I've got this bridge you can buy…

Scammers use many different tricks but many depend on our good nature, like this latest scam.

It's easy to scoff at the credulous nature of those who click the email link and expose themselves to scammers but those who do are going to be motivated by the desire to help someone less fortunate than themselves. So go easy on the victims, they are merely doing what has made humanity great.

Conversely scamming may also be one of the oldest professions of mankind. Chimpanzees regularly scam each other out of food by shouting their equivalent of "Look out, there's a lion coming" and stealing everyone else's fruit as they rush for the trees. It seems some habits die hard.