In this Rip-Off Alert from Dallas, an insurance scam begins with one man, several women and the illusion of love. “When people think they are in love with somebody, their judgment is clouded,” said U.S. Postal Inspector Jan Bodon. “That is why the romance scam works.” Thats why Derrick Jimerson was able to manipulate several women into becoming his unwitting accomplices in an elaborate car insurance scam.
“He told these ladies that he used to be an ex-Cowboys player,” Bodon said. “He said he had some trouble with the IRS, and that was the reason he couldnt purchase vehicles himself.”