Web Fraud Victims are stupid and greedy: a policeman writes

Amusing account from a cop of how a lot of people drawn in by web
fraud are just greedy people who think theyre making a quick buck.
Common sense really - if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is


The researchers who came up with the statistic that fewer than half of
the UK's 29m internet users realise that they are responsible for the
security of their own personal details must have been sitting in the
waiting room at Newtown police station.

Judging from what I've seen this week, the Get Safe Online campaign (a
joint venture between the Government, the Serious Organised Crime
Agency and private enterprise) might have seriously overestimated the
intelligence of the average web user.

I've dealt with several genuine victims of identity theft and fraud,
but a surprising number are simply greedy.

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