I have came across many people falling into such scam and I am sure it is not going to stop. What I fail to understand is that they are doing this so openly yet the authorities are not taking any actions.
I do understand that the police can't do much if they are not committing a crime but surely they have every right to stop them just like begging? There will be innocent people falling into such scam. Most times, it is through pressure and poor judgement. We can always say if you are not greedy, you will not fall into it but the truth is, there are many still being tricked. otherwise, these people won't waste their time fishing for them.