Singapore Scam Hub Uncovers National Crisis of Gullibility
SINGAPORE - A recent thread on a local forum has uncovered a shocking truth - Singaporeans are incredibly, almost unbelievably, gullible.
The thread detailed how a 48-year-old woman managed to scam 10 people out of nearly $1 million dollars through online love scams. And not just any people - she managed to con lawyers, bankers, IT professionals and more.
"We always thought Singaporeans were fastidiously pragmatic people," said sociologist Dr. Hu Li Onn. "But it turns out they are willing to wire huge sums of money to strangers on the internet who claim to be hot young Korean women. The capacity for self-delusion is actually quite impressive."
What’s more concerning is that even when her victims realized they were being catfished, many of them continued the “relationships” anyway, clinging to the hope that the imaginary girlfriends were real.
“The men displayed logic-defying levels of denial,” said Dr. Hu. “It was as if they wanted to be scammed.”
Forum members furiously demanded to see a photo of the scammer, assuming she must be a gorgeous femme fatale to pull off such cons. In reality, she had simply preyed on desperate and lonely men by offering them the romantic connections they craved.
Still, some refused to accept this explanation, insisting she must be using voodoo magic. “We thought the use of ‘gong tao’ was confined to heartland aunties,” said Dr. Hu. “But apparently modern Singaporean men also subscribe to these supernatural beliefs.”
The revelation of such naivete has been deeply unsettling for Singaporeans who take pride in the country’s no-nonsense pragmatism. Moving forward, schools may need to teach digital literacy and critical thinking skills from early childhood, experts say.
“We need to wake up and deal with this delusion epidemic,” said Dr. Hu gravely. “If Singaporeans don’t get smarter, fast, we may end up becoming the world’s biggest scam victim.”
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