Peiple get scammed because they want more money. They want to grow their money and they want to earn in easy way where they will trust their money even in people they don't know. People get scammed because of tge greediness.
Right, people scam for easy money. Some scammers think that by doing this authorities still takes time for scammers to get caught considering that a lot of victimized are innocent with only enough money for the scammers than for sueing them. Most of the scammers are smart people and nice speakers