I read an article on people being conned at the yahoo online auction with horror. I was not horrified that the conmen were so daring but rather horrified at how gullible the victims were. I think if the rating of the seller in the online yahoo auction was very bad right from the start, the buyers should have been more careful. But then again, they may have overlooked the ratings or they need corrective reading glasses. It is because of the existence of such gullible buyers that the colony of conmen is flourishing. I know I sound terribly apathetic to these victims but hey, they were aware that the deal was too good to be true and yet they happily paid a 300$ deposit for their non-existent handphone. Worse still, one victim did not plan to report this to the police as he blamed his loss on his bad luck. This is why conmen are never short of suckers. I guess there is a huge need to educate the public about the importance of security in online auctions and how people should remember that cash on delivery is the safest way to trade online.