General

This information is intended to aid you in the event you are a victim of a crime or find yourself in a legal dispute. Reading this section will help you get a speedy resolve through the legal system in San Andreas

Vehicle Purchase Fraud aka Scam Case

In the event you are 'scammed' by someone in the process of purchasing a vehicle, do the following: 

• • Contact the police immediately and give a formal statement to an officer, hand over any video footage you may have, give all contact information of the individual who 'scammed' you and request the incident report ID.  

  • Obtain a solicitor by contacting one through the law directory.

  • Inform your solicitor of the events and have him or her go through the proceedings of raising a request with CID to identify the person who scammed you (if not already known) and raising a civil case against the identified 'scammer'.

  • Prepare yourself for trial and wait patiently for the legal proceedings to occur.

How to prevent a vehicle 'scam' form occurring:

• • Ensure the person you are dealing with shows proof of ID before continuing with the purchase.

  • Ensure the person you are dealing with is not wearing any face coverings to protect their identity.

  • Ensure you bring another person with you to be witness to the transfer/sale of the vehicle(s).

  • Ensure you are wearing a body-worn camera that you turn on in the presence of the person you are dealing with and inform them you are recording the interaction.

Theft of a Vehicle

In the event your vehicle is stolen, do the following.

• • Contact the police immediately and give a formal statement.

  • Ask the police officer you are dealing with to mark your vehicle as stolen.

  • Wait for the police to return your vehicle to you.

In the event that your vehicle was stolen and whilst stolen, obtained speeding tickets, do the following.

• • Contact the police immediately and give a formal statement.

  • Obtain a solicitor through the law directory.

  • Inform your solicitor of the events and have him or her go through the proceedings of raising an appeal case to have the tickets removed.

  • Prepare yourself for trial and wait patiently for the legal proceedings to occur.

In the event that your vehicle was stolen and resulted in your vehicle being impounded, seized or crushed, do the following.

• • Contact the police immediately and give a formal statement.

  • Obtain a solicitor through the law directory.

  • Inform your solicitor of the events and have him or her go through the proceedings of raising an appeal case to have the vehicle returned to you or value of the vehicle reimbursed.

  • Prepare yourself for trial and wait patiently for the legal proceedings to occur.

Identity Fraud

In the event your identity is stolen, do the following.

• • Contact the police immediately and give a formal statement.

  • Ask the police officer you are dealing with to note down the time and date your identity was stolen.

  • Go about your life as normal but aid the police in any investigation that may arise.

In the event your identity is stolen and resulted in you being accused of a crime, do the following:

• Contact the police immediately and give a formal statement, hand over any information that may assist in the investigation and if you have an alibi, inform the officer.

• Obtain a solicitor through the law directory.

• Inform your solicitor of the events and have him or her prepare themselves in the event that an appeal case needs raising or you are asked to go into a formal interview.

• Go about your life as normal but aid the police in any investigation that may arise.