Fear of Money Scams Is Normal — And It May Actually Be Protecting You If you’ve ever worried about being scammed, manipulated financially, or taken advantage of by someone promising financial success, you are not alone. I only need to drop in the words "Bernie Madoff" and you immediately have thoughts pop into your head, primarily around how many intelligent, successful, high-earning people fell for his Ponzi scheme. "If it happened to them, it could happen to me." Stories ab