> For better or for worse, there would be tons of vigilantes who would be happy to track down the current location of these funds. But for what good? Couldn't

> For better or for worse, there would be tons of vigilantes who would be happy to track down the current location of these funds. But for what good? Couldn't the criminals just as easily create a throwaway wallet? > That is, until the robbers figure out they can require the hostage to convert into Monero first. Can't the criminals convert it to monero themselves after it's transferred to the throwaway wallet? Why does the hostage have to be the one to do it?