From: Employee@MilVeh.com
Date: Thu Sep 18 2003 - 08:59:24 PDT
I don't doubt you, but the Secret Service is a
sub-section of the US Treasury as is the IRS. It's
main duty is to prevent the illegal production, or
counterfeiting, of money and protection of the
president. They do not investigate international mail
fraud, so somebody goofed up.
Congress enacted the Mail Fraud Statute to combat a
post-Civil War outbreak of swindles using the mails
and later established the title of Chief Postal
Inspector and renamed Special Agents "Inspectors."
They still handle mail fraud just like the one we are
talking about and would be happy to take your
complaint.
Even better, the Internet Fraud Complaint Center
(IFCC) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar
Crime Center (NW3C).
IFCC's mission is to address fraud committed over the
Internet. For victims of Internet fraud, IFCC provides
a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that
alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil
violation.
For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at all
levels, IFCC offers a central repository for
complaints related to Internet fraud, works to
quantify fraud patterns, and provides timely
statistical data of current fraud trends. For more
details or to report a crime try this:
http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp
Next and most importantly... If you have a bank
deposit number, an e-mail that is traceable,
fingerprints of the suspect/s with the fraudulent
check in hand and it is submitted in a timely manner,
you have about a 70% or better chance of catching the
suspect/s and getting a prosecution for a felony.
That's worth a little extra effort isn't it?
No respectable federal law enforcement officer would
shirk his/her duties and kiss off something that good
without being at risk for deriliction of duty.
Jack
--- santoken@bright.net wrote:
> Actually, you would be forwarded to the Secret
> Service...been there done that...and they really
> don't care, they've got plenty of examples of such.
> The problem is, as the agent told me, these guys
> move in and out so quickly from where they post the
> emails...that frankly they just can catch them.
> That, and there are so many different operations
> doing it. They guy basically told me that the best
> thing to do is just don't reply anymore.
>
> The case in question was an old car I had for sale,
> I was contacted, given the same pitch, etc. I
> immedialy identified the situation, and I contacted
> my local police. I was hoping to organize a 'sting'
> (simply 'cause it would be fun), and they wanted
> nothing to do with it.
>
> Kent
>
>
>
> >
> > From: "Employee@MilVeh.com" <milveh@sbcglobal.net>
> > Date: Wed Sep 17, 10:47 PM
> > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > Subject: Re: [MV] anybody know this man?
> >
> > I would take the check, hold it for prints and
> turn it
> > over to the FBI.
> >
> >
> > --- Glen Closson <glen@closson.com> wrote:
> > > Looks legit to me... :)
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Glen
> > > May the Joys of today be those of tomorrow!
> > > May the goblet of life hold no dregs of sorrow!
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > > [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> > > Behalf Of m35products
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 4:32 PM
> > > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > > Subject: [MV] anybody know this man?
> > >
> > >
> > > I spoketh too sooneth!!!
> > >
> > > Mere seconds later, here comes the pitch!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > HELLO,
> > > Top of the day and thanks for the mail. Do not
> > > forget to send me the
> > > pictures if available and inrespect of payment.
> I
> > > have a client in the u.s
> > > who is oweing me $4,500 all i will do is to
> instruct
> > > him to issue a cashiers
> > > cheque on my behalf and when you have gotten the
> > > cheque you will deduct your
> > > said amount and wire the remaining balance to my
> > > international shipper via
> > > western union money transfer,So that he will
> come
> > > for the pick up at your
> > > location asa payment is received by him.My
> shipper
> > > who i have talked things
> > > over with about the pick up says he will want
> you to
> > > make sure that all
> > > important pappers are in place to avoid shipping
> > > delay.I will like to know
> > > if i can trust you to send my balance. Am doing
> this
> > > to make the payment
> > > easier and faster. Furnish me with your full
> contact
> > > that are bellow,
> > >
> > > FULL NAME.................(that the cheque
> should be
> > > issued to)
> > >
> > > FULL CONTACT ADDRESS.........
> > >
> > > ZIP CODE.........................
> > >
> > > PHONE NUMBER...................
> > >
> > > So get back to me with the information so that
> > > payment can be made which
> > > should get to you by next week.
> > >
> > > GEORGE.....................
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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