Scare me? No... Gullible people terrify me.

In what has to be linked to to be believed, a woman in Southern Africa was conned out of $30,000 by a woman who claimed to be able to find the con-job victim's stolen luxury car... with the help of mermaids. The con-artist told the woman that the money was used to import the mermaids from Great Britain and to house them in a local hotel. Additionally, the mermaids needed money for cell-phones.

One has to wonder whether they can get 4-bars when they are deep in the ocean.

If it weren't so frightening, this would almost be funny.

When will people learn that education's real benefit is the ability to engage in critical thinking to protect you from people making ridiculous claims?