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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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