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Secret Service and San Diego prosecutors describe large, transnational scam networks; urge statewide coordination
Summary
Special Agent Sean Bradstreet and San Diego Deputy District Attorney Scott Perello told a California Senate committee that transnational scam camps and domestic courier networks funnel billions out of the state, and called for more resources and coordinated reporting to disrupt operations.
Special Agent in Charge Sean Bradstreet of the U.S. Secret Service’s San Francisco Field Office and Deputy District Attorney Scott Perello of the San Diego District Attorney’s Office told the California State Senate committee that scams are run by organized, transnational networks and cause large monetary losses to Californians.
Bradstreet said his office receives one to two calls daily with similar scams and estimated an average reported loss of about $400,000 per victim for cases reaching his field office. "Our average loss out of our office is probably 400,000 per victim," he told…
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