Cousin scammed - legal action?

waamo

Hordak wrote: »

We have his e-mails.

Can't they search his IP and make contact with his ISP?

It depends how well he has hidden his tracks. Headers can be spoofed and it will just end up in the "to difficult" bin.

That's even assuming you managed to get it taken seriously as a crime which may prove to be a surprisingly difficult hurdle.

Hordak

*sighs*

So only if he was in the UK, could she take him the court for the above?

waamo

Hordak wrote: »

*sighs*

So only if he was in the UK, could she take him the court for the above?

Yes. Even then I'm not sure what your case would be.

Hordak

Thanks. She'll have to accept her fate then I guess.

One of her friends said her situation is no different than a guy approaching a prostitute for some action and then doing a runner. Hence it'd make no difference even they were based in England.

They said the law doesn't accommodate for one's stupidity and nativity. Essentially she wants to use the law to help reimburse her for the loss of her time and no court will consider such a case.

Harsh reality, but makes sense I guess?

Thank you to everyone.

KatrinaWaves

Loss of her time? Stripping off and taking a crotch shot?

[Deleted User]

Hordak wrote: »

One of her friends said her situation is no different than a guy approaching a prostitute

That must have cheered her up.

Aylesbury_Duck

This is one of the most bizarre threads I have read in this section. Your cousin is unhappy because in return for sending explicit pictures of herself to a stranger, she hasn't received the jewellery she was promised? And she was willing to have those pictures shared privately among an unspecified number of !!!!!! enthusiasts? Unbelievable.

unholyangel

Theres 2 potential issues here, breach of gdpr and breach of contract. However as others have said, if you don't have the funds to get even initial legal advice then you probably don't have the funds to start a transatlantic claim.

Plus, do you even have any of his personal details other than mobile number? Name, address? And if you do, are they legitimate or faked? Should be easy enough to check - the US don't have the same views on data protection that we do (try whitepages if you don't know where to look).

If you know which state he is in, you could always try emailing their state police department and see if they would be able to do anything - even just a phone call can help "scare them straight". Particularly for online activities they felt were risk free.

Other than that, hopefully she's realised how gullible she was and not to repeat in future. Its especially important in modern society because once its on the internet, its there forever. How would she feel if they came to light 20 years down the line?

LadyDee

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

This is one of the most bizarre threads I have read in this section. Your cousin is unhappy because in return for sending explicit pictures of herself to a stranger, she hasn't received the jewellery she was promised? And she was willing to have those pictures shared privately among an unspecified number of !!!!!! enthusiasts? Unbelievable.

Unbelievable? I'll say it is! First post, fractured English, which gradually improved. I can't believe anybody is actually taking this seriously.

[Deleted User]

unholyangel wrote: »

Theres 2 potential issues here, breach of gdpr and breach of contract.

I doubt this fellow is acting on behalf of a data regulated business.

GDPR isn't going to be a concern for him, despite the fact he is collecting data about the genitalia of a European citizen.