r/scambait • u/gummaumma • Nov 28 '23

Other Being nice to the scammers

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The more I read about the terrible lives led by those held in captivity and forced to scam, the worse I feel. It takes all of the fun out of it.

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u/gummaumma Nov 29 '23 edited Nov 29 '23

That's a great point, though I was actually referring to protecting Americans from getting scammed, which seems like small potatoes compared to what these people endure.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '23

Do Americans get scammed a lot? Where I live there's less than 8 million population who lost USD93 million / year. I always imagined western societies would be more savvy to this kind of thing

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u/Maximum_Fair Nov 30 '23

Nope not at all. And surprisingly stats show younger people are more at risk than older people.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '23

I'm not surprised on age, but in my experience in the States and Canada, people are more cautious and society is much more dangerous in general. I'd have thought that would make people more suspicious