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Reading about this problem makes me sick. Scams are harmful far beyond their direct consequences. They tear at the fabric of a society. If we’re always wary of
by habosa 4y ago
Reading about this problem makes me sick. Scams are harmful far beyond their direct consequences. They tear at the fabric of a society. If we’re always wary of a scam we have to spend so much time and effort defending ourselves in all of our actions. The paranoia is a tax on everyone.
It’s also sad how many people are willing to participate directly in these scams. The person calling and pretending to be “Miss Barbara” was not committing some targeted crime of passion. She was going to work every day and calmly stealing from trusting strangers. Someone who can do that day in and day out is seriously sick.
- yieldcrv 4y agoAnd there are many higher value things that simply require trust. I’ve had many artists or their brokers that could have scammed me, or made things very inconvenient, but did not. If you drop 4, 5 or 6 figures at an art show, you walk away and leave the piece on display. “My people will contact your people in a few weeks” kind of interaction. It can absolutely get taken advantage of.