Good to hear some of you guys are starting to get money back, hopefully everybody is able to get back at least something. Good luck to you guys working with the PDs, I know thats never fun.
I know I've said this before, but it's probably not a great idea to get tangled up further in the mess by going to him/his parents personaly. A phone call would be as far as I would go with them. If that does not work out, let the police handle the rest. report him to the FBI's online scamming...
With a case like this, local police might not be much help. It can never hurt to try though.
Your best bet would be the FBI's IC3, I think.
http://www.ic3.gov/
Actually, he brought the scam to our attention with the same stolen account story he fed you guys. I confirmed todd258 to several other IPs and accounts on OCN, one of which was previously banned for failing to refund another member. Big mess, indeed.
If you were scammed, please PM or email...
I am a moderator at OCN, I wanted to let you guys know that we are investigating this issue, too. No scamming has taken place on our forums yet, but if Todd's story is false we want to prevent further scam. We've yet to prove that one way or they other, though. Any help we can provide to you and...