The utmost concern of CBRG is the expanding number of occasions when Americans are targeted by illegal offers generated outside the United States. The circulation of Americans personal information on a global basis is rapidly expanding, making Americans extremely vulnerable to every type of internet, telephone and mail scheme. A steady bombardment of offers are presented to victims leaving the innocent distraught and uncertain of how to handle the situation.
Most vigilantes are so convincing, Americans never realize they are participating with a scam artist, even after money has been given with nothing recieved in return. Unfathomable lies are repeated, combined with statements similar to "for legal reasons, all winnings will be forfeited if you mention your grand prize to family or friends prior to our final announcement" or "we are with the border patrol and are holding your winnings until all the necessary fees are paid". The most effective so far "we are with the Federal Government, FBI, CIA or the Attorney Generals Office and need to validate some information with you".
We are always encouraged to hear stories from our clients of local or national law enforcement going the extra mile to assist or remedy unfortunate occurrences. However, in most cases the victim is left to file a complaint after the crime has occurred and the money is ultimately unrecoverable. Our hope is one day all Americans will be educated on every type of fraud targeting the United States and will know when to deny and ignore the enticers threat, even threats as alarming as "if the fees are not paid, prosecution in the court of law may occur" or worst yet "if you don't pay we will kill you"! In most cases the victims give money via certified funds by way of money orders, cash or cash wiring services. This makes it virtually impossible to recover once the crooks have accepted and received the wire. Cash wires can be picked up in several different locations adding even more difficulties to tracking the outlaws.
Victims who have given once are usually targeted until their life savings is gone or something is done to detour the crooks to cease current actions. Due to the increasing number of complaints, most cases forwarded to necessary authorities are viewed on an "amount of loss basis". Because of this, unless victims lose in access of $50,000 - $100,000, there is little being done to remedy every reported case in America. Ranges of 100 - 500 calls per week are reported to many levels of authorities around the world but the imposters are quick to stay ahead of entities that could possible catch them in the act. National and State Do Not Call programs have minimized specific solicitations but have little or no affect on criminals outside the United States. A false sense of security sometimes reigns over Do Not Call registries, believing that once signed up, all calls will stop.
Most Americans at risk do not realize their targeted by crooks offering schemes of highest concern. The largest reported losses by Americans are from offers created beyond our borders. Current countries harboring such offers include Canada, Australia, Nigeria, Switzerland, Poland, Puerto Rico as well as other international countries. Over the years we have discovered that most victims do not report their losses due to embarrassment, possible ridicule by their financial services and or family members considering them incapable of handling affairs them self. In actuality, most victims are still very coherent and fully capable of handling their own affairs if it were not for the extremely witty thieves continuously circulating their personal information amongst questionable operations around the world.
Inevitably, these facts support our opinion that the actual number of victims in the United States is nearly 6 - 7 times more than the released figures given on an annual National consensus, therefore validating the need for broader and more direct National educational programs to better prepare Americans most at risk of giving to foreign schemes. The swindlers arrested usually do not spend much time out of business, as in most current cases the punishment is not severe enough to permanently abstain them from operating again and targeting the same victims. Even if prosecutions reached record highs the criminals will always exist in astonishing numbers and will ultimately always steal from the most vulnerable Americans.
We feel the best way to detour the outlaws from targeting Americans is to educate, educate and further educate ALL on how to minimize solicitations, remedy losses in the best possible fashion and ultimately decline any offers that fall under our "Current Market Schemes". Until this is achieved the alarming increasing number of complaints, after the money has been given, will continue to rise. For further information on our facts, findings and opinions on solutions please contact us by using the information within this site. God bless and may our ongoing efforts prevail.
CBRG, INC.
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