Action fraud is a waste of your time…
Action fraud is a waste of your time and energy. They have no investigative powers , nor can they return your money.
I was a victim of an online airline ticket scam . I know the telephone numbers, have voice messages, call records, chats etc but they cant stop my money from being taken away. Action fraud will make elaborate report, give you a number and slowly you learn to live with the loss.
You just vent out your frustration with a hope that some government agency will protect you and your money, but it is hopeless.
Action fraud should publish statistics of number of cases they handled and their success rate.
I wonder why police cant set up traps and lure the scammers into them or pose as fake customers and catch them. We are waiting helplessly and praying that the scammers dont hit us. Few years ago I lost 1700 pounds in one second. I knew the name of account holder, account number , bank, branch everything. But under whatever laws that account is protected, and I couldn't recover my money.
The bad guys know very well that law in this country is weak and punishment if any is disproportionately less. They will rob you in broad daylight and you cant to a thing. Action fraud must be closed and a more robust, proactive police system should be brought in.