Quote:
[Are] there photos of scammers to look through?
Would that it were that simple and handy!
I had an aunt who ereceivd hundreds of postal delivered letters from SCAMmers/Frauds/etc. I have created a web site displaying some 50+ letters. But one group caught may attention specifically because of the supposed pictures of the people the three different SCAMmers had helped. Most of the pictures were exactly the same! Different names, same image. But these low-lifes were so lazy that they didn't change the text of their SCAMs. Even the labels on the images were the same; "Document #247", for example. The point is, these letters were all made from the same text document, the layout, images, everything was the same. All the different SCAMmer has to to is choose a different font and they have a "brand new document!" NOT!
Short story: the images are no more real than the SCAM!
I dare you to actually find anyone with any of the names on those images that looks anything like the picture. Even the "author" of the SCAM is fictitious! The same person edits the text, changing the name and
sometimes the promises, and sends them out to the same mailing list they already have.
The best use of these letters is as a fire starter... don't believe anything in them!
Later:Speaking of 'legal protection'... while editing my site today, I noticed several letters which stated, usually in very fine print, "Photo and identity not contractually binding." At least some SCAMmers know they are using these images that are not personal. I don't think it would absolve them of any legal problems unless they have actually paid for the use of the image, however.