eBay's Police Blotter

[mandy]

eBay's Police Blotter blog: http://pages.ebay.com/securitycenter/law...study.html

***From the Global Law Enforcement Team - Read Our Latest Success Stories on eBay's Police Blotter *** 

Mike Rou
Hi everyone... I'm Mike Rou, Senior Manager, Global Law Enforcement Operations. My team works with law enforcement agencies around the world to pursue, apprehend, and prosecute fraudsters who may use eBay or PayPal to commit their crimes. Due to the legal nature of the work my team does, our efforts to fight these crimes often need to stay behind the scenes. Here are some interesting facts for 2006:

                      # We contributed to 549 arrests since January 2006, resulting in 351 prison years for the convicted criminals involved
                      # We disrupted a major Tanzanian theft ring responsible for stealing $6MM in Hewlett Packard servers
                      # We facilitated the first case between the Chinese Immigration and Customs Enforcement and China police which involved $840,000 in counterfeit DVDs
                      # We trained around 200 Romanian police, judges and prosecutors on how to investigate and prosecute cyber criminals

Police Blotter
Once a case successfully closes, however, we want to make sure you hear about it. That's why we make regular updates to our Police Blotter, which you can find on eBay's Security & Resolution Center. Every 6 weeks or so, we update the Police Blotter with the latest news around our global law enforcement efforts.

An excerpt from a recent arrest story published on our Police Blotter:

"Anthony Wolter is accused of crediting his PayPal debit card with a former employer's credit card swipe machine. The case was initiated by the eBay/PayPal Fraud Investigation Team in California. The lead investigator contacted law enforcement with the case details and worked with Wells Fargo to identify the fraudulent transactions. When Mr. Wolter was approached by Detective Lake from the Tucson Police Department he fully confessed to the crime. In early January 2007, the accused pled guilty to credit card and bank fraud and was ordered to pay full restitution."

Remember -- we can only release the details of a case once law enforcement makes an arrest, so these stories are just a sample of the many cases we are involved in

full announcement: http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200702261358132.html

[FiberGuy]

$840,000 in counterfeit DVDs

A tiny drop in an ocean of fakes and counterfeits listed on your glorious auction site. 

Now scurry off to Meg and quit blowing smoke...

[sneakymagenta]

Remember -- we can only release the details of a case once law enforcement makes an arrest, so these stories are just a sample of the many cases we are involved in

They should pitch their blotter to the TV networks. "Trust & Safety" the new prime time hit. 

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