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"Fargo" and GMAC Scams

by Brettster <brett.bayne@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mar 24, 2008 at 02:20 PM

Watching the Coen Brothers movie "Fargo" over the weekend, I was
curious to know more about one of the subplots.

In the film, the auto dealer Jerry Lundegaard (played by William H.
Macy) is shown talking on the phone to somebody at the GMAC Finance
Group. He is running some sort of a scam involving phony cars and
vehicle ID numbers. Is this a real scam? Has it ever been successful?
(Lundegaard's bid fails spectacularly.) What are the specific
machinations of this scam?

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"Fargo" and GMAC Scams

Brettster <brett.bayne

2008-03-24 14:20:24

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Lars Eighner <usenet@[

2008-03-24 17:01:58

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QueBarbara <que.barbar

2008-03-24 20:16:55

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"D.F. Manno" &l

2008-03-24 22:29:17

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"chris greville"

2008-03-25 07:12:16

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Opus the Penguin <opus

2008-03-25 13:56:26

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Lars Eighner <usenet@[

2008-03-25 09:05:58

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Opus the Penguin <opus

2008-03-25 16:09:25

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Binyamin Dissen <posti

2008-03-25 16:12:09

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Jim Prescott <jgp@[EMA

2008-03-25 15:40:33

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Opus the Penguin <opus

2008-03-25 19:58:12

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"ZBicyclist" &l

2008-03-26 01:56:21

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"D.F. Manno" &l

2008-03-25 16:49:46

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Opus the Penguin <opus

2008-03-25 21:15:57

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xhoster@[EMAIL PROTECTED]

2008-03-25 14:51:21

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QueBarbara <que.barbar

2008-03-25 11:42:16

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xhoster@[EMAIL PROTECTED]

2008-03-25 18:21:25

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"D.F. Manno" &l

2008-03-24 18:14:49

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Les Albert <lalbert1@[

2008-03-24 16:05:46

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Opus the Penguin <opus

2008-03-25 01:25:43

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Mr C <camsoccer@[EMAIL

2008-03-24 16:59:15

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Mike Williams <nospam@

2008-03-25 01:05:33

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"ZBicyclist" &l

2008-03-24 22:07:55

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Mike Williams <nospam@

2008-03-25 06:44:03

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Bob Ward <bobward@[EMA

2008-03-25 01:14:42

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Lars Eighner <usenet@[

2008-03-25 05:34:19

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"Rick B." <d

2008-03-25 12:51:33

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Bob Ward <bobward@[EMA

2008-03-25 13:33:00

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Sean Houtman <grommit3

2008-03-26 05:20:16

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Brettster <brett.bayne

2008-03-25 02:28:32

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Mike Williams <nospam@

2008-03-25 11:49:16

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Lars Eighner <usenet@[

2008-03-25 07:39:02

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Mary <mrfeathers@[EMAI

2008-03-25 07:22:48

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Nasti J <njgillmom@[EM

2008-03-25 10:25:47

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Opus the Penguin <opus

2008-03-25 18:57:19

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Bill Turlock <"Bi

2008-03-25 10:34:28

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Mary <mrfeathers@[EMAI

2008-03-25 14:53:36

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Opus the Penguin <opus

2008-03-25 22:26:32

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Les Albert <lalbert1@[

2008-03-25 17:09:33

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Bob Ward <bobward@[EMA

2008-03-25 17:37:10

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Lee Ayrton <layrton@[E

2008-03-25 20:25:38

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"artyw2@[EMAIL PROTE

2008-03-25 19:02:36

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xhoster@[EMAIL PROTECTED]

2008-03-26 02:31:39

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"ZBicyclist" &l

2008-03-26 02:37:27

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"ZBicyclist" &l

2008-03-28 00:21:02

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Greg Goss <gossg@[EMAI

2008-04-01 20:59:39

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2008-04-02 09:22:40

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Dover Beach <moon.blan

2008-04-02 14:40:19

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Greg Goss <gossg@[EMAI

2008-04-02 09:13:48

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"Reunite Gondwanalan

2008-04-02 13:44:50

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"D.F. Manno" &l

2008-04-02 21:55:14

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Opus the Penguin <opus

2008-04-03 16:20:54

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Dover Beach <moon.blan

2008-04-03 16:47:01

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N Jill Marsh <njmarsh@

2008-04-03 17:34:53

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Bob Ward <bobward@[EMA

2008-04-03 15:45:51

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xhoster@[EMAIL PROTECTED]

2008-04-03 18:39:02

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Opus the Penguin <opus

2008-04-03 20:51:51

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Bob Ward <bobward@[EMA

2008-04-03 15:47:08

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xhoster@[EMAIL PROTECTED]

2008-04-04 04:21:10

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Opus the Penguin <opus

2008-04-04 04:33:59

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N Jill Marsh <njmarsh@

2008-04-02 20:51:57

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Jim Prescott <jgp@[EMA

2008-03-26 13:21:37

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Estron <estron@[EMAIL

2008-03-28 00:54:46

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Bill Kinkaid <davelist

2008-03-28 14:37:56

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N Jill Marsh <njmarsh@

2008-03-28 13:05:00

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Jim Prescott <jgp@[EMA

2008-03-28 14:05:35

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Nasti J <njgillmom@[EM

2008-03-25 20:29:17

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danny burstein <dannyb

2008-03-26 03:37:44

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Mike Williams <nospam@

2008-03-26 03:43:02

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Mr C <camsoccer@[EMAIL

2008-03-26 15:37:47

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Lee Ayrton <layrton@[E

2008-03-26 23:51:29

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msb@[EMAIL PROTECTED] (M

2008-03-27 22:12:54

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Mary <mrfeathers@[EMAI

2008-03-28 07:49:25

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Lots42 <lots42@[EMAIL

2008-03-28 08:26:15

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Lots42 <lots42@[EMAIL

2008-03-28 08:29:30

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Mr C <camsoccer@[EMAIL

2008-03-28 10:44:46

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Mr C <camsoccer@[EMAIL

2008-03-28 11:05:33

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2008-03-28 18:24:01

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N Jill Marsh <njmarsh@

2008-03-28 15:22:09

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