Internet con artists are bad actors without borders.

We want them to know that the borderless Internet marketplace is not a free zone. Together with our partners, we are putting get-rich-quick schemes on notice that we're monitoring the Web and that we intend to take law enforcement action against those that continue to make fraudulent or deceptive claims.

We don't intend to let a handful of rogues erode consumer confidence in Internet commerce or Internet auctions.

We hope Americans continue to use the Internet for truthful information, but we also want them to have their antennas up to be careful about those claims that are exaggerated.

It's an old trick dressed up in new electronic garb and a sort of cyberspace jargon.

In short, they sold dream vacations that turned out to be nightmares. Hundreds of unwary consumers got caught in the odious trip trap.