Re: [Amc-list] Craigslist Warning - ID theft attempt

[Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You could always mail back information to them and circumvent their UPS or Fedex returns.
That would invoke the USPS!
  I'd just report them and move on.
Though I must admit last time I got a CL scammer when I enquired about an add I offered to overpay to prove I really wanted the item. I alos said they could return the extra money after they shipped me the items...

In retrospect, I guess they could report me for trying to scam them?!

Probably best to just report the ad and move on.

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Victor the Cleaner" <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2009 10:11:28 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Craigslist Warning - ID theft attempt

On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 01:37:46AM -0600, Glen Hoag wrote:

> They also send their bogus checks via FedEx or UPS in order to keep 
> the Postal Inspection Service out of the loop.  If they use the 
> mails, the crime falls under the US mail fraud statutes, and I 
> believe that they work with equivalent law enforcement agencies in 
> other countries when international mail is used.  Using a private 
> express company is a common dodge for these scammers.

Really?  But I thought the USPS also gets involved even when the crime 
doesn't actually use the mail, but involves the use of telephone lines 
and interstate traffic.  Or are those specific necessary conditions for
their participation in "wire fraud" cases?  If so, I can see the "direct
to the mark via private courier" dodge giving the fraudsters an advantage.

jl

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