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Old 05-01-2023, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Captainpd View Post
I'm sorry. What's the "crime". Anytime and from anyone, when you buy anything from an individual, there is a risk.
The crime is misrepresentation, at least, which is indeed a crime.
33 U.S. Code SS 931 - Penalty for misrepresentation | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Dishonesty. And as another post has said, where someone is dishonest in one thing, it is likely they are dishonest in others. So where there is misrepresentation, there may well be larger crimes behind it.