1. E-MAIL FRAUD SCHEME: Despite Warnings, Americans Continue To Lose Millions To Ni Those officialsounding letters from someone in Africa are too good to be true. Article includes quotes from victims. Also, a sidebar article on the columnist's correspondence with a Nigerian man who claimed to need help to transfer millions of dollars to Amsterdam. Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwend19_20020419.htm

Home News Sports Entertainment ... California Town Fails to Sell on eBay E-MAIL FRAUD SCHEME: Despite warnings, Americans continue to lose millions to Nigerian con artists April 19, 2002 BY MIKE WENDLAND FREE PRESS COLUMNIST A photo purporting to show stacks of cash was sent to Free Press technology writer Mike Wendland after he responded to an e-mail solicitation. Experts say it is easy to fake these images on a computer. RELATED CONTENT Just playing along with an enticing offer HOW TO GET HELP Experts offer the following tips on how to avoid getting ripped off: Be highly suspicious of any unsolicited offer that comes to you by e-mail from someone you don't know, especially if it is from overseas and hints at huge profits. Never give anyone you do not know well your Social Security number, a bank account number or your credit card information by e-mail or on the telephone. If someone tells you in an e-mail or phone call that you must act immediately or you'll lose some purported opportunity, realize that this is a common tactic of con artists. Get sound advice from someone you trust before proceeding. You can check out the following Web sites to identify current scams on the Net and to report solicitations to authorities: 419 Coalition http://home.rica.net/

2. Mail Fraud And Misrepresentation Postal Inspection Service mail fraud and Misrepresentation Title 18, United States Code Frauds and swindles http://www.twaze.com/the_zoo/mailfr.html

United States Postal Inspection Service Mail Fraud and Misrepresentation Title 18, United States Code Section 1341. Frauds and swindles Section 1342. Fictitious name or address Whoever, for the purpose of conducting, promoting, or carrying on by means of the Postal Service, any scheme or device mentioned in section 1341 of this title or any other unlawful business, uses or assumes, or requests to be addressed by, any fictitious, false, or assumed title, name, or address or name other than his own proper name, or takes or receives from any post office or authorized depository of mail matter, any letter, postal card, package, or other mail matter addressed to any such fictitious, false, or assumed title, name, or address, or name other than his own proper name, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Section 1345. Injunctions against fraud (a) If a person is - (A) violating or about to violate this chapter or section 287, 371 (insofar as such violation involves a conspiracy to defraud the United States or any agency thereof), or 1001 of this title; or (B) committing or about to commit a banking law violation (defined in section 3322(d) of this title), the Attorney General may commence a civil action in any Federal court to enjoin such violation.

3. U.S. Postal Inspection Service Federal law enforcement agents responsible for enforcing more than 200 federal statutes that deal with the United States Postal Service and the U.S. Mail. News, online mail fraud complaint form, and wanted posters. http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/

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4. Legal Definition Of 'Mail Fraud' The Legal Term * mail fraud * Defined Explained The 'Lectric Law Library's Lexicon On. * mail fraud *. mail fraud 18 U.S.C. http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/m001.htm

The 'Lectric Law Library's Lexicon On * Mail Fraud * MAIL FRAUD - 18 U.S.C. 1341, makes it a Federal crime or offense for anyone to use the United States mails in carrying out a scheme to defraud. A person can be found guilty of that offense only if all of the following facts are proved: First: That the person knowingly and willfully devised a scheme to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false pretenses, representations or promises; and Second: That the person used the United States Postal Service by mailing, or by causing to be mailed, some matter or thing for the purpose of executing the scheme to defraud. Back To The Letter * M * The Lexicon's Lyceum The Reference Room Dozens Of Legal Topic Areas The Rotunda Court, Business and Personal Forms for all Situations and Locations (This should open a new window. Close it when you're done and you may be back here.) Software, Big Savings on Legal Fees and Lots More

5. Mail Fraud suspicious of one of the most prevalent forms of mail fraud, notices that you have received a prize, in some cases http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0002125.html

Bargain.com..golden deals for women who shop ! Raising Money can be easy if you know where to look ! All Infoplease All Almanacs General Entertainment Sports Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Infoplease Home Almanacs Atlas Dictionary ... Fact Monster Kids' reference Info:Daily Fun facts Homework Center Newsletter You've got info! Help Site Map Visit related sites from: Family Education Network Business and Finance Consumer Resources Consumer Protection Mail Fraud More and more consumers are receiving misleading or downright fraudulent mail promotions. These promotions take several forms. Some examples are: sweepstakes that require you to pay an entry fee or order a product; notices of prizes that require you to call a 900 number or buy a product; mailings that look like they are from government agencies, but they are not; prize awards that ask for your credit card or bank account number. Consumers should be particularly suspicious of one of the most prevalent forms of mail fraud, notices that you have received a prize, in some cases a very expensive prize like a car or vacation. Usually, you have to purchase a product, for example, a lifetime supply of cosmetics or large amounts of vitamins, to be eligible to receive the prize. In fact, few of the prizes are awarded, and of those received, most are worthless. Contact your state or local consumer office or Better Business Bureau if you have any doubts about promotions you have received in the mail. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it almost certainly is.

6. Mail Fraud - Consumer Complaints - California Dept. Of Justice - Office Of The A mail fraud. The US Postal Inspectors investigate any complaint involvingthe mail, including possible mail fraud. For assistance http://caag.state.ca.us/consumers/complaints/postal.htm

OFFICE OF THE AG PUBLICATIONS CONTACT US SEARCH ... LINKS TO STATE SITES Mail Fraud The U.S. Postal Inspectors investigate any complaint involving the mail, including possible mail fraud. For assistance you may call or write your local postmaster. Customer service cards to file complaints are available in the lobbies of local post offices. Send all written complaints to U.S. Postal Inspection Service Operations Support Group 433 W. Van Buren, Floor 7 Chicago, Il 60607-5401 To remove your name from sexually oriented mailing lists, complete Form 2201 at any post office. To report lost mail, complete Form 1510 at any post office. OFFICE OF THE AG PUBLICATIONS CONTACT US SEARCH ... LINKS TO STATE SITES

7. Strategic Alliances And Cyber Tools Fight 21st Century Fraud Inspection Service will arrange to share appropriate consumer complaints from its mail fraud Complaint System; and http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/05/alliance.htm

For Release: May 5, 2000 Strategic Alliances and Cyber Tools Fight 21 ST Century Fraud The Council of Better Business Bureaus, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), and the Federal Trade Commission today announced a strategic alliance to help fight consumer fraud in the 21 st Century. The alliance features Consumer Sentinel, an investigative cyber tool and complaint database available to more than 240 law enforcement agencies in the U. S. and Canada. Today, the partners announced the following initiatives: More than 100 local Better Business Bureau offices have agreed to provide consumer complaint data; The U.S. Postal Inspection Service will arrange to share appropriate consumer complaints from its Mail Fraud Complaint System; and All fifty state Attorneys General have now signed up as members of the system. More than 100 organizations will now contribute data combined for use by 36 federal law enforcement organizations, 192 state and local fraud fighting agencies - including every state Attorney General in the nation - and 12 Canadian law enforcement entities. Consumer Sentinel, which has been online for over two years, grows out of a joint NAAG-FTC database project, and has been adding partners ever since. "Participating in Consumer Sentinel bolsters Better Business Bureau fraud prevention efforts," said Ken Hunter, president and CEO of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc., the umbrella organization for the nation's BBBs. "For decades, BBB reliability reports have alerted consumers to patterns of complaints against businesses that engage in mail or telemarketing fraud. But the BBB powers of voluntary self-regulation and consumer education don't always succeed in convincing scam artists to stop perpetrating fraud. Now, by feeding pertinent complaints to this unique database, BBBs will play an important role in helping government and law enforcement to shut down fraudulent operations."

8. Redirect To New Page Better Business Bureau's online video, narrated by Lou Gosset, Jr., shows examples of common telemarketing and mail frauds. Windows Media Player needed (free download available). http://www.bbbvideo.com/fraud.html

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9. The Mail Fraud And False Representation Statutes USPS Postal Inspection Service, mail fraud and False Representation Statutes The mail fraud Statute (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341) is the nation's oldest federal consumer protection http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/statutes.htm

United States Postal Inspection Service The Mail Fraud and False Representation Statutes The Mail Fraud Statute (Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341) is the nation's oldest federal consumer protection statute and effectively fights white-collar fraud and product and service misrepresentation. It defines fraud as a scheme or artifice which uses the U.S. Mail to obtain money or property by means of false or fraudulent representations. Mail fraud is a criminal scheme where the postal system is used to obtain money or anything of value from a victim by offering a product, service, or investment opportunity that does not live up to its claims. To obtain a mail fraud conviction, a prosecutor must prove (1) the facts surrounding the offer were intentionally misrepresented and (2) the U.S. Mail was relied on to carry out the scheme. The False Representation Statute (Title 39, United States Code, Section 3005) is a civil law used to protect the public from aggravated monetary loss where proving fraudulent intent is difficult. Three remedies are available to the Postal Inspection Service under this law in pursuing con artists who use the mail to defraud people. If the Postal Service sues the promoter based on evidence obtained by postal inspectors, it need only prove a particular representation was made, that it is false, and that money or property was sought through the mail. If the judge rules the promotion violates the statute, a false representation order (FRO) is issued by the Judicial Officer of the Postal Service directing the postmaster in the city where the promoter is receiving mail to return to the senders all mail connected with the promotion. An FRO thus cuts off the promoter's receipt at that address of funds sent by victims. The statute does not provide a judge with authority to order refunds to victims whose money the promoter has already obtained.

10. USPIS Mail Fraud by telephone or on the Internet. The use of the US Mail is what makesit a mail fraud issue. If evidence of a postalrelated violation http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/welcome.htm

Take the time to reach our seniors or someone else will. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is the law enforcement branch of the U.S. Postal Service, empowered by federal laws and regulations to investigate and enforce over 200 federal statutes related to crimes against the U.S. Mail, the Postal Service and its employees. Postal Inspectors investigate any crime in which the U.S. Mail is used to further a scheme, whether it originated in the mail, by telephone or on the Internet. The use of the U.S. Mail is what makes it a mail fraud issue. If evidence of a postal-related violation exists, Postal Inspectors may seek prosecutive or administrative action against a violator; however, if money is lost to a fraudulent scheme conducted through the mail, Inspectors do not have the authority to ensure you are refunded your loss and cannot require that products, services or advertisements, on the Internet or elsewhere, be altered. Postal Inspectors base their investigations of mail fraud on the number, pattern and substance of complaints received from the public. The Postal Inspection Service is interested in your concerns and will carefully review the information you provide.

11. CNN - Government Moves To Stamp Out Mail Fraud - October 1, 1998 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/US/9810/01/mail.fraud/

MAIN PAGE WORLD ASIANOW U.S. ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pagenet DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: Government moves to stamp out mail fraud October 1, 1998 Web posted at: 3:17 p.m. EDT (1917 GMT) WASHINGTON (CNN) Among the envelopes promising millions of dollars in prizes, a new convertible or a free vacation, consumers will soon find another piece of mail: a postcard warning of the mail scams that have lured Americans into forking over billions of dollars. The Federal Trade Commission announced an initiative on Thursday to caution consumers of common mail scams and crack down on operations conning them out of money through the mail. As part of the effort, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service plans to send each of the nations' 120 million households a postcard warning about direct-mail fraud. The latest campaign is meant to address a host of gimmicks that bombard Americans' mailboxes each year. These include sweepstakes and prize promotions requiring consumers to pay a fee or buy something to receive their rewards.

12. Mail Fraud On-Line Complaint Form below allows you to send a complaint to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service if you suspect you are a victim of mail fraud. http://www.usps.gov/postalinspectors/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm

The form below allows you to send a complaint to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service if you suspect you are a victim of mail fraud. Although the Inspection Service cannot resolve routine business disputes between companies and their customers, it can act against a company or individual if there is a pattern of activity suggesting a potential scheme to defraud. Completion of this form is voluntary, but the more information that you enter, the better the Inspection Service may be able to help. Please note we may share the information you provide with other agencies when a possible violation concerns their jurisdiction. Read the Contact Us page for more information. If this is an urgent matter, immediately contact your nearest law enforcement agency. If you would rather file a complaint via U.S. Mail, click here and print it. Your Information First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Name of Your Company: Street Address: City: State or Canadian Province Click Down Arrows for Choices Alabama Alaska Alberta Arizona Arkansas British Columbia California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Manitoba Maryland Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana New Brunswick North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska Newfoundland New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nova Scotia Northwest Territories Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Ontario Oregon Pennsylvania Prince Edward Island Puerto Rico

13. Mail Fraud And Misrepresentation Postal Inspection Service. mail fraud Misrepresentation. Title 18, United States Code http://postal-service.com/websites/depart/inspect/usc18/mailfr.htm

United States Postal Inspection Service Title 18, United States Code Section 1342. Fictitious name or address Whoever, for the purpose of conducting, promoting, or carrying on by means of the Postal Service, any scheme or device mentioned in section 1341 of this title or any other unlawful business, uses or assumes, or requests to be addressed by, any fictitious, false, or assumed title, name, or address or name other than his or her own proper name, or takes or receives from any post office or authorized depository of mail matter, any letter, postal card, package, or other mail matter addressed to any such fictitious, false, or assumed title, name, or address, or name other than his or her own proper name, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Section 1345. Injunctions against fraud (a) If a person is (A) violating or about to violate this chapter [18 U.S.C. Section 1347 et. seq.] or section 287, 371 (insofar as such violation involves a conspiracy to defraud the United States or any agency thereof), or 1001 of this title; (B) committing or about to commit a banking law violation (defined in section 3322(d) of this title)

14. Mail Fraud of mail fraud, as the mail may be used extensive http://postal-service.com/postalinspectors/ar00_03.pdf

15. Abuse Of Usenet: Cyberstalked Jayne Hitchock's battle with Usenet spammer Woodside Literary Agency began in 1996, and continued into 2002 with her cyberstalkers sentenced to prison and probation on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, perjury and making false statements to a federal officer. Hitchcock's site details the case from start to finish, and shows how it led to new laws making cyberstalking a criminal offense in New Hampshire (USA). http://www.jahitchcock.com/cyberstalked/

Abuse of Usenet: Cyberstalked How It All Began This will be updated as new information becomes available. It was last updated on 02 March 2003. A collection of related print articles, TV and radio shows on the web If you have been following this story, go directly to the most recent update. This story began in January of 1996 with an apparently innocuous, but inappropriate ad posted to the Usenet newsgroup misc.writing. The ad was for a literary agency (a company which would represent writers trying to find publishers). Literary representation is a legitimate business, but the ad was posted in a section of Usenet where ads are heavily frowned upon. Jayne Hitchcock, not knowing anything about this agency, telephoned Woodside and talked to "James Leonard," then sent in a book proposal. Within a week she got a response raving about her "professional" proposal and asking for a $75 reading fee. She knew this was not the norm for a literary agent. In fact, the AAR (Association of Authors' Representatives) prohibits any of its members from charging reading fees of any kind. Note: A checklist, canon of ethics and a list of member agents of AAR are available on their site.

16. United States Postal Service -- Feedback Page lists local consumer affairs offices, information about mail fraud, theft, postal crimes, email fraud, and how to file a complaint. http://www.usps.com/feedback.htm

Frequently Asked Questions From Addressing to ZIP+4; Compiled from our feedback archives, the answers to our most frequently asked questions are here. Find your Local Consumer Affairs Office Use our locator to find your nearest consumer affairs office. Mail Fraud, Theft and Other Postal Crime Inspection Service Information about Consumer Fraud. Consumer Information Postal services go far beyond what meets your eye. Tour behind the scenes. See the services available to you. Email Fraud Please use this link to contact the USPS Inspection Service if you have information about Email fraud. Stamp Questions News and information about stamps, as well as a directory of stamp images. Questions to USPS Technical Questions About This Site

17. Online Auction Seller Indicted On Mail Fraud Charges A former Blackstone, Massachusetts, woman was charged today in federal court withmail fraud in connection with her scheme to defraud unsuspecting purchasers http://www.auctionbytes.com/pages/abn/y02/m05/i31/s01

Update NewsFlash Email: How did you hear of us? Home Auction News Classifieds Archives ... Recommend! NOW AVAILABLE! Click for Info! Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 327 - May 31, 2002 - ISSN 1539-5065 Online Auction Seller Indicted on Mail Fraud Charges By Ina Steiner May 31, 2002 A former Blackstone, Massachusetts, woman was charged today in federal court with mail fraud in connection with her scheme to defraud unsuspecting purchasers through Internet auction sites. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and Kenneth Jones, Postal Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in New England, announced today that Sharon Hunt, age 46, of Windsor Locks, Connecticut, was charged in an indictment with fourteen counts of mail fraud. The indictment alleges that during a period commencing in approximately December 1998, Hunt offered items, usually computer laptops, for sale through Internet auction sites. Hunt instructed the winning bidders to forward payment for the advertised items to her mail box address in Massachusetts, at which time, she claimed, she would forward the purchased items. It is alleged that instead, Hunt collected the funds without ever forwarding the purchased items, and failed to refund any of the purchase monies except in one case where the victim threatened criminal action. Hunt is alleged to have defrauded more than thirty victims all across the United States out of more than $25,000. If convicted on these charges, Hunt faces up to 5 years' imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.

18. RCMP Frauds Scams Alerts - Spam And Junk E-mail Home link About the RCMP link Priorities link Programs and Services News linklatest scams and alerts online/email fraud fraud/crime prevention pyramid http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams/spam.htm

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20. TITLE 18 , PART I , CHAPTER 63 CHAPTER 63 mail fraud. Sec. 1341. Frauds and swindles http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/pIch63.html

US CODE COLLECTION TITLE 18 PART I > CHAPTER 63 CHAPTER 63 - MAIL FRAUD Sec. 1341. Frauds and swindles Sec. 1342. Fictitious name or address Sec. 1343. Fraud by wire, radio, or television Sec. 1344. Bank fraud Sec. 1345. Injunctions against fraud Sec. 1346. Definition of ''scheme or artifice to defraud'' Sec. 1347. Health care fraud Search this title: Notes

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