The mobsters would set up shell companies to distribute gasoline at a price fraudulently represented as including federal, state and local excise taxes.
As it became more difficult to fraudulently label wines with the wrong provenance, label fraud soon evolved to the pilfering of the identities of wine estates themselves.
They have reported advertised deals not being honored, billing irregularities, contract terms being fraudulently altered by sales staff after signing and problems canceling accounts or relocating.
A voetstoots clause does not relieve the seller of responsibility for a defective "res vendita" when the seller has acted fraudulently, since no-one can contract out of fraud.
