Thoroughly off-topic …
I’m going to draw a distinction here.
I empathize w/ phishing victims. The elderly -- or any other popular that isn’t very tech savvy -- receives an official-looking email with all the right logos. They’ve heard of the dangers of identity theft, and want to do the right thing. So they click-thru and follow instructions, thinking they are protecting themselves, and end up giving away their password. These people are legitimate victims.
Now on the other hand, the tool who actually responds to a spam email that asks him to pay money for magic pills that will make his dick bigger. Of course, the fraudulent spammers deserve to be punished to the full extent of the law. But I have trouble mustering much sympathy for any of their customers, even if they do their credit card hijacked.
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