Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 13:36:25 GMT From: Johannes <johsnospam-slop-slop-sizefitter.com> Subject: Re: Paypal loop hole
BK wrote: > > In the US and Canada there are nearly 300,000,000 people, of which about > 60% are online somehow. If 1/1000th fell for this or another scam, that > would be 180,000 people. If they just got $10 USD for each victim, that > would be $1.8 million, $50 USD would be $9.0m. In many third world > nations a simple gain of $25,000 would set you up for years, if not for > life. > > Jeremy I know this argument; this is the received wisdom. But is it necessarily true? Responding to a scam like this takes some effort, the person must have a bank account and some degree of organisation to his life. Then it's obvious that such posts are not personal in any way, and everybody knows about them. Hence, not likely that any such a person would respond to it. In contrast, it's quite believable that the dim scammers are taken in by the idea, and possibly have invested in some kind of bulk mailing service for e.g. a small fee, similar to people playing the lottery.
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