FTC: Stop falling for social media scams, you've given crooks $650M+ this year
First thought:  &quot;There&#x27;s a sucker born every minute&quot;<p>Second thought:  &quot;Nobody ever went broke [by] underestimating the intelligence of the American people&quot;<p>Daydream:  When the feds actually catch a scammer, they shift through the guy&#x27;s records to see who his victims were.  For the best-born and best-off ~1% of those, they publicly ask a judge declare the victim <i>non compos mentis</i>, and appoint a trustee to manage their affairs.  For the next ~10%, they ask the family to try to convince the victim to move to a care facility and appoint a trustee.  Goal:  Fear of devastating loss of social status might motivate at least the most-profitable scam victims to be <i>somewhat</i> more difficult to cheat.