Most people actually know of people who have been scammed by small-time criminals in their own neighborhood. People who scam those who dont know better, and they dont ever seem to get caught. This annoys the majority who make money legally of course. The internet is changing things for the better to some degree. Now using the internet even the smallest scale criminal can be named and shamed online, and the web gives everybody the chance to check opinions and experiences of others before being in the position of being conned. When you are worried someone might be conning you it is worth looking them up online to see if there are any opinions about them or warnings about previous scams. If you have a cell phone number try running a cell phone lookup online which could give you access to background and criminal details for someone who is trying to sell you something, and this may show that they are not who they pretend to be.
May 07