Hey SmokeyTheBear,
It actually does add up but many have not followed ASACP's efforts over the past few years and also are not aware of how commercial cp operates and originates. Over 90% of commercial cp originates from organized crime centered in Russia, the RBN (Russian Business Network) aka Russian mob. ASACP runs one of the busiest hotlines in the world and receives 7 to 10 thousand raw reports per month. We also participate on the FCACP (Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography) which is headed up by NCMEC (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children). I participate on the Information Flow and Technology Challenges Working Groups and have also participated on special investigations along with major financial institutions such as Master Card. The goal of the FCACP has been to stamp out commercial child pornography by cutting off their access to legitimate billing solutions. This has been very successful over the past couple of years and due to these efforts the numbers of commercial cp websites online has dropped by more than two thirds. Those that are still operating are charging a much higher price point than in the past and have had to turn to much more convoluted methods for billing.
One of the topics that came up at the last FCACP meeting that I attended in Washington in June was that some members had been receiving threats and had had other similar types of scams being perpetrated against them.
http://www.asacp.org/index.php?content=news&item=721
As crazy at it may sound to those that do not deal with these issues every day, it seems these efforts have made enough of an impact to cause some retaliation.
This particular criminal organization is also known for many other internet based criminal activities which have also been linked to their commercial cp operations.