More Than 100 Arrested in Fake Internet Sales
Summary: Law enforcement in Romania and the United States arrested and charged more than 100 people in an organized fraud ring that used phony online auctions for cars, boats and other high-priced items to take at least $10 million from consumers. Romanian conspirators posted the items, directed buyers to wire money to a fictitious escrow employee, and texted transfer details to U.S. "arrows" who collected the cash at Western Union or MoneyGram using false passports and drivers' licenses before wiring it overseas.
Bottom line: The Justice Department puts the loss at $10 million while Romanian authorities say the group stole almost $20 million, and the ring's collection method was as simple as a text message to a U.S. accomplice with a fake ID at a wire counter.
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