Most of the time when I get another scam email from the family member of a deceased or deposed head of state, or maybe a criminally minded employee of some bank or oil company telling me they trust me implicitly and are willing to give me a large sum of money if I help them transfer an even larger amount of money from somewhere to somewhere else – I delete them without a glance. Sometimes I read them for amusement and wonder if anyone is ever fooled.
The LA Times has now reported that a Psychiatrist (you think he would have a better knowledge of human nature?) has lost (rather gave it away?) over 1.3 million US dollars to scammers.
So now I know…
(via Consumerist)