Comment Doesn't this help the scammers? (Score 1) 180
Great, so the bill is passed and Uncle Sam tells his people that they are safe from fraud. *Gasp* a new site pops up. But it's not on the blocked list. The people rejoice, they can once again help out the Nigerian Prince, and this time it's not a scam... ZOMG!!!!1
More people then ever get burned because they no longer have to apply common sense to the web, the govt is there to help them. I wouldn't be surprised if the site uses it's stats as not being on the list as a proof of legitimacy.
By the time the site has been blocked, the scammers have made far more money then they would have in the same timeframe off the old site, and it's time to setup the next scam.
Actually, now that I think about it, does anybody know if a Nigerian prince is somehow a lobbyist backing this bill, or at the very least, padding the pockets of the politicians?