· Of all Internet auction fraud
reported, 34% of the victims do not know the gender of
the subject they are complaining
about.
· Of all victims complaining about
Internet auction fraud, 25% do not know the
physical address of the subject they
are complaining about and 14% of the victims
that have a physical address of the
subject are listing an address containing a P.O.
box.
· Most items that are up for bid by
subjects of Internet auction fraud fall into six major
categories. These six categories
include the sale of small stuffed animals “Beanies”
(27%), video consoles/games/tapes
(24%), laptop computers (18%),
cameras/camcorders (14%), desktop
computers (9%), and jewelry (8%). Even though
Beanies had the highest percentage
at 27%, they accounted for the least amount of
money lost out of the six
categories. Laptop computers accounted for the most
money lost from these categories.
· Money orders or personal checks
were listed as method of payment by 80% of the
victims that reported Internet
auction fraud.
· A typical profile of a subject of
Internet auction fraud is an individual, as opposed to
a business. The individual is a male
auctioning video games/consoles/tapes, laptop
computers, or beanies. He only gives
an E-Mail address for contacting him, but if a
physical address is given, it will
probably be a P.O. Box address in the US - probably
California, Colorado, Florida or New
York. He will possibly have an E-Mail address
domain of aol.com, yahoo.com, or
hotmail.com. Additionally, he will ask the buyer
to pay by money order or check.
The hiring, employment, persuasion, inducement, or coercion of child
to perform in obscene exhibitions and incident shows, whether live,
on video or film, or to pose or act as a model in obscene or
pornographic materials, or to sell or distribute said materials.
