From: Chief Richard L Hileman II (chief@cermak.com)
Date: Thu Sep 18 2003 - 09:43:13 PDT
The Secret Service has a couple of guys TDY there. There is just so much of
it and it is so impossible to track that it would be unproductive to put a
lot of man-hours into it. I had a guy taken for several thousand. It is a
rather productive business. Our poor guy had to have the bank give him a
loan to pay them back. It is rather sad as the victim really feels like an
idiot looking back on it.
http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Employee@MilVeh.com" <milveh@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] anybody know this man?
> 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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