Subastas simuladas y fraudes relacionados

Explicación Simple

Si alguien te engaña haciéndote creer que estás comprando algo en una subasta falsa, eso es ilegal. También es malo esconder o mover tus cosas para no pagar deudas. Hay reglas para proteger a las personas de estos engaños.

Es como cuando un amigo te dice que va a venderte su videojuego en una 'subasta', pero en realidad nunca tiene el juego y sólo quiere tu dinero. Eso no es justo y puede meterte en problemas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan organiza una 'subasta' donde dice que va a vender bicicletas, pero en realidad solo quiere el dinero de la gente sin tener las bicicletas. María, al darse cuenta de que no hay venta real, se siente estafada y podría denunciarlo. Juan podría enfrentarse a una pena de cárcel o multa por esto.

Penalidades

Hasta cinco años de cárcel o un año en la cárcel del condado, o una multa de hasta mil dólares.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

RCW 9.45.070 - Mock auctions Every person who shall obtain any money or property from another or shall obtain the signature of another to any writing the false making of which would be forgery, by color or aid of any false or fraudulent sale of property or pretended sale of property by auction, or by any of the practices known as mock auction, shall be punished by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not more than five years or in the county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by both fine and imprisonment.Every person who shall buy or sell or pretend to buy or sell any goods, wares or merchandise, exposed to sale by auction, if an actual sale, purchase and change of ownership therein does not thereupon take place, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. RCW 9.45.080 - Fraudulent removal of property Every person who, with intent to defraud a prior or subsequent purchaser thereof, or prevent any of his property being made liable for the payment of any of his debts, or levied upon by an execution or warrant of attachment, shall remove any of his property, or secrete, assign, convey or otherwise dispose of the same, or with intent to defraud a creditor shall remove, secrete, assign, convey or otherwise dispose of any of his books or accounts, vouchers or writings in any way relating to his business affairs, or destroy, obliterate, alter or erase any of such books of account, accounts, vouchers or writing or any entry, memorandum or minute therein contained, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. RCW 9.45.090 - Knowingly receiving fraudulent conveyance Every person who shall receive any property or conveyance thereof from another, knowing that the same is transferred or delivered to him in violation of, or wit