Kuala Lampur, Feb. 29 -- It's hilarious when Malaysian authorities ask citizens not to be scammed.

This is not to insinuate there is hilarity when Malaysians are duped. It's awful, it wrecks lives and creates potentially life-long misery for the deceived and their families.

But to assume telling people not to be scammed will ensure they will not be scammed is comedy.

There is no switch embedded in Malaysians. Turn ON, ready to be scammed. Turn OFF, they'll be titanium-reinforced protected from cunning tricks seeking to pry their ringgit away.

Then how to rid society of scams?

Almost everybody will be financially scammed in their lifetime, since almost everybody possesses money - limited or otherwise - and is gullible at some point. ...