12-08-2005, 10:33 AM
Quote:Santa isn't the only one getting lots of letters this holiday season.
Hundreds of people accused of scamming Internet shoppers have received letters from the Tarrant County district attorney's office, asking them to send the purchased item, refund the shopper's money -- or face prosecution.
The "letter project" -- as it has been dubbed -- has been quite successful.
So far this year, the office has recovered and returned $127,188 in restitution to Internet-shopping victims, most of whom bought something on Internet auction sites such as eBay but never got their products.
full article: http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/13348018.htm