alt Hacker NewsFraud is a crime. When a crime is committed citizens inform the police to investigate.
If someone punches you in the street or steals your wallet will you file a lawsuit or call the police? Maybe in America is different, but the normal thing to do is to go to the police. Fraud is not different, the police will investigate.
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dmoy • yesterday at 4:58 PM
In the US you can do both (and often that's what happens - parallel criminal and civil cases)
US legal system is kinda weird
> If someone punches you in the street or steals your wallet will you file a lawsuit or call the police?
In the USA, probably both. You (or your insurance company) might sue them to recover your financial losses, the police would investigate the crime of assault and/or robbery and pass any evidence along to the prosecutor.
Of course if they have no money or other assets, suing them is a bit pointless.