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Austin/ Ian, understand what you say (broadly at least) but is law enforcement really that far behind?
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I'm thinking it's time for a career change!
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Involving the police is a complex matter in terms of international cyber crime. For starters, if the criminal is operating from 'somewhere' in the entire world, or perhaps even on the move the entire time, which police force should take on the task of pursuing him?
One thing I've picked up as a result of witnessing numerous discussions about this on several forums is that the scammer is not actually committing a crime by placing these listings on eBay. The crime only starts when someone pays money to him and does not receive goods in return. Now, if you read eBay's rules, these clearly state that you must not conduct business outside of eBay in respect of any goods you've seen listed, due to the high risk of crime. So, if a buyer ignores the rules and loses money as a result, is it really eBay's fault?
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I'd like to believe that in this day and age police forces are capable of co-operating with each other. However much of the world operates effectively outside the rule of law (increasingly the UK too, it seems).
I am hopeful however that the days of US-based web corporations washing their hands of these issues are slowly coming to an end.
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New scam entry on ebay today
Austin 7 Seven Short Wheel Base Vintage Racing Car, VSCC, 1929
Beware. I have reported this to ebay.
