When I talk about scams, I oft get replies like "the TV licence is a scam too" or "not putting up income tax thresholds is a scam" & more. I get this is venting, but it risks inuring people to the danger of actual scams. Scams and fraud make up 40% of UK crime Its under-policed, under-resourced, under-reported and under-regulated. We need that to change. Scams don't just destroy peoples finances, they have huge impacts on mental health and self-esteem. Scams are primarily from dangerous organised criminal gangs, extra-territorially using sophisticated psychological techniques to lie, manipulate people, and steal with little repercussion. Dismissing that by equating it to legal policy decisions even those you strongly disagree with, draws attention away from the real need in our society to crack down on these criminals.