I had this encounter last night with this girl that said she was an FBI Agent and she was investigating this Romance Scam I was involved with last year. I was not the scammer so do not judge me in your replies! I was merely the victim and that is it. When I asked her for her creditials, she goes "How dare you question me?" She was very defensive about it so I don't know if she is legitmate or not. She also has a boss that was questioning me as well for evidence involved with the reshipping scam.
2007-07-19 11:23:23 · 15 answers · asked by jeff_south_bend_78 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
it sounds like you got served some hogwash on that one.
i do think that the fbi is involved in undercover investigations on messengers. they're a great way to safely monitor sexual predators.
but someone saying "how dare you question me?" is not FBI material. it sounds more like a 13 year old with a dumb friend.
2007-07-19 11:27:24 · answer #1 · answered by brian 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You've been hit!!!
By a troll...
The FBI agents wouldn't necessarily come right out and say it if they were doing undercover work. Being that they're undercover they have to be as discreet as possible. And they wouldn't get offended if you ask for their credentials either. *Whoever did that to you is so lame.*
But yeah, they do undercover investigations all the time to bust pedophiles, child pornographers and scams such as illegal sales, money, drugs etc. Or if they suspect you involved in some other serious crimes like murder, robbery etc.
But you won't know it's them until they bust into your house and arrest you. They'd never tell you on-line. That'd be a foolish mistake on their part.
2007-07-19 18:49:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes. A friend of mine was arrested for trafficing accross state lines by meeting people in chat rooms and selling drugs. One of the people was an undercover DEA agent.
2007-07-19 18:32:36 · answer #3 · answered by danksquish 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the FBI and other agencies do online investigations as you described. Normally they do not reveal their identities like that. By law however, they are required to provide credentials if asked.
2007-07-19 18:37:11 · answer #4 · answered by David G 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i really dont understand why she would expound on who she was and what she was doing when she was investigating you. sounds like a bunch of lies. but i do not doubt that the fbi or other federal beauracracies go under cover on instant messengers.
2007-07-19 23:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by herecatch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont give anyone any information over an instant messanger without knowing exactly who they are first.
I highly doubt a real FBI agent would snap at you for questioning them if they're real or not, if anything they should be happy you're protecting yourself.
2007-07-19 18:32:26 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs. Sirius Black 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i would like to come up withthis elaborate story but that would be untruthful, i say that i simply do not know and that you sould just try to worry about other stuff and loo on the bright side of life
2007-07-19 21:26:11 · answer #7 · answered by sonofaqua 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any legitimate agent would show their credentials. Looks like you were scammed again.
2007-07-19 18:43:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
them guys just want to stop online perverts lookin for little girls. im sure i came across one or two in yahoo messenger chat. all i can tell you is if your a guy dont talk to young girls on yahoo if u dont know them in real life. best advice i have.
2007-07-19 18:31:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep but htey dont go word by word...they have a software that scans every im ,text,chat ,whatever and that software flags conversation that uses lots of highly controversial words like u-know-wat. its true for every type of communication ...even phone conversations go thru the software scan
2007-07-19 20:41:40 · answer #10 · answered by coolattitude 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋