Big Profits
CF: Why are tax-related scams profitable? Do you have to fool a lot of people? Can you get a lot of money from an individual?
GM: It could be thousands of dollars from tricking one person. And if you think about where a lot of these scams originate, they’re much less affluent than the United States. These are not homebrewed attacks in the vast majority of cases. These are external attacks looking at our wealthy economy and population, and seeing that there’s an opportunity there. That’s not to say there aren’t the same types of tax scams being launched from within the United States. But if $1,000 a month is a good living where you’re from, all you need to do is trick maybe one or two people a month.