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Posted By: Scott Forrest

This may indeed be a case where the scammer was stupid enough to get caught, but it would be the exception to the rule. The other thing I noticed about those auctions was the terrible spelling - same words misspelled multiple times, as if the seller was very uncomfortable with English. It could be that they were located in the U.S. (was someone able to prove this?), but I think it's more likely they planned to work off-line deals with a payment plan that would avoid any danger of being located.

You can gloss over the "out of country" angle, but it's a significant problem - until our government starts working with these other countries on internet fraud, we can implement all the laws and stiff penalties we want, and it will be for the most part a waste of time. Our buddy Toni is probably driving a Jag and spending his winters skiing and summers on the beach.