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Bob LeFridge :tinoflag: on Nostr: I'm certain they do. In some stations it's been a long-standing policy for years. I ...

I'm certain they do. In some stations it's been a long-standing policy for years.

I used to be a member of a group called ScamBusters which spotted TradeMe scams and helped fraud victims. In the early 2010s we learned that Auckland Central station was no longer accepting reports of any TradeMe scams under $350.

Small scammers go on to become bigger scammers, and why not? It's free money with zero risk. And from the Police perspective, the millions of dollars lost never appear on any official crime stats.

Deliberately turning a blind eye to crime is such a dumb way to police a country.