Having lost small amounts of money in investment scams, it was when someone claimed to be able to get the money back - plus returns - that the situation snowballed.

I wonder if this was planned right from the start that they would be back for more?

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    61·
    27 days ago

    Doreen and her husband had lost small amounts of money in investment scams in recent years.

    So, these people are so incapable of managing their money such that they need to have their accounts managed by their family is what I’m reading.

    Doreen said her daughter was suspicious but they were initially confident and transferred money via cryptocurrency exchange Easy Crypto in chunks of $20,000, and gave him access to their computer and the Metamask cryptocurrency wallet they were using.

    They are incapable of learning the signs of a scam. I can’t feel bad for them at this point. They require a conservatorship to protect them from themselves.

    • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nzOP
      1·
      27 days ago

      Yeah, I had a similar reaction myself when reading this. On one hand, I do feel sorry for them, on the other hand, how thick can you get?

      • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
        3·
        27 days ago

        Remember, that bell curve. For every reasonably smart person (115+) there exists an incredibly stupid person (85-).

        Ok, that’s not really how it works. But you get my drift, assuming your level of knowledge is the same as others knowledge, isn’t really reasonable.