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Can't believe people are sticking up for scammers.
If you don't want repercussions then don't steal.
In other parts of the world if you steal "a few hundred bucks" you'll be put in hospital.
If he pays back the money then I'm 99% sure the personal info will get taken down. Pretty easy right?
Don't get me wrong, my point is not to stick up for scammer in any way. I think scammers should be outed and punished. Hell, even taken to court if that is what it takes to get a victim his money back.
But that's not the point. You, and the other people here agreeing with you, do not seem to oversee the consequences of putting a copy of a uneditted ID and bankong info online. This is the exact and only information someone with malicious intent needs to steal his identity and wreck all kinds of havoc.
When someone decides to do that (and people are doing this 24/7), he can be bankrupted for the rest of his life in no time. From frauding internet sales to buying a car and from renting a house to taking out a 5 figure loan, a LOT of unwanted actions can be performed with that, and only that, info.
Once again, don't get me wrong, scammers should be outed and punished. But this can also be done by outing him with his real name, picture, all aliases, skype, emails etc.
IF you decide to put his ID online anyways, at least add a watermark or unremovable text like "this copy is made on (date)for (staking company). Use for other purposes is strictly forbidden." or something similair. This will make it much, much harder for people to use it for actions mentioned above, but serves the same purpose for you.
Pro-tip: ALWAYS do this yourself when sending someone a copy of your ID.
Last edited by HoldemSapiens; 12-18-2014 at 04:39 PM.