Nora didn't even bother responding. She hung up and immediately blocked the number.
Noticing her dark expression, her colleague asked with concern, "Are you okay, Dr. Hayes?"
Nora shook her head. "I'm fine. Just a very persistent scammer harassing me."
The colleague burst out laughing.
"That scammer is an idiot! Do they not run background checks anymore? Trying to scam you is like pulling whiskers on a tiger."
Nora chuckled. "Right?"
Her colleague sighed, complaining about how rampant scammers had become.
With the internet expanding so fast, a lot of it was completely out of their control.
Those viral videos of police trying to stop victims from wiring huge sums of money, only to be called scammers themselves, were mostly entirely real.
People who fell for these scams either had something to hide and felt they had no choice but to comply.
Or they were just incredibly gullible and easily manipulated.
Even if the police tracked the scammers down, the money had been willingly transferred by the victim, making it almost impossible to recover.
They had seen far too many families destroyed by fraud.
Yet, despite the endless tragedies, people still fell for it. Scammers always found the perfect marks, succeeding more than half the time.
The police were heartbroken, but they couldn't stop people from being foolish.
The only way to truly stop it was to build massive public awareness.
But that was a long and difficult road.
"It's a tough battle, but I believe one day all these criminals will face justice."
"You're right, Dr. Hayes."
The colleague's frown smoothed out. "We've been fighting this for years, and we're making progress. Someday we'll see a world without scams."
"We will," Nora agreed.



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