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Stupid is as Stupid Does
By Bob Osgoodby

I don’t know about you, but I am sick to death over these morons who flood my email "inbox" with all kinds of offers for things I don’t want. I don’t care if your brother-law’s late uncle was the prime poohpah in Wospilyland in Nigeria, and can’t legally get his money out of the country. And, I’m not really interested in giving a sizeable chunk of my savings so I can get 50 million dollars or so as my share of his estate.

I really don’t want that $500 gift certificate from Walmarts, Sears, or K-Mart, because I know that no matter how many "hoops" I’m made to jump through, I’m not going to get it anyway. However, I have just confirmed that I am a real person, and now my email address is for sale, as well as my phone number and the address where I live. Read the fine print. By filling out the form, you have given them permission to spam you. The same holds true for those free laptops, free plane tickets or hotel reservations.

I don’t have an Ebay account so how can they close down my account because of suspected fraudulent activity? And if I did, why should I sign on and give them my personal information, including my credit card information to verify my account. Most of us know that this junk comes from scamsters trying to find someone stupid enough to go to their "look alike" site and give them this information.

How many people deal with a Bank in Downtown Winnett, Montana, population 160? Not many I’m sure. But a lot of people do deal with the Bank of America and PNC Bank. Do people really believe that the Bank will email them threatening to close down their account if they don’t supply the information they are requesting?

And how about the IRS (Internal Revenue Service)? Do you honestly believe they have unclaimed refunds in your third cousins brother’s mother’s great grand mothers name? Are you dumb enough to give them all the information they request so you can get it. Are you dumb enough to think the IRS would email you?

Most types of offers fall into one of two categories. The first consists people who send out "offers that seem to be too good to be true." This category is made up of simply uniformed folks who are sold on the idea that if they send out their ad to 50 million people or so, some will buy into their offer. Those who send out the emails for them, say that if they get just one half of one percent of the people to buy their product, they will be a millionaire. These people are simply stupid, and the only ones making money here are the ones sending out the emails.

The second category consists of out and out thieves. These people are trying to get your personal information so as to steal your identity. These guys are sophisticated con artists and are good at what they do. Do they prey on the informed? Of course not, and they don’t expect them to bite. Who are they after? People new to the Internet, who are inexperienced with financial matters. But should we feel sorry for those that buy into the Wospilyland in Nigeria or the IRS scam? You figure it out.

Three things normally drive people to these types of deals. True financial need coupled with inexperience is probably at the very bottom of the list. Next up on this list would be stupidity, and at the top would be out and out greed. Many of the people who fall for these scams are simply greedy and want to make "Big Bucks." without having to work for it.

Others are simply too dumb to know the difference and shouldn’t be allowed to own a computer. The majority of people scammed however possess the first two traits in differing combinations ­ greed and stupidity. These people can’t be helped and will be scammed.

If you are inexperienced with the workings of the web, or had a recent financial reversal, before jumping into an offer that really looks good, talk it over with others first. The money you save will be your own.
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