The reason these people fall for these scams are they don’t contact a 3rd party. It’s easier to just go along than do any critical thinking.
That is exactly right. I had an elderly relative get swindled in a time share scheme that way. The sales rep was showering her with gifts and attention, making it so she didn't want to let him down by saying no or even saying she needed some time to think on it. She signed the papers which meant she was going to give up most of her nest egg. She literally thought she was doing a great thing for her family by giving them luxury vacations and was so proud telling us. When we had to tell her that she instead got scammed, she was devastated.
We helped get her out of it but it was quite a dicey situation. These people are scumbags.
The real reason is they are elderly and have no knowledge on how the internet or emails work.........
They just have a computer and an internet connection........the rest, they have no knowledge of.