[SeoxyS]

Honestly, if people get conned into sending money to Nigeria, why should it be anybody else's problem but theirs. Yeah, it sucks, but it's fully their fault. It's a pretty stupid thing to do and they should know better.

[jandrese]

The problem is when those people drain out other people's retirement accounts or do other incredibly stupid things.

Plus, it is often their family that suffers. People don't exist in a vacuum.

[DougN7]

> and they should know better

There are some really desperate and naive people in the world, and generally they're not that way by conscious choice.

[nommm-nommm]

Because it has a high cost on society.