Will Wants to Sell a Car to Timothy

question 35

Multiple Choice

Will wants to sell a car to Timothy. Will tries to convince Timothy that it is a good buy. Will lies by telling him that the car has 10 months of free service left in order to convince him to buy it. The car actually has only 2 months of service left. Which of the following is true in this scenario?

• A) Will is guilty of fraud.
• B) Will is not guilty of fraud because he did not have commercial interests behind the lie.
• C) It is a case of mutual misunderstanding.
• D) Will cannot be tried by the court because the defendant's motivation is not known.

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