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In article <af2m82h6rrvnt6d3b9mqs0a19hgi40umfs@4ax.com>, 
scottenaztlan@yahoo.com says...
> On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 20:25:32 -0700, <usenet2006@THE-DOMAIN-IN.SIG>
> wrote:
> 
> >Another danger:
> >
> >Have you ever bought or rented a car?  That place has your Driver 
> >License number, etc.
> >
> >And, by an amazing coincidence, a couple of years later... You 
> >receive a notice from the Parking Violations Bureau.


> That happened to my wife while she was visiting a certain University
> campus in IL. Apparently her rental car received a parking ticket
> while she was parked in front of one of the campus buildings. The
> University got her info from Hertz, and they sent us a letter
> demanding payment.


No, I was talking about the danger of the car's owner LYING, and 
FALSELY telling the Parking Violations Bureau that you were in 
possession of the car, when you really weren't.

Los Angeles used to (and probably still do) send out delinquency 
notices in the mail, if a parking ticket wasn't paid within 30 
days.  And those notices included a form that said, "If your car 
was in someone else's possession on that day, give us their name 
and Driver License number, and we will hold them responsible 
instead."

So, some sleazebag at a car dealer or rental agency (from whom 
you previously bought or rented), gets a few parking tickets.  
Maybe on his/her own car, or on one of the ones awaiting 
sale/rental.  And then s/he will look in the office files for a 
name and DL number of a previous customer.  And then put that 
info on the delinquency notices, to fraudulently divert the 
ticket debt away from themselves.


> We ignored it, of course. What are they gonna do,
> arrest us? Refuse to grant us a degree if we ever attend school there?


No, but they might send the debt to a collection agency, who 
might list it on your credit reports.

Depending on exactly who issued the ticket (if it an actual 
police/gubmint agency, as opposed to a private security firm), 
they might be able to block your ability to register any cars in 
that state.  Maybe irrelevant to you, but could be a problem for 
many other people.

The fact that the university folks were able to get the 
registered owner's (the rental agency) info, suggest that it was 
a real police/gubmint ticket.


> I wonder what the person who sent that letter was thinking?


They probably send out letters to the registered owners of all 
cars with unpaid tickets.  They weren't targeting you personally.
Then, the rental agency replied with your wife's info.  Which you 
indicate was legitimate (as compared to the fraud that I was 
talking about.)  So the university automatically sent another 
letter.


> Maybe enough people actually pay up that it's worth risking the 
> costs of paper and postage in order to ask?


Yes.  I expect that that is exactly the case.
 

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