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CAN YOU GO TO JAIL FOR SCAMMING PEOPLE?
So my boyfriend's younger brother is involved in the gaming community and he offered some people some type of service where he can sell people some items cheaper and these people agreed to pay him for the stuff (ex. computer monitors, mics, etc) and he said the stuff should be delivered to their houses within 1-2 weeks and if not then he would give these people a refund and the stuff "never came" so they think he scammed them and I don't know who to believe really but his brother owes (in total) like at least 1,000 dollars to all the people he "scammed" but he claimed that he paid these people already through paypal and that it's just "lagging" and one of the people who were affected came to MY BOYFRIENDS HOUSE to handle the situation and this guy said he drove like 40 mins to his house and nothing was resolved so the guy told my boyfriend if he didn't pay that he could go to jail for fraud and I just want to know if this is true? (these other guys claimed to have been to his house before to see where he lives) This is a matter of safety now so that is why i want to know. SORRY FOR THE LONG POST but I really want to know if he can get into some serious trouble here and he is 18.
Can this affect his legal status? He was born in the Philippines and is a permanent resident. Can he get deported for this?
6 Answers
- KittysueLv 74 years agoFavorite Answer
Of course you can go to jail. It's fraud and theft. Depending on the total value of the scams he could be facing felony charges which would mean minimum 1 year in prison. If anyone was in another state, that becomes an interstate crime and he could be facing federal charges
He's 18 and will be tried as an adult. All it will take is for one victim to file a police report and he's going to be arrested.
How can he not know he is committing a crime by defrauding people??
- Anonymous4 years ago
Ok, so an adult scammed people you are wondering if an adult can go to jail for some different types of fraud?
Of course he can.
Why would he be exempt from penalties from committing a crime?
- PETER MLv 74 years ago
It's time to get law enforcement involved as this is a crime and the money should be given back now and before law enforcement gets involved as there's no crime if the money is returned.
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- Anonymous4 years ago
Yes, of course.
This is a crime, and you can be arrested, tried, and imprisoned for it.
Scams are indeed fraud, and fraud is illegal. An 18-year-old is a legal adult, so this guy could be in a LOT of trouble.
Edit: Yes, you can lose permanent residency status and be deported for committing a crime, but first you'd have to serve whatever sentence was imposed.
- Anonymous4 years ago
Yes - that is fraud.
Yes - he could go to jail or prison.
Given that your boyfriend has scammed people out of at least a thousand dollars and is 18 years old; it's almost certain he'll face a custodial sentence.
