Why small eBay scammers get away with it

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Why small eBay scammers get away with it

09-06-2007, 03:14 PM,

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Why small eBay scammers get away with it

Quote:The demise of the National High Tech Crime Unit and the unwillingness of police to investigate mean many eBay crimes go unpunished...

The disappearance of the National High-Tech Crime Unit isn't just a problem for large businesses. Its disappearance into the Serious Organised Crime Agency has left an investigative hole that can be exploited by professional fraudsters.

What is worse is that the unit's disappearance means that crimes committed online might not be investigated by the local police for the victim - which in turn would mean that central statistics would not show the extent of e-crime, and the need for the reinstatement of the unit...

full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/200...crime.ebay

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