We first told you about the scam a month ago. It began when a local teen became online pen pals with a man from Ghana, Africa. After our report aired, local police became more involved.

Life for the Ladwig family is finally settling down. Their daughter Nikki has cut ties with the pen pal. He had shipped her several boxes full of merchandise that appeared to be purchased with stolen credit cards. Today those boxes are finally where they belong.

"I can see my corner," laughs Deanna Ladwig. She is rejoicing. Her living room is no longer a storage center for illegally purchased merchandise.

Thousands of dollars in brand new shoes and software have been taken into evidence by the Wausau Police Department.

"I just feel like a weight has been lifted," says Deanna.

Orginally, a Wausau police officer told Deanna they would not take the boxes from her home into evidence. She started trying to send the merchandise back herself but after we aired her story, things changed.

"I was a little surprised to have him call the next day and say, 'yeah, we can come and take the packages,'" remembers Deanna.

"That's something we will be doing in the future is taking packages right away," says Det. Jeff Strobach of the Wausau Police Dept.

Detective Strobach says they're spreading the word to their patrol officers to take any evidence of these re-mailing scams into custody, and Deanna and her daughter are now both a little wiser.

Wausau Police say they're in the process of sending the goods back to stores and talking to credit card companies.

If you think you've been a victim of a re-mailing scam, contact your local police. As always, be wary of releasing any personal information to someone online.