Dec 15, 2008
Unfortunately, most consumers who are targeted by these criminals don't report them. As a result, it's not a high priority for most law enforcement agencies. If the people receiving these calls reported them to law enforcement each and every call, law enforcement may finally take notice and track down the American crooks behind this foreign phone bank's activities. It's the "squeaky wheel gets the grease" strategy. It's nice to see that the West Virginia Attorney General has gotten personally involved in stopping this scam, and that ABC News has done a report about it; both of these events are the result of consumers making repeated complaints.
The best way to stop these crooks is to cut off their money. In other words, if we can spread the word that this is a scam, it's more likely that less people fall for it. That's why I repeatedly post warnings here and in other forums; so that those targeted by these criminals know it's a scam and refuse to pay.
There's no quick solution to this problem. My best advice is to report each and every call to federal and state authorities and record those calls for law enforcement if you can.