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The miracle cars scam was an advance-fee scam run from 1997 to 2002 by Californians James R. Nichols and Robert Gomez. In its run of just over four years, over 4,000 people bought 7,000 cars that did not exist, netting over US$ 21 million from the victims.
The Crime Victims' Rights Act, (CVRA) 18 U.S.C. § 3771, is part of the United States Justice for All Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-405, 118 Stat. 2260 (effective Oct. 30, 2004). [1] The CVRA enumerates the rights afforded to victims in federal criminal cases and victims of offenses committed in the District of Columbia.
Victims's rights belong to the public law sphere, and relate to criminal justice proceedings, constitutional law and restorative justice. Victims' rights are aligned with human rights law. Examples include the right to restitution, the right to a victims' advocate, and the right not to be excluded from criminal justice proceedings.
Residents of Irmo, S.C., have been flooded with phone calls by crooks impersonating police chief Bobby Dale as part of an impostor scam.
Barry May lost more than $500,000 after falling victim to an online scam known as She promised huge returns. He sold property and liquidated his 401(k), sending the woman more than $500,000 ...
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A supposedly good actor waves the victim forward, but while the victim is changing lanes, that person deliberately smashes into the victim's car. [15] When police arrive, the bad actor denies having waved the victim forward, making the victim look careless and guilty. [16] The scheme is mostly employed where cars are merging, or in parking lots.
The victims included a 70-year-old, a 78-year-old and a 90-year-old. McClatchy News reached out to the attorney’s listed for the three defendants on Nov. 27 but did not immediately hear back.