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I just want to contest the "too stupid to realize a scam" bit, in part because of the idea that stupid people are deserving of mistreatment (they aren't), but m
by burnished 5y ago
I just want to contest the "too stupid to realize a scam" bit, in part because of the idea that stupid people are deserving of mistreatment (they aren't), but mostly because stupidity has very little to do with it. Vulnerability has a lot to do with. Most of the time, most people aren't vulnerable to scams. Thats the trick though, a successful scam is about finding people who are temporarily vulnerable. And everyone is at some point in their lives.
- mannerheim 5y agoI'd agree, but the victims in this case seem to be buying stolen credit cards. They fully deserve to get ripped off in this case, it's instant karma. Also the perfect victims - what are they going to do, complain to the police that their stolen credit card vendor ripped them off?