Des arnaqueurs de Montréal ont fait de la ville de Champlain (État de New York) la capitale de la fraude aux États-Unis
A bigger obstacle to cleaning up Champlain’s reputation is that authorities in both Canada and the U.S. say it’s nearly impossible to shut down cross-border scammers. Only the largest Canadian telemarketing operations warrant the extradition orders that U.S. investigators would need to prosecute Canadian criminals, the Federal Trade Commission’s Baker says. Canadian banks also aren’t required to comply with U.S. subpoenas for their records. American law enforcement officials say they’ve found little enthusiasm among Canadian federal agencies with the authority to crack down on cross-border scams because they almost never target Canadian victims. “The response we often get from Industry Canada is: ‘Hey, this is a real problem, but our first priority is complaints from Canadian citizens and gee, we don’t have any from this company,’ ” says Michaels.