SunnyDays2 Wrote:
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> BBird0701 Wrote:
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> > Dixie, whether it looks real or not, I am still
> > not understanding what compels people to cash a
> > check that they didn't have coming to them.
>
>
> Many Reasons:
>
> 1. Desperation. (You WANT to believe this is REAL
> and is the difference between starvation and
> eating).
>
> 2. Gullible (You tend to believe perfect strangers
> will send you thousands of dollars)
>
> 3. Ignorance (You don't know the check laws
> release the money in two days, whether the check
> is bogus or not.
>
> 4 Unfamiliar with scammers (You never realized
> someone could stoop so low, whether it be an
> apartment scam, loan scam,)
>
> Scammers do this EVERY day, and every day someone
> falls victim.
>
> The scammers make MILLIONS on the fact of
> ignorance or blind trust.
Well said. I find it hard to believe that no one on this forum has never felt or been desperate to put a roof over their head, feed their babies, etc. At some point, everyone has been there and has been somewhat naive. Maybe I'm wrong, some live perfect lives.
We live and learn, best way to learn is go through something yourself or learn really well from the suffering of others.
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