Complex sentence: In October 2004 dozens of ShadowCrew members were busted across the US and Canada, this however did not reduce the degree of fraud and led to the proliferation of smaller sites.
Split into simpler sentences: In October 2004 dozens of ShadowCrew members were busted across the US and Canada. Ultimately, the closure of ShadowCred did not reduce the degree of fraud and led to the proliferation of smaller sites.