EBay sugested (although I don[t think they were serious) that I might want to inform the police, as 60 days had passed since I bought the ChiPod (which you will understand had been "doctored" so as NOT to reveal the low level of memory).
A few months back, I concluded that the people renting the (large) house next to mine were using it to grow cannabis hydroponically. I tipped-off the local cops - who at first were sceptical, but then got a warrant and raided the house... and hauled away £500k worth of plants. I still had the phone number of a sergeant in Criminal Intelligence. I warned him of criminal activity taking place outside of his jurisdiction... and that PayPay are laundering the proceeds within his jurisdiction. Moneylaundering is taken VERY seriously these days. A couple of years back, I worked in the financial sector, and laundering was BIG news. If you uspect laundering but don't report your suspicions... then by doing so you may be committing a crime. Warning a customer who's being investigated that there IS an investigation under way is also a crime (called "tipping off") The cops have now been informed of a moneylaundering operation.... and the law requires them to investigate. Somehow, I DON'T think that's what the person at EBay intended to happen when they suggested reporting the fraud to the cops...!
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