To Russia with Larceny

by Jerry Danzig In the evening of May 25, a 69-year-old woman living on East 94th Street reported that an unknown Internet company had sent her a $9,800 electronic deposit with the request that she purchase property for them. The woman was subsequently advised by her bank that the funds transferred were fraudulent. In addition, the Internet company based in Switzerland turned out to be fictitious, and the items that she had purchased for them had been shipped to Russia. Blyad!