Legal Question in Criminal Law in Kentucky

i hate to admit it but even at my age i have fallen yictin to enternet scam,what i thought was a friend of mine ask me to let him use my bank account because he was overseas and could not get any help from his bank,and talked me into filling out papers for a online store and used my name, the store was open about 5 weeks and i started getting letters about fraud and chargebacks and people complaining their credit cards were being used without their permission,i emailed this person known as store [email protected] to get my name off anything that was involved in his scheme and give those people back their money,they did shut the store down but not till i got about 20 chargebacks totaling over 5,000.00,what can i do here, i am a recent widow and live month to month on ss, i dont have that kind of money,please help!!!


Asked on 7/20/11, 4:38 pm

2 Answer from Attorneys

Andrea Welker Welker Law Office

I would recommend contacting the FBI and filing a complaint. Consult a local attorney or Legal Aid to assist you regarding the banking transactions.

Start here:

http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/fraud/internet_fraud/internet_fraud

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Answered on 7/24/11, 11:46 am


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