Someone tried to scam me today

I was selling an item, and the person contacted me using one of the scams you recognize if you know how these things work. Because I'm lucky enough to be heavily involved in Internet message boards, this immediately caused my spidey senses to tingle. I then asked around, and sure enough, someone was trying to do exactly that.

What is it with people today? Scamming for a few hundred dollars is an okay thing? It's okay if you can get away with it? I'm sorry, but what is happening in our society today? I don't remember things being this bad before. Sure, there were con artists in the past, but they were unsavory types that preyed on people. It's becoming mainstream now.

Are we becoming a world of untrustworthy people, or have we always been untrustworthy but too hopeful that it might not really be true?

Stumble It!