[citation][nom]bunnywanny[/nom]I read an article from the New York Times a while back that the most proliferated scammers are located in the Romania city of Râmnicu Vâlcea . The disturbing part is that the Romanian people don't care if these scammers steal money from Americans (or anyone else). They assume that all Americans are too rich driving expensive cars and living in McMansions. Romanians see themselves as poor and deserve the wealth from filthy rich nation-states. The Romanian government won't do a thing about it, because these scammers is what supporting its economy. No ethical responsibility. These days the scammers are using proxies and civilians from former eastern bloc who want quick easy cash.[/citation]
The above is why one should not get their info from MSM; also, this is proof that thinking you understood an article doesn't make you smarter.
"scammers are supporting the economy"? Really? Do you have the slightest idea how many scammers would take to support a country's economy? no, you don't.
"That's why the government doesn't do a thing"? For starters, there have been a couple of Romanian hackers that have been on the news, and each time they have been caught and prosecuted by the local police. Yes, they were NOT extradited or anything, but they were prosecuted in their own country, like in any civilized nation. Second, this is a rare occurrence (hacking at that level). Also, there was someone from Romania that hacked into some NASA servers and I believe some other govt. agency here. He was also found and prosecuted in Romania. Thirdly, not even in countries that are notorious for their software piracy (China, Russia) one can not say that this type of activities is what's supporting their respective economies.
Try to get informed on a subject before bad-mouthing someone. And again, stop getting your info from MSM. Your brain might thank you one day.