By Nick Heath
Published: Monday 03 November 2008
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Name
Dave Kitson
Location
Christchurch
Occupation
programmer
Comment
It's not just corporations that are disillusioned.
I had a phisher on the hook who was going to come and collect my boat in exchange for a fraudulent bankers draft for £6000
I was happy to go along with it to give the police a chance to arrest someone and called my local station. I spent 1/2 an hour commiserating with an unhappy and appologetic police Sargent who said his hands were tied and he wasn't allowed to get involved unless more than £20,000 were involved!
So with no police support in prospect, I pulled the plug on the deal and another criminal goes on preying on us all.
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