While most people will ignore these messages, there will be a small percentage, say 1% of 1% that may fall for the trick. And they will be cheated. The government will say that there is nothing that they can do to stop this massive scamming. People should be smarter and avoid these scams.
I do not agree with the approach of the government on this matter (and I am referring to not just the Singapore government but governments in other countries as well). The law should make it clear that cheating and fraud is a crime and that criminals will be prosecuted. It may not be possible for the government to catch the criminals if they are overseas, but I do expect the government to put in some resources to do what is possible.
Here are some possible things that can be done:
- Trace the location of the sender
- Have a sting operation to catch the criminal
- Tell the ISPs to help and spam back to the spammers
These actions do not cost much. It only takes a responsible government who is willing to do their duty and pass a message that scams and frauds are not tolerated.
Tan Kin Lian
1 comment:
I came across a lot of this stuff as well. Crime Watch does highlight this but our Law does not want to take the initiative to act on it. It is very simple process. Maybe it gives our police no credit, too much work so do not wat to be 'too smart'. The police may want to take a few tips from here:
1. Ask the public to contact the police about such scam.
2. Police work with public and Interpol to try track the link and when remit the $$ try to trace location.
3. Its as easy as ABC.
Well as we know a lot of police services has been outsourced, so this is not their area.
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