It's not just one surveillance state ;) Most of these scammers are outside the UK, in India or Africa somewhere. Those countries do put a lot of resources into

It's not just one surveillance state ;) Most of these scammers are outside the UK, in India or Africa somewhere. Those countries do put a lot of resources into capturing 'Yahoo boys' and the like, but it's sometimes like looking for a needle in a haystack. I think the more realistic solution is to educate people so they don't fall for some of these preposterously blatant scams.