Do police really investigate credit card theft?

Do the police really investigate credit card theft? Honestly, it’s infuriating. Like, seriously frustrating. It feels like such a personal violation, you know? All that hard-earned money, just…gone. Poof! It’s not just the money, either; it’s the whole feeling of being so completely powerless. Remember that time my sister got her card cloned at that awful gas station? The police took a report, sure, but it felt like they just filed it away and forgot about it. They said they’d investigate, but, well… crickets.

It’s good to know that filing a report can help – sometimes you can get some of the money back, I guess. But, man, the whole process is such a hassle. It takes forever, you have to jump through hoops, and it’s just… stressful. I spent hours on the phone, and I still had to deal with the banks, too! Ugh.

DiNardis’ stuff – whatever that is, I’ve read about it somewhere – makes it sound like they should be more proactive, but I’m just not seeing it in real life. Maybe it’s different in other places? I don’t know. It just feels like, unless it’s a huge case with tons of victims, credit card theft gets shoved to the bottom of the pile. And that’s just not right. It leaves you feeling completely helpless, like you’re on your own in the wilderness. Seriously, what’s the point of reporting it then?