by Dotti
Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:33 pm
It may or may not be the same person. There are thousands of scammers running the exact same type of scam. They run the scam in exactly the same way, using the same tactics, for one reason only--they have found a formula that works.
Scammers will not hesitate to copy or steal scripts and/or photos used by other scammers, as they are thieves without conscience anyway.
Unfortunately, the police will not be able to do anything. He is almost certainly in Africa or Malaysia, far out of the reach of your police department. It takes a lot of red tape and is very costly to pursue overseas criminals, and only the most active are prosecuted. If you are in the US, IC3 is the appropriate agency to report the crime to, and we do recommend reporting--but don't expect action other than logging the scam, because investigations are usually only going to occur for crimes with extremely high losses (often hundreds of thousands of dollars).
Scammers will not hesitate to copy or steal scripts and/or photos used by other scammers, as they are thieves without conscience anyway.
Unfortunately, the police will not be able to do anything. He is almost certainly in Africa or Malaysia, far out of the reach of your police department. It takes a lot of red tape and is very costly to pursue overseas criminals, and only the most active are prosecuted. If you are in the US, IC3 is the appropriate agency to report the crime to, and we do recommend reporting--but don't expect action other than logging the scam, because investigations are usually only going to occur for crimes with extremely high losses (often hundreds of thousands of dollars).
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