I received a rather lovely but strange email today

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@Two_Many_Cats2

What irritates me on shows where they feature people who fall for this stuff are the “experts” who solemnly insist that anyone could fall for a scam like this.

I strongly suggest you read the thread " Scammer calls. Does anyone actually fall for them? and especially Mangetout’s excellent summary here:

Scammer calls. Does anyone actually fall for them?

I do a bunch of stuff related to scams on YouTube (lately, including interviewing victims of various different kinds of scams). One of the most frequent comments I see is (words to the effect) “I can’t believe anyone would be stupid enough to fall for this shit” (occasionally expressed more like “If anyone is stupid enough to fall for this, they deserve to be a victim”). I don’t think ‘stupid’ is nearly a good enough answer for why people become victims of scams; Vulnerability can be caused by…