Fake Payroll Clerk Job Scam... I'm destroyed. Help!

I post this all over the internet looking for help. So I'm going to copy and paste this story hoping you guys can help me:

I was scammed into being a mule for a criminal. I was told it was a payroll clerk position. I thought it was a shipment fulfillment company. After a week of this, I found out the truth because I suspected something was up.

As I researched, I found the same story about someone claiming to work for a law firm called DLA Piper, a legitimate law firm. The scammer told me to use Fedex to send these checks. The sender information he told me to fill in the Airbills traces to a company called Air Concepts, USA, but he told me the company name is 'Operations Customer Service'. I was told to buy a printer that prints with magnetic ink. I did all of that with the promise I would get reimbursed. I swear I thought it was a legitimate business. I told my family, etc.
He knows my full name, the town where I live, and my school email address. He knows that I used Fedex Airbills. At one point, he sent me a picture of a sample Airbills that he supposedly filled out, but it could be perhaps a Googled picture.

I have all of the emails saved and archived. In his Google Plus profile, he is perhaps Middle Eastern because people in his circle have Arabic writing in their profiles. His IP traces to Ireland, but I think he is using an IP masking tool. At one point, we wanted me to send something to London from a sender with a Middle Eastern name and a Canada address. Something about a change of address request. It was to be sent to a financial company. He changed his mind because he had to find out more information of the full address of the sender.

I have the bank account numbers he wanted me to use, I have the addresses of the supposed 'payees'. I have everything saved.

When I found out the truth, I innocently reported this to Fedex that I was scammed into a situation. I wanted to let them know that perhaps someone's Fedex account number has been compromised or is used for criminal activity. Now I realized I may have done something that would involve me into this mess. I want to forget about this whole thing and move on. I feel terrible that my naivete affected others who were sent the fake checks, but I don't want to be dragged into anything or questioned by the police. I'm so scared. If it's possible, I'd love to turn over all of the emails sent to me to an investigator, but beyond that would be distressing. Also, I feel like I would be criminally charged.
If I didn't have my mom in my life and I live alone in my hole, I would feel better, but I would worry her and I don't want that.

I know he is in contacts with at least one of the addresses because he knew one of the checks was fading. He had no way of knowing this unless he is involved with the address, or someone he is in cahoots with lives there. I don't know how to explain this. Again, I have the list of addresses and I can trace this down.

I also reported this to IC3.org with my name and address. My concerns are the following:

Will I be involved with any criminal investigation?
Will I be charged with anything, even if I didn't know what I was doing?
What SHOULD I be concerned with?

I was going to anonymously tip my county sheriff's office, but I don't know if this is a good idea. Please help me understand. Thanks.

BY THE WAY: Scammer's fake name is Frank Quad, his email is [email protected]

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Welcome to Scamwarners,

I suggest you contact your local Law Enforcement and inform them that you are a "victim" of an online fraud. Tell them what has happened. Tell them you've reported it to Fedex and IC3.

Give them the remaining checks and mailing labels. Give them all the information you have. Such as who you mailed checks to. They are victims also. The police may be able to help them out of a scam.

Show them the emails you received.

You will need to be proactive.

Brian, I followed your advice and anonymously tipped my county sheriff's office and included the victim's list. I explained the whole story without giving my name. I'll see where this will go.

Brian, I followed your advice and anonymously tipped my county sheriff's office and included the victim's list. I explained the whole story without giving my name. I'll see where this will go.

This will not work.

You are not protecting yourself. You want to establish that you are a victim. You may be seen as an accomplice if you do not report it properly.

If/when an investigation is opened you want to be seen as a victim by being proactive. It is cheaper to be a victim than a suspect.

Thanks for your help. I faxed a letter to a legal aid office that services low-income people. They give legal advice and representation. I explained my entire situation in a 4 page letter. I hope this will help me.

[AlanJones]

What will help you is doing what Bryon advised.

The more you delay and look like you are avoiding explaining your involvement, the harder it is going to be for you to convince the authorities that you are innocent when they come looking for you.

At the moment you're a victim, but you're getting closer and closer to being a suspect and risking ending up being investigated and charged.

Can you tell us what site you were recruited from ? Did they have their own website ? Or were you recruited from an online ad ?

Sorry for not posting but I just got back from handling this situation. My life has been consumed by this so please understand. To answer your question, I was contacted through Craigslist. I posted a job wanted ad.


UPDATE: I went to the police and filed a report. I'm still unsure of what would happen. First officer said, "So, you're admitting to a crime?" I said, "No, I am admitting to being scammed." I was sweating bullets because I walked to the station. This caught my off guard, but it seems like he just didn't understand my story and he seemed baffled by me. He didn't get my information. I was sent to an investigator.

The investigator understood my story. Thank goodness for him. He said it's a crime, but it isn't since I am also a victim as well.

None of them cared to keep the evidence I brought.

Anyways, I took your advice and I also took the same advice from FRAUDAID.COM. It's a nonprofit organization. To be honest, I needed to hear from them to confirm what I needed to do. I had to go to them because they described word for word the type of scam that I am a victim of. If you need help, email them and they will help you. Thank you to this forum and to the nonprofit.

^^^^ Well done.

With some officers you will find that they are unaware of the depth of internet crimes.

However, you want to establish that you are a victim of a crime. If the first officer does not understand ask for a supervisor.

This is why we wanted you to report it as a victim. You did not want this officer to visit you suspecting you as a criminal.

[AlanJones]

Did you actually bother to read all of the OP's posts? No need to answer that, if you had done you would see that they've now been to the police and contacted fraudaid.com.