Scammers capitalize on hope
Hope is a good thing, but it can also be exploited by scammers who capitalize on this to make bogus offers and steal money from honest folk. Imagine having a bad credit rating, and in dire financial straits. You suddenly get an email from a bank saying that you’ve qualified for a loan application. Your heart jumps, and for the first time in a long time, you feel happy. The email asks you to go to a site, fill out a form that asks for your Social Security number and other information, then asks you to pay a processing fee. At this point you’re not thinking straight, so you just and pay the amount asked. And then you wait. And wait some more, but you do not receive any reply. Be careful with operations like this, and always think twice before committing any information and money over the net.