Ok, this is a bit of a conundrum I thought up, maybe it already exists under a different name:
Imagine there is a person who sends emails to people. In these emails, they tell receipents to give their bank account details and passwords, and he will give them a large cash reward in return.
Sounds just like a normal phishing scam, right? Except: the person never does anything with the details, except send them large sums of money. He does not store the information anywhere. He has enough money to afford these large handouts.
The question: is this a beneficial thing for society?
Some arguments in favour I thought of:
Imagine there is a person who sends emails to people. In these emails, they tell receipents to give their bank account details and passwords, and he will give them a large cash reward in return.
Sounds just like a normal phishing scam, right? Except: the person never does anything with the details, except send them large sums of money. He does not store the information anywhere. He has enough money to afford these large handouts.
The question: is this a beneficial thing for society?
Some arguments in favour I thought of:
- People can afford more and better things for a while with this one-time bonus
- Someone might have been genuinely struggling and needed the cash
- These people may be more liable to getting scammed in the future
- The money could have been donated to actual charities
- Banks might think it suspicious activity and cause a scene