Stupid is as stupid does

Scams only require two things: stupid people and the smarter people bad enough to take advantage of them.

I'm not crazy about the scam artists, but I have no sympathy for the stupid people. The way I see it, if you're stupid enough to fall for some of these scams out there, you deserve what you get.

This morning on the news they alerted me to a new scam. You get a letter in the mail saying you've won a lottery, and there's a check. But they tell you to send them money to pay the taxes for the award. Then, presumably, they cancel the check or whatever and make a profit.

What idiot says, "jolly good! Some stranger wants me to send them a check for a lottery I never entered. Sounds sensible." Don't these idiots wonder how they won a lottery they never entered? I'd hate to be one of these people they talk to on the news: "Yep, I was so stupid I actually fell for the scam. Just look me. I look stupid, don't I?" But they don't act that way. They act all violated, outraged, and 100% victim.

Yep, victims of a scam, but victims of stupidity long before that. Stupid is as stupid does, and these guys prove it.