The solicitation that popped up on thousands of computer screens sounded too good to be true.
Tri-West Investment Club offered a guaranteed high return with no risk of loss by purchasing "promissory bank notes."
Nearly 13,000 people from more than 60 countries jumped at the offer. Instead of becoming rich, they had become victims who had invested $60 million in what would turn out to be one of the largest Internet investment fraud cases in the country.
The proliferation of fraud cases like Tri-West and other computer crimes motivated the U.S. attorney's office in Sacramento to form a task force that specifically targets high-tech violations. [Tcommerce Times]
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