The Canadian Connection

The Following is a transcript of Elliot`s Story. THIS IS WHAT A DECEPTIVE TELEMARKETER LOOKS LIKE.. HIS NAME IS CHRISTOPHER MORAN.. HE`S FROM CANADA.. BUT NOW HE`S DOING TIME IN A FEDERAL . .¶PRISON IN THE UNITED STATES.. CHARGED WITH RUNNING ADS LIKES THESE FOR ADVANCED-FEE LOANS.. LOANS THAT TURN OUT TO BE SCAMS.. COSTING MORE THAN HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS IN PENNSYLVANIA OVER A MILLION DOLLARS. ((IN: 7:21 OUT: 7:37)) .2line Mike Hartman U.S. Postal Inspector says ¶"He was charged in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and entered into our national computer and fortunately for us he decided to visit some relatives in the United States in the middle of the night he tried to cross at Niagara Falls and was arrested." .¶MORAN MIGHT HAVE RIPPED OFF SOME OF THESE PEOPLE.. 28 NEWS TOLD YOU ABOUT THEM IN MAY.. ALL THEM LOSING HUNDREDS.. SOMETIMES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.. THEY ALL SENT MONEY TO CANADA.. THINKING THEY WERE GETTING A LOAN.. BUT ALL THEY GOT WAS RIPPED OFF. .¶THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THIS ELDERLY WOMAN FROM WILLIAMSPORT.. SHE AND HER HUSBAND LOST MORE THAN 84-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN A FRAUDULENT CANADIAN LOTTERY SCAM.. THE COMMON DENOMINATOR IN THESE CRIMES.. ALL OF THEM START WITH A PHONE CALL OR A MAILING. ((IN: 12:45 OUT: 12:56)) "If a senior citizen you know is inundated with suspicious mailings and telephone calls they are likely already a victim. They need help before they lose their life savings." NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO DO THAT.. LAUNCHING A NEW PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN.. AND AGGRESSIVELY PROSECUTING CANADIANS IN THE UNITED STATES. Thomas Marino U.S. Attorney tells us.¶"Moreover today we are zeroing in on these telemarketers on the criminal side in addition to pursuing them we are looking for any assets they have that we can take for them and pay restitution back to the victims." ((IN: 23:04 OUT: 23:18)) .¶"Bottom line on this new consumer awareness campaign: If an offer sounds too good to be true, it probably is. And if you have any doubt, never wire or send any money to Canada. In Harrisburg, Elliot Weiler, 28 News." ¤7 ]].