Number	21226
Subject	Automobiles
Source	NBC News Dateline
State	Washington DC
Year	2003
Publication Date	December 5
Summary	This hidden camera investigation looks at the automobile industry as a whole, and finds that more than 52,246 customers in dealerships across 39 states have been ripped off. Dateline talked to Duane Overholt, who was a finance manager at Sonic Automotive, a major corporation that owns 187 dealerships across the country. With Overholt's help, Dateline was able to find an overwhelming amount of fraud and deception within the industry. Dateline also bought a car for the investigation and reported on the whole process, including fraud they encountered along the way.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	74
Keywords	Car salesmen;Finance
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