07-14-2014, 02:17 AM
I'm not offering an opinion one way or the other on who may or may not be scamming who or if any 501's are scams, although I suspect at least one was, at least in part. I do offer that the members of poor communities are very frequently the victims of scams.
I believe poorer people are often scam victims due to a general lower lever of education, a higher level of ignorance, need, greed (common in all economic levels) and an increased reluctance to report scamming or fraud incidents to authorities. This also could be related to issues as mentioned by kjlpahoa.
Of course the scammers have to scam many more poor people to accumulate comparable income to what they could gain scamming the more well to do. It is unlikely they could ever accumulate the wealth of a Madoff. However, they can make a comfortable income.
I used to get scam calls several times a year. Enforcement was generally very difficult due to a general lack of documentation on the part of the victims. A failing less likely among potential wealthier victims.
My unverified assumption is that the Police administrators as well as much of the County administration simply don't care what goes on in most of Puna. I don't know how that can be changed. Continually electing nut jobs as the districts representatives won't help.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
I believe poorer people are often scam victims due to a general lower lever of education, a higher level of ignorance, need, greed (common in all economic levels) and an increased reluctance to report scamming or fraud incidents to authorities. This also could be related to issues as mentioned by kjlpahoa.
Of course the scammers have to scam many more poor people to accumulate comparable income to what they could gain scamming the more well to do. It is unlikely they could ever accumulate the wealth of a Madoff. However, they can make a comfortable income.
I used to get scam calls several times a year. Enforcement was generally very difficult due to a general lack of documentation on the part of the victims. A failing less likely among potential wealthier victims.
My unverified assumption is that the Police administrators as well as much of the County administration simply don't care what goes on in most of Puna. I don't know how that can be changed. Continually electing nut jobs as the districts representatives won't help.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
S. FL
Big Islander to be.