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Unfortunately it's not so much the 'rich' that fall for this, but the elderly. Recently heard this story from my bartender, who had a family member lose some d
by strict9 10y ago
Unfortunately it's not so much the 'rich' that fall for this, but the elderly.
Recently heard this story from my bartender, who had a family member lose some dough in this scam. The "rich American" part is just a weaselly justification for committing a crime, and doesn't deserve the prominence in the article it received.
- nashashmi 10y ago> doesn't deserve the prominence in the article it received It is more for giving insight into an asian scamming culture.
- bdcravens 10y agoAs I read it, it's not that they are targeting rich Americans, but rather, they view America as a land of riches. Even our poor elderly, especially if they own a vehicle or property, would be considered rich by many standards.
- strict9 10y agoFrom the article: > Nasreen Bano Iqbal Balesahib, 59; and her sons Nadeem Iqbal Balasaheb, 30, and Shain Iqbal Balasaheb, 25, were arrested on Wednesday evening as they were listed as the owners of MAC Outsourcing Services Private Limited - the company that ran Universal Outsourcing Solutions, which is one of the raided companies. Incidentally, the raided M Bale House belongs to the family. Owned a company and the building which housed the company. That argument rings even more hollow.
- jlgaddis 10y agoI imagine the average wage in America is much, much higher than the average wage in India. I interpreted it not as rich Americans specifically, but rather that America as a whole is much richer than India.