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Seeking Victim Information Regarding Suspicious Activity Surrounding Facebook Drawings and Sales of Livestock Questionnaire

Seeking Victim Information Regarding Suspicious Activity Surrounding Facebook Drawings and Sales of Livestock Questionnaire

The FBI is seeking information and/or victims of an alleged illegal drawing for horses, livestock, or merchandise via social media that were conducted under deception and misrepresentation, whereas the winner never received the awarded prize, or expected to pay inflated, hidden fees when collecting their award, or the award was switched with a lesser prize. Furthermore, the FBI is seeking information regarding the purchase of horses, livestock, or merchandise from a livestock company to discover the item was not as described or advertised correctly and/or expected to pay inflated, hidden fees prior to taking possession of the purchase.

Please fill out this short form.

If you have any questions about this request for information, please call your local FBI field office and reference the title of this questionnaire: “Seeking Victim Information Regarding Suspicious Activity Surrounding Facebook Drawings and Sales of Livestock Questionnaire.”

The FBI is legally mandated to identify victims of federal crimes it investigates. Victims may be eligible for certain services, restitution, and rights under federal and/or state law. Your responses are voluntary but may be useful in the federal investigation and to identify you as a potential victim. Based on the responses provided, you may be contacted by the FBI and asked to provide additional information. All identities of victims will be kept confidential.

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QUESTIONAIRE
1. Have you participated in any Facebook or other social media drawings for a chance to win a horse, other livestock, or merchandise?


2. Have you ever won a horse, other livestock, or merchandise and never received the awarded prize or the awarded prize was of lesser value?


3. Have you ever purchased a horse, other livestock, or merchandise from a livestock company and did not receive the stated item as agreed upon or as advertised?


4. Have you ever donated money to a livestock company who misrepresented the use of donations collected?


5. Upon purchasing or winning a horse, other livestock, or merchandise from a livestock company, were hidden fees assessed that were not agreed upon or explained?


Privacy Act Statement

The FBI is authorized to collect the information on this form by one or more of the following provisions: Title 28, United States Code, sections 533 and 534; Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, section 0.85; and the Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance. The information requested will assist the FBI in providing you with assistance to which crime victims are entitled under federal law. You do not have to provide the requested information; however, failure to do so may hinder the FBI in providing you with crime victim assistance. The information collected on this form is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, Title 5, United States Code section 552a, and is maintained in the FBI’s Central Records System, DOJ/FBI-002, a description of which was published in the Federal Register at 63 Fed. Reg. 8671 (Feb. 20, 1998) and which may be viewed at www.justice.gov/opcl/doj-systems-records#doj