by Dotti
Unfortunately, it is not that simple. It's not like the police can stake out the WU and grab the scammer.
Money does not have to be picked up at a specific branch, and it doesn't even have to be picked up in the same city. In some countries, there are thousands of WU branches. The money is supposed to be picked up in the same country, but scammers have shown many times that they can work around that. Add the fact that the victim is in another country, making it very difficult to actually prosecute the scammer, and the police just don't see it as a viable use of their resources.
Money does not have to be picked up at a specific branch, and it doesn't even have to be picked up in the same city. In some countries, there are thousands of WU branches. The money is supposed to be picked up in the same country, but scammers have shown many times that they can work around that. Add the fact that the victim is in another country, making it very difficult to actually prosecute the scammer, and the police just don't see it as a viable use of their resources.
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