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AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 8 months agoIf it was illegal to scam people in the name of religion the world would be a much better place…
Comment on Should this be in unethical life pro tips
AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 8 months agoIf it was illegal to scam people in the name of religion the world would be a much better place…
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s not the legal status (fraud is already illegal), it’s proving that it is indeed a scam rather than some dumb shit they actually believed, as well as knowing that it’s more likely to trigger a persecution complex and doubling down than improve the lives of the victims (because if it’s a plot to harm their religion, they don’t have to feel like idiots for giving the scammer money).
It’s a different story if the religious scammer openly admits that it was always a scam and just doesn’t care what anyone thought of it. Easier to prove and the victims are already angry and feeling like idiots for falling for it.