Isn't it great how our authorities tell us to be aware of scammers, but when you are, and you become aware of a potential attempted scam, if you try to report it and get some assistance ... the response is to basically get fucked.

Because no crime has actually been committed, the NSW police are not interested and cannot do anything to help you.

So then there's the ACCC's Scamwatch, which the police refer you to.

Where you lodge an online form.

They acknowledge that you've lodged an online form.

But in terms of actually doing something in order to investigate and perhaps do something to help catch the scammers?

Nope.

Nothing timely.

No hurry.

Nothing to see here.

What a load of rubbish. Why is there no sense of urgency here, where they may be able to investigate and possibly catch someone of ill intent?

This is utter crap.

No wonder people end up being scammed, when there's no proactive attempt by the authorities to help mitigate the problems.