The constant stream of fraud cases that keep appearing has another negative effect besides the tremendous losses they inflict on the public. With the possibility of being scammed at any time, people are in a constant state of uncertainty, and this can have a serious impact on the foundation of mutual trust upon which society is built.
層出不窮的詐騙案件，除了造成民眾龐大的財務損失，另一個間接的負面效應，則是讓這種隨時可能「被騙」的不確定感，嚴重侵蝕社會的互信基礎。