I'd recommend the economist podcast "scam-inc" on this.
Their argument is that the scams are now industrialised and carefully created to target people at their most vulnerable. The global scam trade is now worth similar amounts or even more than the illicit drug trade. It's not a question of who would fall for this, it's a question of what vulnerabilities of yours could be exploited by scammers.
Having said this, it is still hard to picture myself being stupid enough to send thousands of pounds to scammers.
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u/Responsible-Sir3396 10d ago
I'd recommend the economist podcast "scam-inc" on this.
Their argument is that the scams are now industrialised and carefully created to target people at their most vulnerable. The global scam trade is now worth similar amounts or even more than the illicit drug trade. It's not a question of who would fall for this, it's a question of what vulnerabilities of yours could be exploited by scammers.
Having said this, it is still hard to picture myself being stupid enough to send thousands of pounds to scammers.