Yes, we really have to be cautious and we should not easily trust anyone. There’s a lot of scams around online and offline, trying to lure you to give in. You always have to think twice or make a research before believing in something, especially opportunities that promise you to give a huge income, but it will just waste your time and effort, or worse, that you will release money for nothing. We have to be vigilant all the time.

You are right, Michelle; do not easily trust anybody you do not know especially on social media. They are pretending to be so friendly, but then they will scam you.

The old adage “not to trust any strangers” and that “there are only two kind of people in the world, the one making fool of other and the one being fool” is quite true and assume real importance in the Cyber or Computer Age.

The same is true with the line of the poem “Desiderata” to that effect to “remember that the world is full of trickery”.

One must really be cautious in his or her worldly affairs not only online or in the virtual world but in the real/physical world itself outside of the internet.

If is too good to be true then for sure there must be something fishy that is going on.

The approach of any scammer or fraudsters for that matter is to appeal first and foremost to human frailty and weakness—the love of money, greed and selfishness and the easy-quick-rich approach.

For who don’t want or need money? For who don’t want to quickly get ahead in life or to be an instant millionaires for that matter?

This is where human weakness lies that is being exploited and will continue to be exploited by any fraudsters or scammers against the unsuspecting victims or potential victims.

I often tell others that if anyone for that matter is asking money online even for a single cent then for sure it is 100% scams or fraud.

It will be otherwise if they are the one who will immediate handed to us the money and not the other way around.

Any scams, fraud or swindling is as old as the presence of evil in the world. We must always be aware of this fact and be on the alert to open our eyes and mind.
Remember also that it is better to be safe than sorry or have a regrets in the end.