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Seeking Victim Information in E Card Merchant Investigation

Seeking Victim Information in E Card Merchant Investigation

The FBI’s Miami Division is seeking to identify potential victims of “E Card Merchant LLC” or “E Card Lending LLC”, a merchant cash advance business operating in southern Florida. The FBI believes E Card Merchant primarily targeted victims between the timeframe of January 2019 to January 2024.

If you and/or your minor dependent(s) were victimized by E Card Merchant or have information relevant to this investigation, please fill out this short form.

If you know of someone else who has possibly been victimized by E Card Merchant, please encourage them to complete the form themselves.

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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Questionnaire

1. I am filing this form out on behalf of:


2. How did you hear about “E Card Merchant”? Check all that apply
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5. How did you provide payment to “E Card”?
6. Did you receive any money back from “E Card”?


7. If yes, how did you receive payment?
8. Do you have a net loss?


10. Did you ever receive documentation regarding your investment? Check all that apply
11. How did you primarily interact with “E Card”? Check all that apply
13. Did “E Card” discuss the level of safety or risk around your investment?


14. If you have suffered a net loss due to your dealings with “E Card,” did you: Check all that apply
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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