Automobile Fraud: 8.5.1 General
Intent to induce is usually not difficult to demonstrate in automobile fraud cases. “The intent which constitutes an essential element of fraud is an intent that the representation be acted upon by the other party.”201 In a car transaction, the sale of a car is the whole purpose for the two parties’ relationship, and so the motive for the misrepresentation is usually obvious. Evidence of prior similar acts of deception can be a useful tool to prove intent.202