There was a report on the number of people who have fallen prey to scratch and win scams that have been escalating since 2006. People have been duped by such scams where victims were told they had won luxury items such as cars.
Is it greed that the perpetrators are capitalizing on? Greed has been defined as an excessive desire to possess wealth or goods. We sometimes are not able to visualise the situation and we are blaming the victims for so easily taken in by such scams. Let me relate to you one incidence. I was at the LRT when I was approached by a guy who gave me a card to scratch. I was advised that there were attractive prizes to be won. At that spur of moment, I was so pressurized that I wanted to scratch the card and also to get him off my back. However, I was late for an appointment and I told the guy that he could have the card and to retain the prizes for his safekeeping in the event there was any winning. I just walked away and I was totally amazed when the guy started to raise his voice. Was there excellent customer service as the customer should have been given the liberty of choice. Looking back now, I was thankful I did not become a victim of the scam.
Something for sharing.
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