90 scammers from nine cities in Romania arrested

Estimated damage so far is about $ 20 million were identified in this respect than 1,000 victims, most American citizens.
These scammers placed ads for goods on eBay and Craigslist from 2009 to 2011.
Did you file complaints?
You might get some money back......


Story and images here:
http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/bucuresti/Perchezitii_in_Capitala_si_in_opt_orase_90_de_hoti_prinsi_de_FBI_si_adusi_la_DIICOT-_au_furat_pe_internet-de_la_americani-peste_20_de_milioane_de_dolari_0_517148293.html#

Translation:
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adevarul.ro%2Flocale%2Fbucuresti%2FPerchezitii_in_Capitala_si_in_opt_orase_90_de_hoti_prinsi_de_FBI_si_adusi_la_DIICOT-_au_furat_pe_internet-de_la_americani-peste_20_de_milioane_de_dolari_0_517148293.html%23&sl=ro&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14152042

An anecdote to these arrests is probably the fact that Romania is trying to get into the
Schengen Agreement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Agreement

The Schengen Agreement basically gives Romanians free access to travel without visas to the majority of Western European countries.

These stories explain what is going on:
http://www.sofiaecho.com/2011/07/15/1123984_bulgaria-romania-likely-to-join-schengen-by-end-2012-french-official-says
http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/bulgaria-romania-denied-schengen-entry-news-505471


Oh! what a tangled web we weave When first we practise to deceive! Sir Walter Scott NEVER use instant payment services like Western Union or MoneyGram to buy items on the internet