Ask Yourself Why? Would the United States Allow Scams?
Because the Simple Truth is that Victims are Easier to Control – That is the lesson taught by every Real Tyrant – from Communism to Socialism
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Authors:
• Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. – Anthropologist, Scientist, Director of the Society of Citizens Against Relationship Scams Inc.
About This Article
The U.S. government’s response to escalating scams raises concerns about possible motives for allowing such widespread victimization. Despite the resources to curb fraud, Americans are losing trillions annually to scams, suggesting intentional negligence or strategic inaction.
Possible motives include using scam-related data for surveillance, securing funding for cybersecurity agencies, and avoiding regulation on Big Tech, which profits from scam-prone platforms.
Some speculate this leniency aligns with a socialist-driven agenda of informal wealth redistribution, where money flows from wealthy Americans to scammers in poorer countries.
Regardless of intent, the editorial calls for urgent reforms—transparency, Big Tech accountability, and real consumer protections—to protect citizens from relentless financial harm.
Ask Yourself Why Would the United States Allow Scams? Because the Simple Truth is that Victims are Easier to Control
That is the lesson taught by every Real Tyrant – from Communism to Socialism
This editorial is not about condemning any particular political party, but rather to ask a legitimate question. Why would the most powerful nation on Earth allow its citizens to become victimized at a level never seen in history?
In recent years, scams and fraud have surged across the United States, costing Americans trillions of dollars annually (10 trillion worldwide according to MasterCard.) These scams, from identity theft and investment fraud to romance scams and phishing schemes, aren’t new threats; they are issues the government has both the resources and knowledge to mitigate. But despite having agencies dedicated to consumer protection, data privacy, and cybersecurity, there appears to be an unsettling trend: a failure to protect people adequately, leaving many to wonder whether this negligence could be, in part, intentional.
Just think about the principal agendas of the Biden Administration and the incredible harm they have done with their open border and allowing unlimited criminals to enter the United States unrestricted.
The question is: Why would the government allow Americans to be targeted so frequently by scams? Exploring possible motives leads to uncomfortable, yet thought-provoking answers.
According to U.S. News and World Report:
Two Steps Back, One Step Forward – The new president [Biden] in his first week issued more than three dozen executive actions on a wide range of issues. And virtually all of them reverse or stop actions taken by Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden’s efforts to move the country forward have, in his early days in office, been to put it in reverse.
The president has already issued more than three dozen executive orders and memorandums on a wide range of issues, from LGBTQ rights to climate change and immigration. And virtually all of them have been done to reverse or stop actions taken by the administration of President Donald Trump.
Let’s begin with the basics of Control.
Data Collection and Surveillance
One possible reason is that widespread scams allow the government to collect data on both scammers and their victims. In an era where data is power, the personal and financial information gathered from scam cases becomes an asset. By tracking scam operations, the government gains insights into global cybercrime networks and develops predictive profiles that may prove useful in wider national security efforts.
However, this can come at a cost to ordinary citizens. If people are victimized, it provides a constant stream of new data points about vulnerabilities and online behaviors. Scam data may also serve to justify increased surveillance on both domestic and international communications, often under the pretext of “protecting” the public, even if the actual protection is minimal.
Cybersecurity Funding Justification
The increase in scams and cybercrime also justifies significant federal budgets dedicated to cybersecurity. With each high-profile scam or data breach, there is a call for more resources, more advanced technology, and more funding for agencies like the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and FTC. Scam victims become inadvertent “proof” that these agencies need larger budgets to tackle the growing threat of cybercrime.
But while the demand for cybersecurity funds and technology grows, these resources often don’t reach the everyday citizen in ways that directly prevent scams. Instead, they may fund technology and programs focused on high-level threats or data collection, leaving scam victims to fend for themselves in the face of an ever-increasing wave of online threats.
Supporting Big Tech Interests
There is no denying that Big Tech companies, with their vast control over online interactions, play a central role in the rise of scams. Social media platforms, for example, are often breeding grounds for romance scams and fake accounts, while email providers host phishing scams that lure in countless victims. Despite this, the government has been cautious in holding these companies accountable. Why?
One possible reason is that Big Tech’s influence on politics is undeniable, with hundreds if millions spent lobbying and supporting candidates and candidate spending in social media advertising. Regulations that would hold these companies responsible for not doing enough to prevent scams would place a financial burden on them—something they, and their political allies, would rather avoid. By avoiding regulations, the government inadvertently or purposefully allows scams to flourish, keeping Big Tech profits intact while letting users bear the risks.
Shift in Public Focus
It’s worth considering that the prevalence of scams might be a convenient way for the government to divert public focus away from other issues. High-profile scams and massive data breaches grab media attention, drawing people’s concern toward online safety and identity protection, and away from illegal immigration and other unpopular social issues. This, in turn, pulls focus away from larger systemic problems like government corruption, economic instability, or health crises.
In this sense, scams serve as a kind of convenient distraction, ensuring the public remains preoccupied with personal security concerns instead of demanding accountability from government leadership on broader issues. A traumatized population focused on safeguarding personal finance and data is, after all, less likely to hold its government accountable for societal failures, or so they might believe.
Profitable Aftermath for Financial Institutions
The aftermath of scams, though devastating for victims, may be profitable for financial institutions, credit-monitoring services, and a multitude of other service companies that have grown to service the victims. Every year, millions of Americans purchase identity theft protection, credit monitoring, money recovery and investigative services, and fraud insurance in response to scam risks. Many of these services are provided by companies that, in turn, fund lobbying efforts that may reduce government oversight on scams.
If scam rates decreased, these industries would see a decline in customers buying their services. Thus, by allowing scams to persist without adequate intervention, the government indirectly supports a thriving parasitic industry of fraud-related services that, in turn, has a powerful influence over public policy.
Victim Blaming and Reduced Accountability
The rise in scams also reinforces a subtle, yet pervasive culture of victim blaming. By focusing on educating people about avoiding scams, the government shifts responsibility onto individuals rather than addressing the root causes of the scams themselves. The awareness-focus model approach allows agencies to avoid accountability, suggesting that victims should have been more vigilant instead of scrutinizing why scams are so prevalent in the first place.
Victim blaming shifts public perception, making scam protection seem like a personal responsibility rather than a public one. This narrative also discourages victims from seeking justice or pursuing action, as they are made to feel responsible for their losses, rather than seeing the government as having failed to protect them. This has been proven in the 90% or more of victims who do not report these crimes.
A Socialist Agenda: Wealth Redistribution to the Third World
Let’s face it, the Biden Administration presented itself as socialist and progressive, and one obvious explanation for why the U.S. government might turn a generally blind eye to scams affecting American citizens is rooted in socialist ideology that advocates for global wealth redistribution, specifically from wealthy nations like the United States to poorer, developing countries.
This ideology supports the notion that the vast wealth disparity between first-world nations and the third world is unjust and should be addressed by transferring resources, opportunities, and wealth to underprivileged regions, as well as allowing unlimited immigration. While traditionally this redistribution would occur through foreign aid and development programs, there is a growing argument among some social theorists and policymakers that scams and fraud serve as informal mechanisms for redistributing wealth from wealthier countries to poorer ones.
In this view, scams that transfer billions of dollars annually from American individuals and corporations to overseas scammers—most of whom are based in developing nations—can be seen as an unspoken form of wealth redistribution. While this theory may seem far-fetched to some, it aligns with certain globalist beliefs that the wealth of the United States is excessive and should be shared with less developed countries. Allowing a degree of unchecked scamming from developing countries might be viewed as a way of redirecting American wealth abroad without formal foreign aid or government programs.
Furthermore, certain voices within the international community argue that the U.S., as a wealthy and historically influential nation, has a responsibility to support the economic growth of poorer countries, even if indirectly. This redistribution through scams is not endorsed by any formal policies, but by allowing scams to persist without strong deterrents, it can appear as though there’s an acceptance of the practice as an inevitable consequence of global economic imbalances.
It’s important to note that this perspective does not reflect the views of most Americans or rank-and-file law enforcement, who believe in protecting citizens from fraud. However, for some ideological factions in the United States, these scams may serve as informal, though problematic, vehicles of wealth redistribution, operating outside formal government channels to bridge economic divides. Regardless of intent, this approach carries real consequences: it leaves American citizens (and those of Europe and Asia) vulnerable, perpetuates distrust, and harms individuals financially and emotionally.
Moving Forward: What Needs to Change?
Whether intentional or not, the government’s response to scams has created an environment where Americans are left vulnerable. Addressing this issue requires a change in both policy and perspective. First, regulatory agencies must hold Big Tech accountable for its role in facilitating scams, enforcing standards that prioritize user safety, and focusing attention on defective products and their algorithms. Increased transparency and massive limits on data collection to help protect citizens from becoming pawns in surveillance-driven initiatives of the private or criminal sectors. Public funding for cybersecurity should focus more directly on protective measures for individuals, and consumer protection laws should hold scammers and facilitators or enablers of scams to account.
Ultimately, the government’s role and responsibility is to protect its citizens—not to shift the blame or avoid responsibility. Ending the era of rampant scams requires significant accountability, transparency, and a sincere commitment to shielding the public from fraud. Until these changes happen, Americans will continue to face a world where scams thrive, unchecked, and where protection remains disturbingly elusive.
We believe that the new initiatives by the incoming Trump administration are addressing some of these, not more needs to be done.
Final Thoughts
We are condemning the hard-working women and men who are and were doing their best to keep the damage as small as they can, either in government or private cybersecurity companies. But look at the decisions and who supported them and you can see this was not comprehensive and left massive holes for the criminals to operate in. Look at who the major tech giants (with the exception of Elon Musk and X.com) and major enterprise cybersecurity companies were supporting as well as who profited unbelievably off of the corporate and individual victims.
We are simply saying that there is far more to this than simple incompetence or conflicting priorities. Let us now expect that these issues will be addressed as rapidly as possible to minimize more millions of innocent victims.
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