I was scammed out of about $20,000 by a guy using a fake business name in another state. I was in contact with him by e-mail and phone, I wired the money to a business account at Bank of America.
Would it be best to go after his bank account since he must have used his name and SS# to open the account and therefor we will be able to identify him?
or,
Is there a way to track his phone number? (probably a prepaid cell phone which cannot be tracked to anyone)
or,
Is there a way to reliably track his e-mail back to him? ( I have been told that this can be done, but it would be hard to tell if this individual was the one using it or if someone just bounced their email off of someone else’s ip, therefor not very reliable.)
May 18th, 2010 at 1:46 am
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May 19th, 2010 at 8:33 am
You could try tracking any one of those, but chances are all information he provided to everyone was phony. Besides, he has probably already closed the bank account, ditched the prepaid cell, and closed the E-mail account. Your best bet is to report it to your local D.A., but don’t hold out any hope that the guy will be caught and you’ll get your money back…
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:18 am
Call the better business bureau in your state & the state he was from. You can also contact the attorney general in your state & his. You can also try the Bank of America but I doubt they’ll help you without legal pressure. They A bank won’t give you someone else’s ss# or anyother info on someone elses’ account, it has to be done legally.