You are right scammers are everywhere it's just that the word scammer is relatively new plus it's a word associated with the internet.
We find them in religions, car salesmen, room rentals, banks, loansharks and so on.

If it comes to the truth: what is the truth? People look through different glasses witnessing the same event.

How we interpret a story told can twist the truth as well.

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