Finance, Forex and Investments

Are phone scammers really a form of funding for terrorists?

I recived a phone call from a man with a heavy east indian accent and the mouthspeed of a really good auctioneer his phone set to low volume trying to convince me his comany www.grants4u.com was legit while I had www.ripoff report.com up right in front of Me and read to him word for word fron that site. He claimed then to be from www.government grants.com also listed on rippoff reports .com! I had read on www.truepatriot.com that foreign telescammers were fronts for drug Cartels and terrorists. and funded the deaths of thousands everyday! But the money this guy was holding out to bait me with $12,500.oo, too good to be true. even confronted by the evidence this man insisted he was legit. He even tried to bait me, telling Me he could tell my bank account and routing numbers. I cringe to think any one has that information or could get it! And I have relatives in iraq with our military. These people hide outside our borders and call preying on the over burdened person with a lot of debt! The police told me that they can't do anything because this is outside the United states. Shouldn't there be a way to hunt these people down and put them away?

Public Comments

1. yes, they surely are a form of funding for such illegal groups. many such scams have gone around and many of them have been tracked to some foreign village trying to get millions and strike it rich. though it may not be direct, the flow of money into rural areas like that will most likely lead to less than legit activities. rule of thumb... never give away your bank number unless you know the company or person very well, and can be assured that if they are not legit, that they can be punished.
2. Not strictly funding for the terrorists but also funding for the businesses who pays them to be scammers.