Comment by miki123211
7 hours ago
The scammers are often in a very different country than the victim. Finding the scammer is only 50% of the work, the other 50% is diplomacy and hoping the other side is willing to extradite. This is not made easier if the police force in the scammer's country is extremely corrupt.
This is why those scams so often rely on gift cards (or sometimes on cash which a local mule converts to crypto).
Maybe they can just sanction that person? Block them from making phone calls to the country and publishing apps?
Many banking scams involve fake checks and deposits into other accounts, but I don’t see the government or banks taking active steps to stop them.