Most scams (online and off) depend, in part, on the victim's interest in getting something for nothing. This is true for lottery scams, stock scams, and other frauds.
But a recent scam on the social networking site Facebook relies instead on trust and willingness to help friends in need.
A scammer hacked into the Facebook account of a man named Bryan Rutberg and posted an urgent message that he needed help.
Bryan's friends were fooled by the con and one even wired money to the scammer. To read the full story, see Facebook ID Theft Targets 'Friends'.
I almost got scammed based on building a friendship on here. I didn't send the requested money and actually accused the person of being a scammer. The original picture on FB and My Space he had changed to someone I had never seen and the communication stopped. I sent the alert to FB, but, before I could do anything on MySpace the site was removed.