I live in California in Redwood City and Ted is in Foster City, CA. Any leads or light you can shed would be greatly appreciated.  I thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

Sincerely Jess L.

Dear Jess,

I am as horrified in hearing your story as I was when I researched the material for the site. The sheer volume of victims is as mind-boggling as their losses. What is worse is the inability of the victims to grasp the fact that they are victims, so adept are the operators of these scams. 

As for help, I am afraid it is sadly lacking in our society though you may find help from Phonebusters here in Canada, who take calls from victims and filter back the info to authorities here and the U.S where the sentencing is much higher. 

The FTC have a complaint form as does the National Consumers League so try www.ftc.gov www.fraud.org and search my site for Phonebusters and also review the section on victim assistance for further ideas and contacts. The Attorney General for your state often has a task force dealing with this issue as well. Beyond that you might print out the section that deals with his scam and let him read it.