I am not an attorney, nor an LEO. However, at one point in time, I was under the impression that use of the internet and/or U.S. Mail to defraud someone of money or property across state boundaries was a Federal offense ? Wire fraud per 18 USC 1343 ? Mail Fraud per 18 USC 1341 ?
I'm under the impression that anyone who believes that bullshit has been watching too much television and believes in too many of the fairy tales that get posted on these internet message boards.