It’s 2025. If there’s a way for someone to hatch a scam to rob people of their hard-earned cash, they will do it. Like the case of a Florida man busted by Orlando police for an elaborate scam targeting car dealerships and insurance providers.
Over the course of several years, the Floridian set up multiple fake businesses and defrauded multiple dealerships across a handful of states.
Orlando, Florida, police arrested a man for a $400,000 fraud scheme involving car dealerships
Police in Orlando, Florida, took Michael Hummel into custody after years of investigations. Hummel’s crime? The man allegedly committed scams across multiple states involving car dealerships and insurance companies.
As part of his scheme, Hummel would make faux purchases from car dealerships, per WFTV 9. According to the arrest documentation, Hummel also involved insurance providers in his scams, totaling around $400,000 in bogus buys…