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Why online scams trigger so much anger
It exploits fellow feeling and gnaws away at the foundations of a civilised society
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While violent crime overall is decreasing, some other forms of crime are increasing. Online fraud is one of them.
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Stephen Bush
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The Beekeeper and Thelma don’t, on the face of it, have a great deal in common. The former is an engagingly silly action film starring Jason Statham that has made US$152 million (S$199 million) worldwide. Its major set pieces include a retired secret agent fighting off a group of trained assassins. Thelma is an intelligent, funny but gripping thriller that has grossed a rather more modest US$9 million, starring June Squibb, an acclaimed American character actor in her first leading role at the age of 94. Its dramatic moments include someone walking up a flight of stairs.
But what links the two is that they have the same story: a leading character goes on a journey of violent revenge after a retired woman has her money stolen by a fraudster.
