides with the car in front. Another scenario (known as ‘flash for cash’) happens when a driver flashes their lights at a junction to let the victim out, then crashes into the victim's car deliberately.
Howard claims these types of scams first started popping up about 15 years ago. He suggests checking property records online to make sure you’re paying the rightful owner.
Advertisements in 2017 illustrated a base price target of $7,450 for the gas motor version and suggested to achieve up to 84 mpg-US (2.8 L/100 km) on the highway and up to 49 in the city. As of June 2017, basic test mules and three validation vehicles (codenamed: E1-A, E1-C, and E1-D) were built to test safety, aerodynamics , and durability.