I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon

Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by ransom1538 on Friday August 11, 2017 @05:13PM (#14994336)

Uh. No. If I were a federal officer I would just contact amazon and find out where the money went. Paypal or Bank account - game over. Contact whatever bank he picks it up from get security camera details, address info, on and on. I would also grab all the ips, entered in info and the prints from the box. I bet he would be in my office by lunch. Plea dealed to 5 years by monday.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by adrr on Friday August 11, 2017 @05:55PM (#14994671)

It's very trivial to signup for a online bank account with a stolen identity. FBI won't get involved in the case unless it's over 150k in losses and local police don't have skills or desire to do anything online.

Source: work for an online bank

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by snowwrestler on Friday August 11, 2017 @07:43PM (#14995341)

FBI doesn't have to get involved; the USPS has kick-ass federal special agents of their own.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by RationPhantoms on Friday August 18, 2017 @09:30AM (#15045898)

Yes, do not mess with the investigative prowess of the Postmaster General. They are pretty amazing at what they do.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by ransom1538 on Friday August 11, 2017 @05:58PM (#14994695)

Yes. I agree. The best way to get away with mail fraud is to hope the feds don't care. I also believe it seems from a bank employees perspective is they all get away with it. However, the jails are full.

The problem is these guys repeat offend. If they just got $1500 - they would be fine. But they wont. They will repeat until they clear 150k. That is a life sentence. This is why the federal jails are full of drug traffickers. Drug trafficking is a lifestyle - they can't stop.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by inetknght on Friday August 11, 2017 @05:29PM (#14994473)

Put your money where your mouth is. Go provide your legal services to article's author.

I expect to see an article on Monday, from you, which bemoans exactly how easy it is to track thieves like this. Show us the face of the accused, too.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by ransom1538 on Friday August 11, 2017 @05:47PM (#14994606)

So become a federal officer by monday? I need an extension.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by inetknght on Friday August 11, 2017 @06:05PM (#14994740)

It sounded to me like you already had all of this figured out. Why do you suddenly need to be a federal officer?

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by thedufer on Friday August 11, 2017 @06:20PM (#14994831)

> I would just contact amazon and find out where the money went

I like to think that Amazon won't give its users bank details to random people. A federal officer could force them give it up.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by Simon_says on Friday August 11, 2017 @06:47PM (#14994998)

Maybe I'm Pollyannaish, but I'd hope Amazon would not give bank details to a federal office and instead hold out for a subpoena or search warrant or court order.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by ransom1538 on Friday August 11, 2017 @07:22PM (#14995215)

I bet the feds even have an api.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by thedufer on Saturday August 12, 2017 @06:58PM (#15000497)

Yes, I intended "could force them to" as a description of a court order.

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Re:I Fell Victim to a $1,500 Used Camera Lens Scam on Amazon by JonDav on Friday August 11, 2017 @08:56PM (#14995696)

Are you a state bar? how can he practice being a lawyer and provide legal services. I expect to see an article on Monday, from you, which explains how you are able to confer the ability to individuals to act as a legal agent.

See how much that sounds like I am an asshole? Maybe read your comments out loud before posting.

Maybe he was commenting on the idea posted elsewhere in this conversation about getting USPS to investigate and explaining how one agent could do so. But your "understanding" may be the correct one.

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