Despite receiving tens of thousands of online fraud complaints from consumers every year, U.S. states bring only a small number of Internet-related cases to court, according to research released on Tuesday.
If someone snags your wallet with $60 in it there's going to be at least a routine investigation into it by whoever gets the report on thier desk. Internet scum hit your account for the same amount and...pretty much nothing is done. Why? There is no pressure. No mention in any newspaper or tv newscast means theres no public 'attaboy' for any energy expended in tracking down the crooks. Also, they figure you can always cancel the charge (not always possible) so no harm, no foul. The Netcreep gets a free shot and an invitation from the authorities to try, try, try, (to infinity) again. Where's the downside for this flammery? There is none. Until there is Feds lend an ear to these complaints not much will happen and I'm not too optimistic as I recall mob boss Meyer Lansky died of old age in Florida.
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Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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If someone snags your wallet
If someone snags your wallet with $60 in it there's going to be at least a routine investigation into it by whoever gets the report on thier desk. Internet scum hit your account for the same amount and...pretty much nothing is done. Why? There is no pressure. No mention in any newspaper or tv newscast means theres no public 'attaboy' for any energy expended in tracking down the crooks. Also, they figure you can always cancel the charge (not always possible) so no harm, no foul. The Netcreep gets a free shot and an invitation from the authorities to try, try, try, (to infinity) again. Where's the downside for this flammery? There is none. Until there is Feds lend an ear to these complaints not much will happen and I'm not too optimistic as I recall mob boss Meyer Lansky died of old age in Florida.