My friend was a victim of credit card fraud. The thief stole about $500 worth of merchandise online. The IP was traced and the purchases were made at a university library in the same state that we live in. The address that the merchandise was shipped to is an abandoned house about 40 minutes away from where the thief ordered the merchandise - the house has been empty for about 5 years. Do you think there is any chance the thief can be caught?
2007-12-16 13:22:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
NO WAY. Sorry... The same thing happened to me. I tracked down very clear video of someone using my card at a gas station with a perfect close ups of there face. The police still wouldn't do anything
2007-12-16 15:19:29 · answer #1 · answered by chris g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if the police are seriously dedicated to the case, then they could do something like have another credit card number available in the same way that your friend's was and maybe, in some strange coincidental way, the same thief would retrieve the information, buy items and send them to the same address. Then when they went to pick it up, the police would be waiting for them.
But that seems awfully complicated and time consuming for something like credit card fraud. I think that it is possible, but unfortunately I don't think it's going to happen.
Good Luck to your friend
2007-12-16 13:27:00 · answer #2 · answered by Say What? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. If the IP belongs to the university, there are literally thousands of people who might be the perpetrator. And it's apparent that no one saw the merchandise delivered to the abandoned house either.
2007-12-16 13:25:52 · answer #3 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes since you know the address and the location was traced (same thing) . I cannot guarantee it but there is a chance.
2007-12-16 13:26:06 · answer #4 · answered by ♡ shut up ♡ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah..probably..did you report it to Federal Trade Commission? A victim of fraud could always report immediately to FTC and maybe they could do anything about it.
2007-12-17 02:48:30 · answer #5 · answered by annie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
confident,in the experience that your conversing approximately in u . s ..yet can be somewhat long technique.maximum identity thieves are somebody you be attentive to.Now in the experience that your conversing approximately information superhighway scams,NO, no longer over seas,if that's what your conversing approximately..
2016-11-03 12:42:16 · answer #6 · answered by cywinski 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, sorry i don't think so, because i once knew this girl who had perfect credit score and everything, then she had identity theft on her and her credit score went way down and the cops said they couldn't do anything about it.
2007-12-16 13:25:58 · answer #7 · answered by Silvia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course. nothing is impossible. how smart are you? and how much determination do you have? you will need a PI for guidance.
2007-12-16 13:26:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe
2007-12-16 13:26:06 · answer #9 · answered by CupCake 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋