impersonation / fraud

[marji_2]

hi - i met and dated a man on the internet - i sent him things for his bday and xmas and stuff...then a friend told me the address i was sending things to was for a woman - so i asked about it and he told me he was using a friends address. then i found out he was posing as a man and was really that woman....so now is there mail fraud or criminal impersonation? or what if anything can i do - to make sure this doesnt happen to someone else?

 

[Neal1421]

hi - i met and dated a man on the internet - i sent him things for his bday and xmas and stuff...then a friend told me the address i was sending things to was for a woman - so i asked about it and he told me he was using a friends address. then i found out he was posing as a man and was really that woman....so now is there mail fraud or criminal impersonation? or what if anything can i do - to make sure this doesnt happen to someone else?

Good thing you didn't go meet the person. No there is nothing you can do. That person did not commit a crime.

 

[JETX]

is there mail fraud or criminal impersonation?

No.
No.

or what if anything can i do - to make sure this doesnt happen to someone else?

Pretty much nothing.

 

[zippysgoddess]

You sent gifts to someone you only knew over the internet, never met in person or talked to, you have no recourse. A gift is a gift, no matter how it is given, be it grudgingly or under false assumptions.

You did not send it with a stipulating note "I AM ONLY SENDING THIS BECAUSE YOU ARE A MAN, IF YOU ARE LYING YOU MUST RETURN THIS ITEM!"

Take the loss as a lesson learned about people online and get over it.

 

[seniorjudge]

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