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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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