Quote from DHOHHI:
And my intent was to offer suggestions. Sadly, hackers (or keeping them out) are a part of anybody's life who uses the internet. We all need to protect our PC, private info, etc. as best we can. That was my suggestion. My point about libel and slander was based on a good friend who practiced law for many years and what he's told me over time. He always said to never make accusatory statements I couldn't back up. I thought you might want to edit or delete your rating on E*Trade to tone it down a bit. I can understand your being upset with the situation you're in. I hope you get things resolved in a fair and equitable manner.
Any company that honors an ACH from Russia is freakin nuts. It speaks to a total lack of controls and minimal securty. The 'buyer beware' crap that Etrade resorts to tells me they are not an organization to be trusted with money.Quote from tradingbug:
DHOHHI,
Etrade froze my account and would not give me specific information regarding my ACH unwarranted transfer. When asked for the routing number and information regarding the withdrawal since they froze my account, they would not relinquish the information. They told me it went to Russia. That was it.
Quote from Choad:
Everybody, please, get and use one of the new electronic (physical) security token devices.
IB has these. They are free if your account is over $100K.
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Quote from ssternlight:
Look at it this way,
You are risking $1250 to make $5K -- you may get legal fees back too. You even have a reasonably good expectation that you will win. Seems straight-forward enough.
Good luck.
Quote from Pabst:
It seems more than coincidental that the numerous cases of fraud described here, occurred shortly after the phishing attempt. My guess is that the fellows who were robbed, did in in fact respond to a fraudulent e-mail.
Quote from etradevictim:
Thanks folks - Choad, PuffyGums, AAAUbtheBeltway and brewmiester for your feedbacks.
I did send an e-mail to kjkent1 but did not get any answer.
I contacted many other attorneys in our area.
Yes - I did file a complaint with SEC, CTFC,etc
Some of the local TV news folks seem to get interested in the story and wish to follow it up.
I tried idasp - it is not clear how I could get in touch with them.
I still cannot understand how e-Trade could transfer funds from my account to an account that was purportedly ours (as hackers made them believe) and that was not one we gave approval when I opened the account and later on.
Irrespective of how that wire request went, e-Trade should not have approved it without first checking our records and/or calling us for a written approval.
It looks like it is so straight forward and clear but e-Trade does not admit the mistake made by one of their employees (who might have been fired by now).
Quote from DHOHHI:
Perhaps you don't understand the law and the legal interpretations of libel, slander & defamation. If he cannot prove the statement that E*Trade "stole $5 grand" he could face a suit. Simple as that. It is your statement that is incorrect (that there is "no chance" he could be sued). If you doubt me then go educate yourself regarding the legal interpretations of the above.