Santa Claira Police Department refused to file theft report Santa Claira, California

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I doubt it will be of much help, but it couldn't hurt to look into it.

You STILL don't get it, do you ??  These crooks are NOT IN THE UNITED STATES.  The safeguards which we have here in the US are not normally available in the 3rd world countries from which these scammers operate.  They are mostly likely in Nigeria. It's a FOREIGN COUNTRY !!  US laws do not apply !!!  Our law enforcemnt officers have NO JURISDICTION there.  In all likelyhood there are no cameras, IDs are easily faked, there is very poor law enforcement and a bit of well placed bribery will buy you anything or ANYONE you want.  Wise up, you idiot.  There is absolutely NOTHING you, or anyone, can do except stop being such a complete FOOL !!!!

Western Union and the resources available to you to help yourself with your complaint.

Good luck..you're going to need it.

You're too stubborn and bullet-headed to listen to good advice and accept that your "case" is hopeless.

Give up trying to waste others time trying to bail YOU out of your OWN doing.

obviously you have never collected a western union and don't understand that an id has to be wrote down for collection of the western union fee they write down driver license and all the other information on you license and you also have a picture of you because their is a camera on that counter that takes you picture...

so if you don't have anything decent to saY then stop writing to this..

santa clara police are idiots for not taking a report and doing their job that is what they are paid for..

obviously you have never collected a western union and don't understand that an id has to be wrote down for collection of the western union fee they write down driver license and all the other information on you license and you also have a picture of you because their is a camera on that counter that takes you picture...

You guys are wasting your time trying to explain this old, old scam to this idiot.  Anyone stupid enough to ignore all of the warnings posted at Western Union, is too stupid to understand that, not only are these crooks NOT in Santa Clara, they're not even in the United States.  Remember - Stupid is, as stupid does.

So let me try one more time...

These scammers were not calling from Santa Clara(Sorry I mis-read it earlier thinking you said Santa Clarita).  These people are not even in the United States.  So the Santa Clara Police Department has no jurisdiction on this.  It would be like you getting robbed in New York but trying to file a police report in Chicago because you heard the Robber say they were from Chicago.

Next even IF they called Western Union and got where it was picked up it wouldn't do you any good and that is as far as it would go.  This is because you made it possible for them to pick the money up without an ID.

There not too good to do their job, they are just spending their limited time on crimes that they actually have a chance to solve.

If it really makes you feel better I can tell you exactly what they would find out in their investigation.  They will tell you it was picked up in (Insert Country here) by a man/woman in their (insert age here). 

The main point of this is that unfortunately you are going to have to chalk this up as an (hopefully) not too expensive lesson.

How so?

"the santa clara police just could have made a report and followed up on it and called western union to get the infromation to where the western union was picked up and do an investigation becasue western union would have released the information to the polioce dept."

Keeping in mind the way you sent the money through Western Union, it's unlikely they know where it went OR who picked it up.  There are no real names or locations involved. They are NOT in Santa Clara!


"..but i suppose that they are too goo do you the job that they were hired for. also since they refused to take my report they then need to shut down their internet crime division and save the public money since that they refuse to do their job."

What others are trying to tell you is this is untraceable.  Why do you think the scammers work this way?

The police department is NOT responsible for your stupidity and are refusing to waste time on a hopeless cause.  To do otherwise is unfair to other (smarter) citizens. If you're absolutely convinced you're right, sue them...let us know how that works for you.

Sorry you were scammed, now you need to treat it as a valuable lesson.

the santa clara police just could have made a report and followed up on it and called western union to get the infromation to where the western union was picked up and do an investigation becasue western union would have released the information to the polioce dept. but i suppose that they are too goo do you the job that they were hired for. also since they refused to take my report they then need to shut down their internet crime division and save the public money since that they refuse to do their job

 "but the officer that i talked to stated he can't file a teft report for something that happened on the internet and through western union "

   Western Union is the key to this.   You must be new to Internet scams.   The reason that the police are not interested is because the scammer (not a company at all) has nothing to do with Santa Clara.  It's just another lie they told you as part of the scam.   

   Scammers insist on Western Union and similar cash transfer services because they can pick up your money from just about anywhere without ID, leaving no trail to follow them.   

   Here's a tip.   Legitimate businesses do not require you to send them cash through untraceable means like W.U.   The only ones that do this are scammers because it's the only way they can get your cash without leaving a paper trail.    Bottom line is that you did the financial equivalent of handing cash to a stranger on the street.   Worse actually, because when you hand cash to a stranger on the street, at least you know what he looks like and where he was.   In the case of a W.U. transfer, you don't even have that much to go on.   There is nothing for law enforcement to follow up on.   

You somehow started dealing with someone who promised that you could get a loan.  But because of your credit you had to send them money in advance as some sort of "guarantee" or for insurance.  They wanted this by Western Union so you sent it and surprise surprise the money never showed up.  So you call them up and they give you the "bad news" that you need to send even more money for some other reason...and the cycle continues until you realize you have been scammed.

Does this sound familiar?  I would bet it does.  Unfortunately you fell for the Advanced Loan Fee Scam and this is why not only will you never see your money again but why filing a police report is useless.  The reason is that there is nothing to investigate.

The names these people gave you are fake.

Any phone number is actually is a Throw-Away cell phone that was paid for with a stolen credit card.

The Address they gave you either does not exist(they love using vacant lots), or belongs to a business that has nothing to do with this scam. 

The Western Union is untraceable.  They probably had you put some "account number" or "question" on the WU.  Well all that did was allow them to pick it up without any ID.

If they have a web site it like the phone was paid for by a stolen credit card.

But here is your biggest problem.  They are NOT in Santa Clarita, in fact they are not even in the United States.