Is anyone in a position to set up a cypherpunks CrimeStoppers mailbox (for use through the remailers)? You could set up a web-page with instructions and a list of crimes for which there are rewards.
Someone already tried that. The cops got a copy of the WWW logs and started investigating everyone who'd looked at the WWW page... So at the least you'd need a bunch of anonymous WWW proxies as well.
Yuck. Well, if this is going to be a problem, you could distribute a periodic FAQ via Usenet instead.
There's also the problem that the current ecash systems do not provide payee anonymity, so if you pay informers with ecash they can be traced if the bank and payer collude.
That's a real problem and underscores the need for better ecash. :) Frank Stuart | (Admiral Grace) Hopper's Law: fstuart@vetmed.auburn.edu | It's easier to get forgiveness than permission.