Except it won't happen to them, because they have common sense.

It wasn't a mistake on the users part, it's not a clever con by the scammer; it's people just being ignorant.

Your digital wallet is the same as the physical wallet in your pocket. Your wallet address is the same as your bank account number.

Why and how on earth could anyone even begin to think that it would be safe to run a 3rd party program from someone you don't know on your computer that requires that sensitive information? I mean, really, if someone released a chat client that required you to enter your bank account #, would you do it? If you would, you're dumb as a sack of rocks. This is exactly the same thing. Unknown unofficial 3rd party software + wallet address = SCAM. No ifs, ands, buts or exceptions about it.

The only thing you run on your computer regarding your wallet IS your wallet. That is it, nothing else. Except maybe an auto-trade script, and that is ONLY if you write the script yourself.

Its seriously pretty darn sad that this needs to be explained to people at all. Makes me wonder what else needs to be explained to some people. Don't wash your eyes with bleach. Don't take a nap in the middle of an intersection. Don't lick an electrical outlet. Don't buy a Rollexx for $50 from that guy out of his trunk. Your welcome!     

I don't even understand what the interest in this was anyways. Like there aren't enough legitimate chat clients out there that everyone can use safely for free that don't require such information.


Exactly. When someone chooses to fore go common sense and do something that is very dumb, anything that happens ultimately becomes their responsibility.