Scammers target people who have access to small amounts of money by selling them a dream of much larger payouts that will supposedly arrive after small processing fees are paid.

“the backbone of a scam is I'm offering you something to win you know like like here's all it is I just need dreaming of this money and and I kept telling myself no matter how it's coming it's coming look at it's coming no matter how it shows up I'm I'm I'm winning”

The scammer's strategy relies on convincing victims that they are helping them bypass the state to claim an inheritance, rather than directly stealing from them.

“I go it is a scam but it's a scam against the state to stop them from getting $1 million it's not a scam against us right he's not he just wants to use our name to get the money”