[s-cars] Online fraud (car related, delete if you're not interested)

[Brett Dikeman]

On Oct 15, 2006, at 5:58 PM, Taka Mizutani wrote:

> Has anyone here successfully gotten a criminal action filed against  
> someone
> who is
> committing wire fraud via ads on internet forums?
>
> I recently paid for some shocks that have not been sent for two  
> weeks and
> now the seller
> is basically saying "You're screwed, too bad."
>
> I'm wondering if the claims via the US Postal Inspector's office,  
> the FBI or
> anywhere else actually
> get anywhere.
>
> I will be contacting the local district attorney about this as well.

Anything under $5k is essentially of no interest to anyone, as it's  
below the federal limit.

If it was via the marketplace here, please post the name+email, or at  
least send it to me or Mark Chang.

BTW- Robert Postupak apparently makes the rounds via various  
enthusiast groups.  A number of listers got ripped off by him, and  
just a few weeks ago, someone posted to the 200q20v list saying they  
found his name after trying to buy some Saab parts from him.

Brett