Why More Women are Victims of Scams (WSJ)

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Bill Francavilla : Women outlive men, so there are more older woman. Studies have found that men fall for investment scams and women fall for lottery (you just won a XYZ car and you just have to pay for title and shipping) scams.

Who would have guessed? A 24 year old Indian dude made $300m by running the IRS scam. Phew.. The Americans know him as Shaggy btw..

Simon Lovell - the British con man who later became a stage magician said : "I love it when someone says they can't be scammed." If you've read Joe Weil's autobiography, you know that even con men are not immune!