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throwaway248334
5y ago
There are a couple reasons. Sometimes they are. However, the recipients are often also romance/work from home scam victims. It can be hard/impossible to prove their intent. Best case scenario is, assuming they are in on it, that t
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throwaway248334
5y ago
It's not that it's small. It's that the suspect is likely not in the jurisdiction and the money is likely out of the country.
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throwaway248334
5y ago
I'm a local law enforcement officer in California who investigates these. I love working on these cases, but there are tons of issues that stop them from being prosecuted successfully other than laziness. Ask me anything.