As long as there are stressed and/or gullible people, there is an avenue for these "smart scams". I distinctly remember getting junk spam physical mail as a ki

As long as there are stressed and/or gullible people, there is an avenue for these "smart scams". I distinctly remember getting junk spam physical mail as a kid, saying if you send back $60 dollars they will share the method to work from home / easy money scheme. It feeds on desperation and stress to hinder rational decision making skills. We also have things like the lottery where people buy in to the idea theres a infintismely small chance to actually win but the emotional side of the brain takes over and ignores it.