Failed advertisement
Have you ever seen an advertisement and what comes to your mind is "what are they thinking?" Look to the right side and chances are you will see FBI AGENTS(NEEDED)…this one cracks me up every time. "40-45 years old?" implying "we hope you are dumb enough to link the 1st statement to the 2nd one." Do people really think the FBI is going to hire them at age 40+, after a "Quick in-class Training" as mentioned and pay them $65,000 LMAO. Please tell me none of you fall for that kind of aberration. I don't even understand why advertisement for this kind of scam is allowed.
3 Answers
Here is an email I received recently. It goes along with the theme of this thread and is also good for translation practice. 
If anyone is interested in replying, feel free. I will not be. 
I have no idea who this is. I just know it is a scam.
Hola Mi Querido, Me gustaría que me permita solicitar a través de este medio por su cooperación y asegurar una oportunidad de invertir con usted en su país. Tengo un importante capital oculto honorablemente heredado de mi difunto padre (el Sr. Timothy Cohen); Fue asesinado por los rebeldes en la actual crisis política en nuestro país que han dado lugar a la guerra ya que los últimos años.
Tengo la intención de invertir este dinero en empresa de negocio rentable y lucrativa de la que está para asesorar y ejecutar dicha empresa allá de los beneficios mutuos de los dos. Me alegraré de reservar a este respecto y la oportunidad para usted, si así lo desea, quiero que estar seguro de que todo está en orden y legítimo. 19 años de edad soy, un huérfano que actualmente viven con una familia que nunca supe de Adán, Imagen estar solo en esta tierna edad. Yo te daré toda la información? S necesarios tan pronto como oigo de ti para avanzar en esta transacción inmediatamente. Saludos cordiales, Miss Janet Cohen
I know it is incredible and it is easy to think the whole thing is absurd and pointless. However, there are enough foolish, ignorant, careless, desperate or simply naïve people in the world to permit a large fraud industry to exist, and many people to become extremely rich because of it.
Phishing, spamming and scamming and all successful industries that thrive on either the gullibility or the inexperience of computer users. Millions are made through pyramid schemes and the sale of dubious goods through the internet. So, the quick answer to the question "what are they thinking?" is : money.
Is it honest? Probably not. Does it pay? Sometimes it does, and handsomely.
I read something once that made me smile but also frightened me. It was explaining one way of why that kind of scam was worthy by using this analogy. If a man approaches 100 women and ask them point blank, "do you want to sleep with me?" chances are he will be slapped 99 times but 1 (if not more) will say, "hum sure, why not!" Say 10 millions view an ad for a scam, that would mean that 100,000 are potential idiots buying it. $50 x 100,000 = $ 5 million. I'm in the wrong business! P.S. if you ever think about buying an extended warranty for your car (even from your dealership) do a lot of research before signing anything. In most cases it is not worth being scammed.
