Source: Internet Fraud Complaint Center

Two people pled guilty on October 2, 2000 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in Louisiana. Gregory L. Campbell, age 50, and Lucille M. Liscomb, age 35, face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine or both. The duo rented post office boxes throughout northeastern Louisiana and made regular trips to them to pick up checks from their victims. They had used an Internet auction site at auction.yahoo.com to defraud people bidding to purchase Beanie Babies or computer merchandise and received over $20,000 from at least 31 customers. Campbell and Liscomb are scheduled to be sentenced on January 16, 2001.