Scammers target families of undocumented child immigrants to U.S.: FBI

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters

By Reuters
Sunday, July 20, 2014 12:12 EDT

U.S. officials warned on Sunday that scammers are attempting to prey on the families of some of the tens of thousands of unaccompanied child immigrants crossing the border from Latin America, seeking money for phony travel costs.

A Federal Bureau of Investigation official in San Antonio said investigators have uncovered two similar fraud schemes targeting family members of the children who are living illegally in the United States.

“One fraud scheme involved individuals who claimed to be representing a charitable or non profit organization, which they claimed assists in processing and reuniting the children with their families,” said Special Agent Michelle Lee.

Another scheme used what Lee described as “caller I.D. spoofing” to make it appear that the calls were coming from a San Antonio business, which she didn’t name, in an attempt to lend credibility to the scheme.

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Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/20/scammers-target-families-of-undocumented-child-immigrants-to-u-s-fbi/

[n2doc]

1. Human Vermin

Probably Republicans, too.

[mbperrin]

2. I wish I wasn't an atheist some days. It would be comforting to think that these scumbags would burn

in hell forever.

But, things as they are, I support tracking them down and killing them and hanging them from the nearest electric pole with a sign around their necks that says, "I rob the poorest and most helpless of all."

I could be a whole lot lazier if I was a Baptist....

[BlueJazz]

3. "Good morning Sir, I am from the National Nigerian Save-the-Children Association"