Justin Figgatt - Again
I also think if you have a few at once brought to the police will help.
Save time and go straight to your local District Attorney's office, or call the one for his county. Anything intrastate invokes Federal jurisdiction, so the FBI can and will become involved. It in turn has a special division dealing only with internet fraud issues. Those guys seem to take it a LOT more seriously than the police do (though they will be the ones who ultimately arrest him).
The more of you who get together and file formal fraud complaints, the more likely it is that he will become a priority to the FBI. Just get copies of ALL documentation supporting your claim ready ahead of time because you'll need it for the investigator. This includes printed copies of any written communications like message board/Facebook screen shots where he advertised and you agreed to buy, private messages confirming your deal with him, money order or PayPal receipts, canceled checks, notes you took, phone messages he left for you, your phone bills documenting the date(s) you talked with him, etc. Anything relevant to your claim is important to prove your side of the story.
Internet fraud is a very serious matter. Knowing how to deal with it is important in this day and age, sadly. Learn your rights in your state, and how to protect and enforce them.
This may help you.
http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
It's unfortunate that I got firsthand experience in this due to someone here on FABO, though it wasn't a money issue. Learn from my mistakes ... and make this Frequent Flyer scammer learn from HIS. The entire hobby suffers an injustice when people like this are a part of it, and it affects us all. Don't be yet another who lets him get away with it.
