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Re:Diseconomies of scale in fraud, spam, support, and modera... by palmfacehn on Monday February 19, 2024 @01:07AM (#39426648)
From the article:

>And if I ask who do I trust more, my local reputable electronics shop (Memory Express, B&H Photo, etc.), I trust my local reputable electronics shop more. Not only are they less likely to sell me a counterfeit than Best Buy, in the event that they do sell me a counterfeit, the service is likely to be better.

An international, multi-government taskforce is one solution, potentially. Maybe not. For the problem presented at the top of the article, shopping locally seems like an easy win in comparison.

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Re:Diseconomies of scale in fraud, spam, support, and modera... by nradov on Monday February 19, 2024 @09:14AM (#39429943)
An international, multi-goverment task force is no solution for the routine wire fraud that impacts most consumers. Due to corruption, incompetence, and political disputes, the countries where most of that fraud originates won't participate in a meaningful way.
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