Yeah, my questions don't really apply to the pair in the story; they knew from the beginning that the software was for fraudulent purposes, and simply lost thei

Yeah, my questions don't really apply to the pair in the story; they knew from the beginning that the software was for fraudulent purposes, and simply lost their nerve after a while, then got arrested anyway on charges of conspiracy. Getting cold feet after the crime has been committed does not earn you leniency. I suppose I'm thinking of it more along the lines of, say, the person in the next cubicle/department over who knows about such software and wonders what to do about it. Contacting the FBI and asking the professionals what to do is the most obviously correct path. It's just a matter of curiosity that I wonder what they would say, and whether the advice would work.