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"Acted upon" in these sorts of bulk data contexts typically means "charge them for an extra count when we pick them up for something else".

It's like the internet crimes version of putting the serial number of stolen property in a police report. They ain't looking for it, but they'll tack the charge when they inventory a crackhouse bust and that number pops up stolen.

They aren't dedicating serious resources to speculatively looking at the reports and trying to assess patterns like some TV cop looking at a series of dead hookers and saying "aha we have a serial killer on the loose".



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