Let’s cut the politeness. We’re living through a scam epidemic — and most of us couldn’t care less.
Forty-five million people in the UK got a scam call or text in just three months. A million actually followed the instructions. Hundreds of millions of pounds were stolen. Yet the nation shrugs and scrolls past like it’s just another annoying call.
We’ve normalised being deceived. We’ve normalised fraud as “part of life.” We’ve normalised watching people — often the elderly — lose their savings while we laugh it off as “they should’ve known better.”
It’s disgusting.
Let’s Talk About Who Gets Hurt
It’s your parents, answering what sounds like a polite bank call. It’s your friend, trusting a refund message that looked real. It’s millions of people, across every generation, being played emotionally and financially — and then shamed into silence.
Over 70% of victims never even report it because they’re embarrassed. That’s not stupidity — that’s trauma. And we, as a society, have created the environment where silence feels safer than speaking up.
The Truth We Don’t Want to Admit
Fraud isn’t a side issue anymore — it’s Britain’s most common crime. But it gets less outrage than potholes. Less attention than football transfers.
We don’t demand accountability from telecoms, regulators, or the government. We don’t educate families. We don’t share warnings.
We just scroll on — pretending it’s not our problem.
So, Let Me Ask You This
When was the last time you warned your parents about phone scams? When was the last time you reported a suspicious call instead of just blocking it? When was the last time you even talked about it?
If your answer is “never,” then you’re part of the silence that keeps this epidemic alive.
This Post Isn’t for the Comfortable. It’s for the Aware.
If you think this is a real problem — say it. Comment “I care.” If you don’t — scroll away. Because maybe the scammers already know you won’t do anything.
