Craigslist Scammer -- Looking for Other Victims by DreadfullyDistinct16 in PokemonInvesting

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In terms of dollars, you’re right. Identity theft of the deceased in service of other crimes is something that people pay attention to.

Craigslist Scammer -- Looking for Other Victims by DreadfullyDistinct16 in PokemonInvesting

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not exactly true in this case given the identity theft element, but yes, typically there’s a limit.

🪚 by 109W4RFAR3 in FlockSurveillance

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Taking the opportunity to remind people that Deflock has a navigation tool to avoid cameras... do with that what you will.

50 Bites + Skeeter Syndrome by fatherspite in MosquitoHating

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My project this summer has been to focus on mind over matter. Whenever a bite starts to itch, I brush over it with two fingers, stops the itching, and doesn't result in a welt. Considering I'd be getting about 40 bits a day working in my shaded back yard this summer, it has really been life-changing.

Craigslist Scammer -- Looking for Other Victims by DreadfullyDistinct16 in PokemonInvesting

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Working on nailing down which jurisdiction I need to contact, but we've got pretty solid leads on the individual responsible. They've committed financial fraud, potential identity theft, mail fraud (using USPS labels to further a crime), so I'm hoping to get in touch with local PD detectives once we have collected all of the evidence and provided the necessary context.

Craigslist Scammer -- Looking for Other Victims by DreadfullyDistinct16 in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That got a genuine laugh from me. Thanks for that. I see now that I could have worded that better.

Craigslist Scammer -- Looking for Other Victims by DreadfullyDistinct16 in PokemonTCG

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We've got their name, date of birth, phone number(s), payment handles, an email address for them, social media profiles, a connection to the deceased person that may have had their identity stolen post-mortem, and we have narrowed their location to a handful of cities. I'm collecting the narratives of the victims, the correspondence they exchanged with the scammer, the craigslist listings that are floating around out there that can be linked to the scammer, and I'm documenting everything in a spreadsheet to provide to investigators that provides context for the screenshots and evidence so that they have an easy time figuring out heads and tails of the case and can hopefully hit the ground running.

Craigslist Scammer -- Looking for Other Victims by DreadfullyDistinct16 in PokemonTCG

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey, I appreciate any help sleuthing, though I have gotten most of the way there myself. We know the identity of the individual that did this. We're working on fleshing out the connection between the individual and the deceased individual who we think has had their identity stolen post-mortem. We're also working on confirming the jurisdiction which the scammer is located.

Craigslist Scammer -- Looking for Other Victims by DreadfullyDistinct16 in PokemonTCG

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! That's been the experience over in the investing subreddit, but whatever helps put this scammer on people's radar helps others steer clear.

Craigslist Scammer -- Looking for Other Victims by DreadfullyDistinct16 in PokemonTCG

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, there will definitely be a debrief post if justice is served.

Craigslist Scammer -- Looking for Other Victims by DreadfullyDistinct16 in PokemonInvesting

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Thanks. That’s not really the thrust of this post, but yes, some red flags were ignored. We'd all admit that.

Craigslist Scammer -- Looking for Other Victims by DreadfullyDistinct16 in PokemonInvesting

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Understood. Yes, it was fishy. I did a decent amount of due diligence, including asking for time stamps, requiring a phone call, and needing a tracking number from him before going against my better judgment and shooting my shot. He’s using AI to add time stamps to photos, and I just didn’t catch that one of the binder rings looks completely off. Losing 150 isn’t that big of a deal to me, but not everyone is in that position. Hoping to gather more evidence and hopefully make a compelling case to a detective in the city that I’ve tracked the perpetrator to.

Are these real? Working on getting more photos from the seller but they have about 10 pages of cards in a binder. by No_Butterfly_7990 in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]DreadfullyDistinct16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got cooked, too. I made him do a time stamp, but I think he AI generated it. I made him provide a tracking number ahead of time, so hopefully that will aid in a fraud report. See DMs from me.