Buddhist priest Eiichi Shinohara, who counsels victims of fraud where con artists typically target the elderly, pretending to be their family members.
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They are always feeling lonely, as if they had been ‘dumped’ by their family members and by society. That's why they react to fraudulent phone calls, glad that they could finally be of use to somebody. That’s about their call for esteem, an outcry of their souls. Just warning people against scams will never eradicate similar cases.
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Ricky Kaminski13
There’s a special place in hell for those scumbags that target the lonely and elderly. It will come back on them eventually, especially when they themselves get old and vulnerable.
commanteer
That was quite an insightful comment from the priest. I hadn't thought of it that way.
Luddite
This bloke is right.