Quotes by Chris Swecker

“Our end game is to take out the leadership elements especially. These arrests are a means to that end.”

“I havent seen anything like this in 23 years,”

“Just like these natural disasters bring out the best in people, they also bring out some of the worst elements of the criminal element out there who are willing to take advantage of those who are willing to give and those who so desperately need the relief.”

“peeling back the layers that accompany these various scam websites and trying to get right directly to the perpetrators.”

“The emphasis here is on unsolicited, things that come in that you didnt -- you have never made contact with this particular charitable organization,”

“The best thing to do is to know the Internet address of the company or the NGO, the non-government organization, that youre dealing with and type that in yourself rather than clicking on a link.”

“The emphasis here is on unsolicited, things that come in that you didnt -- you have never made contact with this particular charitable organization. Theres a link. Theres a pop-up. Theres something that you need to do. Do not click on it.”

“Thats not a reason unto itself to conclude that thats a scam Web site , but it is a reason to be cautious,”

“We have seen a five-fold increase in our caseload since 2000, ... We went from 4,000 complaints a year, from 4,000 referrals a year to 17,000. And we think thats just the tip of the iceberg.”

“Calls to this tip line should be limited to fraud activity and corruption by businesses or persons engaged in purported contract fraud, procurement or purchasing fraud, and/or fraud of federally funded programs,”