Bruce_T_Laney
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I think you should contact your police. Then they will tell you what to do (and maybe they could contact local police in California)
Our police don't have jurisdiction though, and the police basically left it up to my wife to decide what to do. Sounds like they have far too many of these to deal with I suppose, probably far more rampant there than here, especially with all the online ordering.
Seeing it deals with two countries ( U.S. and Canada ) it should fall under Interpol jurisdiction seeing the hackers are most likely using a drop location and someone to fence the merchandise and then send the money via Western Union or other means to another country to fund a criminal operation or possible terrorism.
Now some will go " WTF " but when I read what you wrote it came across as international hackers using stolen information which will fall more under Interpol...
Financial crime
Financial crime threatens people in every aspect of their lives: at home, at work, online and offline.www.interpol.int
So contact your local authorities and file also with the Federal authorities and also file a complaint with interpol...
That is the right course of action, but with the dollar amounts being so small, they don't do much to stop the petty crime, so the criminals can hit a lot of people for small amounts with minimal risk.
It is the reporting that will help the Federal Authorities in Canada and Interpol and if enough reports come across then flag will pop up and authorities will take notice and the Op'er low amount may not pop up a flag on it own but they could be the one case out of many that triggers an investigation.