Our government can put a man in the Moon (supposedly). Yet they can do nothing to stop these filthy scammers from preying on the vulnerable.
My advice to Trump 2.0: Set up a team of clever computer guys (you wouldn’t need many) to figure out how to counter-strike those pigs.
Oh, and maybe invest a few dollars in public service ads. I myself wouldn’t know anything about this racket if I hadn’t accidentally come across a few YouTube videos.
Consider this analogy (the phone system or the internet as the "highway"):
You wish to / need to drive on the highway, along with all your fellow citizens.> Oh, and maybe invest a few dollars in public service ads.There are some nasty people also driving who like to throw rocks at you, swerve into you and run you off the road, maybe shoot at you. They have cars just like yours, can't tell them apart from the type of car. The only way to identify them is when they attack you; until then they're just another driver on the road.
Propose a means for "how to counter-strike" the bad guys without restricting your rights to drive.
Turns out it's damn difficult, often impossible, until damage has been done.
Here it is: "DRIVE DEFENSIVELY". Whether you're on the highway or the phone or the internet, practice defensive "driving". Be skeptical by default. Interacting with the outside world is dangerous.
There is a huge existing body of public information about how to be on the defensive, but people have to read it or see it on TV. Most people ignore it.
Whaddyagonnado?