Also, as a white collar crime it does not get the same kind of resources as violent crime or the ideologically driven so-called "war on drugs".

To get an investigation started you have to report the case to law enforcement in your own country, no matter what phone numbers are listed in the emails. Some countries have institutions that specialize in fraud or online crimes. For example, in the United States the Secret Service investigates financial fraud cases. In other countries special sections of the regular local or state police force will handle reported cases.

An overview of reporting addresses for various countries can be found at the