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Finally had "the talk" with- difficult child, not the outcome I expected, neither good nor bad
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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 494988" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>I had another thought and I don't want to add to your worry, but at the colleges around here, selling fake IDs is a big money maker for some enterprising students. There is a ready market for them in the underage students fresh from high school. It is all done over the computer, they collect students pictures and bio info and order the IDs from Hong Kong (probably other countries too but that seems to be the route here) and in a few weeks IDs are shipped to the middleman student in a brown manilla envelope. Problem is customs is now watching very closely and so they are finding new ways to send them in, the heel of a new pair of shoes, etc. The enterprising young marketers make thousands on every shipment. The IDs look absolutely real and usually pass for the authentic thing. </p><p></p><p>We have known several families who found themselves involved in this kind of activity when their college kids were finally arrested and charged with felonies. These are good familes and we were shocked at the young people that were involved, never suspecting they would be involved in that, but the money was too good to pass up.</p><p></p><p>This may not be anything he is involved in at all, but I never would have known about it until my friend's daughter was arrested. I then found out my difficult child ordered one thorugh another student at another college. They go anywhere from $250-$500 depending on whether you order one or two, in case the first one is lost or confiscated. I actually read a computer message between my difficult child and the seller that suggested she get two for that reason.</p><p></p><p>I found that I had to stay one step ahead of difficult child in finding out all the illegal activities she could be involved in. And it seems colleges are ripe with opportunities.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 494988, member: 59"] I had another thought and I don't want to add to your worry, but at the colleges around here, selling fake IDs is a big money maker for some enterprising students. There is a ready market for them in the underage students fresh from high school. It is all done over the computer, they collect students pictures and bio info and order the IDs from Hong Kong (probably other countries too but that seems to be the route here) and in a few weeks IDs are shipped to the middleman student in a brown manilla envelope. Problem is customs is now watching very closely and so they are finding new ways to send them in, the heel of a new pair of shoes, etc. The enterprising young marketers make thousands on every shipment. The IDs look absolutely real and usually pass for the authentic thing. We have known several families who found themselves involved in this kind of activity when their college kids were finally arrested and charged with felonies. These are good familes and we were shocked at the young people that were involved, never suspecting they would be involved in that, but the money was too good to pass up. This may not be anything he is involved in at all, but I never would have known about it until my friend's daughter was arrested. I then found out my difficult child ordered one thorugh another student at another college. They go anywhere from $250-$500 depending on whether you order one or two, in case the first one is lost or confiscated. I actually read a computer message between my difficult child and the seller that suggested she get two for that reason. I found that I had to stay one step ahead of difficult child in finding out all the illegal activities she could be involved in. And it seems colleges are ripe with opportunities. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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