Yes, until you\’ve had to deal with someone with a diminished mental capactiy…..try working full time and watching what they do during the day. And for SURE, they don\’t want to tell you when they\’ve done something they realize was foolish! Really, those who prey on those with diminished mental capactiy should be in prison a LONG time with others as heartless as themselves.
There reaches a point at which the thorough lack of common sense of a \”victim\” may become the main cause of his/her loss. This story seems to illustrate just such a situation.
Not to seem unsympathetic, but what could these people possibly have been thinking?
…maybe \”unsympathetic\” is the right word, after all…
Indeed it may be appropriate to be unsympathetic…a \”Rainbow\” lottery? Please say we\’re not dealing with aged hippies too addled to remember what they\’ve entered and why they should know better, but figure anything sharing a name with the Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes must be a good thing…although, from Philomath, it\’s a 50/50 chance.
Let\’s not get too carried away. You\’re looking at the situation through your own eyes. Perhaps these elderly people don\’t have the mental capacity they once did? You can make the argument that they should have some supervision, but they don\’t deserve to lose their money to a scam artist. I bet your opinion would be different if it happened to your Alzheimer\’s stricken parents.
Matt, I would holler at and berate my poor old parents endlessly over the course of the 75.459 times they re-sent that $740 to these jackals, and then take away their checkbook. Even Alzheimers patients (and No, I\’m not making light of the disease) should be buying a clue by that time…
cynic, you must not have parents in a compromised mental state. You possibly have not dealt with an elderly person in a compromised mental state. Your parents wouldn\’t even remember your name let alone that they sent $700 yesterday. I am assuming the victims in this story weren\’t fully aware because otherwise they\’re just Grade A fools.
The thing that surprised me most about this story is their claim that it is a frequent scam.
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Yes, until you\’ve had to deal with someone with a diminished mental capactiy…..try working full time and watching what they do during the day. And for SURE, they don\’t want to tell you when they\’ve done something they realize was foolish! Really, those who prey on those with diminished mental capactiy should be in prison a LONG time with others as heartless as themselves.
speaking of diminished mental capacity…..capactiy??? Sorry for the typo.
If there\’s long-term care insurance, why not start selling SCAM Insurnace for the eldery and feeble-minded? Could be profitable?
There reaches a point at which the thorough lack of common sense of a \”victim\” may become the main cause of his/her loss. This story seems to illustrate just such a situation.
Not to seem unsympathetic, but what could these people possibly have been thinking?
…maybe \”unsympathetic\” is the right word, after all…
Indeed it may be appropriate to be unsympathetic…a \”Rainbow\” lottery? Please say we\’re not dealing with aged hippies too addled to remember what they\’ve entered and why they should know better, but figure anything sharing a name with the Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes must be a good thing…although, from Philomath, it\’s a 50/50 chance.
They deserve to lose the whole amount! How stupid can you be.
Let\’s not get too carried away. You\’re looking at the situation through your own eyes. Perhaps these elderly people don\’t have the mental capacity they once did? You can make the argument that they should have some supervision, but they don\’t deserve to lose their money to a scam artist. I bet your opinion would be different if it happened to your Alzheimer\’s stricken parents.
Matt, I would holler at and berate my poor old parents endlessly over the course of the 75.459 times they re-sent that $740 to these jackals, and then take away their checkbook. Even Alzheimers patients (and No, I\’m not making light of the disease) should be buying a clue by that time…
cynic, you must not have parents in a compromised mental state. You possibly have not dealt with an elderly person in a compromised mental state. Your parents wouldn\’t even remember your name let alone that they sent $700 yesterday. I am assuming the victims in this story weren\’t fully aware because otherwise they\’re just Grade A fools.
The thing that surprised me most about this story is their claim that it is a frequent scam.