Internet Fraud: Can It Be Stopped?

I have not eaten a thing for 36 hours, because some internet scumbag offered me a prize for only $5 shipping and handling, then tried to charge me $19.99, for something else that I was not informed of. Why this continues is an indictment of our dysfunctional government, which pursues phony issues while doing nothing about crime being done right in plain sight. Because of this scam, I lost my debit card and have to wait a week to get a new one. I couldn't pay my phone bill, and had to pay my service providers $20 to change my due date, which was all the cash I had. Meanwhile I have $115 I can't touch.