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[Roland Perry]

In message <FMEFLOMOCGIMKOKKKLFIAEABCGAA.oml@sysrx.uk.com>, Owen Lewis 
<oml@sysrx.uk.com> writes

>My enquiry was as to the number of prosecutions per year you know to have
>been brought. Say in each of the last three years?

I have already explained why this is a sensitive area, and the 
information I have was supplied under NDA.

>Thus, 'more than 365 scams a
>year' seems a sensible first approximation to the occurrences of such scams
>in the UK.

If "one batch of spam" is how you define "a scam", then I'd estimate 
there were a lot more than 365 a year. Some people would define each 
receipt of a spam as an individual "attempted scam".

>> >I believe that the Met's average
>> >detection rate is about 8%.

This varies from crime to crime. They have a 100% rate for Kidnapping, 
for example.

>That logic comes close to re-inforcing my view that the police do not, in
>fact, bring charges against these people.

Then you would be completely wrong.
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