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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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