gov.uspis.nowhere_to_run U.S. Postal Inspection Service movies FedFlix <a href="http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/">United States Postal Inspection Service</a> DeliveringJustice Nowhere to Run: Cross-Border Fraud A Reel Cowboys Bullet The Internet and international phone calls make it easy for fraudsters to work from anywhere in the world. This film illustrates how U.S. Postal Inspectors created task forces with Canadian law enforcement partners to stop “long distance” scams. Millie's a sweetheart. Always ready to help out. Help out with a bake sale, a school; outing or community park clean-up. <font color="red">She even helped out the nice man who called by sending him part of her life savings.</font> Millie didn't realize, of course, she was talking to a scam artist from outside the country who would wipe out her retirement savings. And that's not surprising. Today, the Internet and international phone calls make it easy for victims—many of them older Americans—to be targeted from anywhere in the world. Scam artists use false names and electronic tricks to hide who <i>and</i> where they really are. U.S.-Canadian cross border fraud task forces are helping stop these crimes, but prevention still is the best medicine. Fortunately, consumer fraud is one of the few crimes in which potential victims can say "No!" If, that is, they recognize the warning signs. Protect yourself: </p><ul><li>Be way of anything that promises large sums of money, such as sweepstakes or lottery winnings, in exchange for your advance payment, donation or investment.</li><li>Don't be pressured into making a decision about an offer. <i>Check it out first!</i></li><li>Be cautious about businesses that try to conceal their mailing addresses and phone numbers and evade questions about their operations.</li></ul><p class="content"> If the offer sounds <i>too good to be true,</i> it probably is. Cros-Border Task Forces: Atlantic Partnership - New Brunswick Project Emptor - British Columbia Alberta Partnership Toronto Strategic Partnership Project Colt - Montreal The Vancouver Strategic Alliance 2005 2005 uspis.gov http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ 2007-09-26 21:16:37 2007-09-26 21:14:36 carl@media.org malamud malamud 2007-09-26 21:36:05 2007-09-26 21:47:30 sound color 12' 11" Starring: Robert Pralgo Leigh Hill Joe Washington A High Noon Film Written and Directed by Les Rayburn Executive Producer: Inspector Christopher Giusti Creative Director: Daniel Mihalko Technical Advisor: Inspector Tim Mahoney Line Producer: Abby Rayburn Uploaded by <a href="http://public.resource.org/">Public.Resource.Org</a> English 2007-09-26 22:10:11 malamud