Hire a Federal Mass Marketing Fraud Lawyer
Beware of the ‘too alluring to resist’ mass marketing fraud. If your case lies under investigation for charges due to a mass marketing fraud scam, it remains advisable to contact a federal mass marketing fraud lawyer.
Hire an experienced professional to assist you in developing a foolproof strategy to defend your case. Get an initial case consultation by contacting us at Zoukis Consulting Group if you face federal mass marketing fraud charges.
What Is Mass Marketing Fraud?
Mass marketing fraud represents fraud schemes or scams committed via mass-communication media. Victims of such frauds receive emails, websites, phone calls, television, radio, mail services, text (SMS) messaging, advertisement, or an in-person meeting under the pretense of winning large cash prizes such as a lottery, a substantial inheritance, or exceptional goods and services in exchange for a fee.
Most people fall prey to schemes that lure you into paying small amounts of money. Eventually, this involves losing several hundred dollars over a while. On the other hand, there are larger fraud schemes that only target a few victims for large sums of money of up to thousands or millions of dollars per person.
Federal Fraud Offenses – Types of Mass Marketing Fraud
The internet has opened up new avenues to mass marketing frauds. With the convenient use of telecommunications and several other forms of mass communication, fraudsters exploit thousands of people with spam. Protect yourself, your family, and your belonging by not parting with your money to a business that solicits you in paying in advance.
Receiving spam on an email or a letter remains harmless. However, mass marketing fraud turns into a federal offense when you fall prey to parting with your personal information, money, and valuables in the hope of receiving a prize or service in return that never shows up at your doorstep.
Fraudulent schemes and mass-marketing fraud crimes fall under:
- Computer fraud
- Mail fraud
- Wire fraud
- Money-laundering
- Identity theft fraud, Phishing
- Will or inheritance scams
- Business opportunity fraud
- Bank fraud
- Foreign lottery schemes
- Credit card fraud
- Loan Modification fraud
- Securities fraud
- Online sales scams
- Mortgage fraud
- Advance-fee fraud schemes
- Investment opportunity fraud schemes
Mass Marketing Fraud Punishments
A federal law under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 determines mass marketing fraud as a federal crime. Federal agencies including, the Immigration and Customers Enforcement, the Federal Trade Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), work tirelessly to purse fraud scammers.
Federal fraud offenses of mass marketing fraud schemes involve interstate or international commerce. Below we have mentioned the punishments for mass marketing fraud:
- Under the law of 18 U.S.C. § 1030, Mass marketing fraud scammers who commit computer fraud have to pay a fine of up to $250,000 or have to serve up to 10 years in federal prison, or both.
- Mail or wire fraud committed by mass marketing fraud scammers, under the law of 18 U.S.C. § 1341; 1343 will have to pay a fine of up to $250,000 or serve 20 years in federal prison, or both.
- A fraudster of financially related offenses will receive a punishment of up to 30 years in prison and fines of up to $1 million.
What to Do If You Are Undergoing Federal Investigation
Federal agents will make an unannounced visit to your home or office if they find you responsible for mass marketing fraud. Do not take the situation lightly. Federal agents have training and experience in dealing with fraudsters of every kind.
Do not resort to lying to a federal investigator, as you can get charged for making false statements. You have every right to remain silent and call a defense attorney. Always hire a professional federal prison consultant that you can trust, as they will act as your spokesperson to the federal investigators. At Zoukis Consulting Group, our goal lies in defending your rights and protecting your freedom.
Contact a Mass Marketing Fraud Lawyer
At Zoukis Consulting Group, our federal prison consultants have the knowledge and experience to help you protect your constitutional rights. Christopher Zoukis has spent years providing consulting services to people in your position.
We will assist you at every step of this rough patch, from investigation through incarceration all the way to reentry to society.
Our lawyers at Zoukis Consulting Group will help you develop a strategy and face the federal criminal justice process. Get a case consultation by contacting us at (843) 620-1100 today!
Published Feb 15, 2022 by Christopher Zoukis, JD, MBA | Last Updated by Christopher Zoukis, JD, MBA on May 12, 2023 at 1:21 pm
