Multimedia Resources

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Video Links

Are Cheap Auto Repairs a Scam

This 10:54 minute clip from CNN examines how ‘junk’ repairs being done by body shops paid by insurance companies. These have led to major lawsuits across the country to address these repairs.

  1. Based on the evidence provided in the clip is there a problem with recycled or reused parts being used for auto repairs? Is this unethical practice on the part of insurance companies? What dangers to the consumer do these repairs pose?
     

Stolen Credit Cards Used for Gas Fraud

This 5:54 minute clip from CNN examines a scam using stolen credit card numbers to purchase gas. These scams utilize credit cards to purchase massive amounts of gas in a ‘pump and dump’ scheme.

  1. How does this ‘pump and dump’ scam show how a gas retail location could be used to scam the public? What harm does this cause to the public? What measures have been taken to address these scams?
     

Audio Links

Food Fraud: Criminal Activity in the Food System (3:56)

This NPR report looks are fraud in the food industry through interviews with Chris Elliot  the founder of the Institute for Global Food Security at Queens University in Belfast.   This interview provides an overview of food fraud, how it impacts consumers, and what action is being taken to address these issues.

  1. Before listening to this report were you aware of food fraud? Do you think the public as is aware of these issues? If you were tasked with developing a program to inform the public about food fraud what would you do (e.g., create a pamphlet, a video warning the public)?
     

Air Bag Fraud: Underreported ‘Life or Death’ Scam (8:21)

Liane Hansen investigates airbag fraud in this special report of Weekend Edition through interviews with victims and Jim Quiggle, the director of communications for the Coalition against Insurance Fraud.  The example of airbag fraud demonstrates that white-collar crime is not just affecting taxpayers’ pocketbooks and investors, but can also be life threatening.

  1. Based on the information provided in this report would you explain the reason why air bag fraud occurs? How is these reasons similar (or different) from the motivations to more traditional property or street crime?