Internet Con Artists
I just had another experience with an internet con artist. I've had a few now... One involving hockey tickets, one involving a car I had for sale.....
I've never lost any money, but it's irritating as hell.
Today it involved a basement suite for rent. Basically, the price for the basement suite was a little below the norm, which naturally gained my interest. Upon contacting the individual (via email through craigslist) he asked me for my name and address of where I currently live, which i gave him. He then told me he was out of the Country and would send me the keys once I sent him first months rent......
Naturally, that isn't going to happen. So I said no.
My question is, I gave him my cell phone number, name, and address, can he gain anything from that?
secondly, what kind of laws are in place to catch these online criminals that seem to essentially scam people out of money, or get off scott free?
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