Date:         Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:22:11 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: EBay (NVC)
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I called the credit union who supposedly issued the cashier's check and they
confirmed what I already knew - the check is bogus. So I asked if they
wanted a copy or any information. Surprisingly they didn't. They said they
have people working on this stuff already and didn't seem to be very
interested.

So then called the Detroit FBI office ans spoke to a very nice agent. He
gave me information about reporting it to www.ic3.gov - which is an
organization that works with the FBI and other law enforcement to catch
Internet crime. He said that his office gets thousands of reports a month
and since I wasn't actually out anything he doubted they could do much. Most
of their time is spent on cases where someone has lost money. I guess that
makes sense - not very satisfying though especially since I have this bogus
check in my possession.

So I filed the report online with IC3. I don't expect much to come from it
and they state flat out that they will not follow up with progress on the
case. They basically refer the stuff out to the proper agencies.

So there we have it. The possibility to nail this person is there but anyone
who can do anything about it is either over worked already or doesn't really
care.

I hope something is done before this person scams someone who doesn't catch
on. Oh well we will see I guess.

--
Thanks,

Jeff
90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
85' GL (sidelined but to be resurrected in the near future)