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Re:Scamming the scammer by jacquesm on Saturday July 11, 2009 @02:28PM (#699410)
There is a very simple rule: If you are a nobody and you get approached by somebody with an offer you are being scammed.

The only reason it works at all is because people don't stop to think "Hey, I'm absolutely nobody, why aproach me ?". That and greed...

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Re:Scamming the scammer by dan_the_welder on Sunday July 12, 2009 @06:32AM (#700036)
How about desperation? It's easy to talk about our superior standard of living, but there is an edge, a steep edge and lots of people are near enough to it to consider crazy things.
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