Scammers are a lot like bullies and cheaters

[Please read the whole thing, I may say somethings that will offend you, but I also try to point out what we can do about scammers]

In Animal Jam, scammers have always been a problem. 

Yes, even in the beta days, but then there wasn't anything to scam, and it was extremely rare to meet a scammer. 

But now they are more of a problem than ever. 

Scammers are just like cheaters(as in school wise).

Now they are alike in the sense that they cheat to get what they want/feel better about themselves.

However I can't have a scammers-cheaters opinionated analogy saying they are 'just like' with out saying I feel diffierently about them, because I don't.

What I'm saying is that I feel the same way about scammers as I do about cheaters(as in on cheating on tests, etc). 

If you can cheat the system, great! 

Basically, what I'm saying is that if you can trick a person into giving you their items, good job!

However, I am not saying that either cheating or scamming are correct. I do think they're wrong morally, but if you can out think the system, great for you! 

While we're still on this topic, I'd like to say scammers are a bit like bullies.

Yes, they do make you feel bad, but that's not what I want to highlight in this analogy. I say that scamming will never really stop, just like bullying. 

Sure, you can have cute little riots in AJ saying things likes 'Be green and hop for no scamming and safe jamming!' but do you really think that's going to stop a scammer? Because I surely don't, in fact, a scammer might join the rally, in hopes of looking like a better person, or trying to make it seem like they wouldn't scam, but that is just like all those 'stop bullying' groups you see around. To be honest, if I would think nothing of those groups/rallies. Sure, some of the 'stop bully' groups do show you what to do if you come across a bully, which can help, but let's be realistic. I have seen bullies at school, and what did I do? Nothing. I panicked and forgot, and I told myself that if I said something the bully might pick on me, which is selfish, but it's true, and I'm pretty sure it's human instinct.

Now you might just think I'm a cold hearted person, who is probably a scammer, bully, and cheater, and I'm trying to justify my actions. 

I'm not doing any of what's written above, rather just stating my opinion. 

Here's the last part of the whole scammer-bully analogy. 

They also are alike in the sense that they can be 'solved' and 'treated' in the same way. I'm only using these words because I couldn't think up any other sorts of words, I'm not saying start a rally/group to stop them, because as I've stated above, that really wouldn't work.

What I mean is that we should be teaching everyone how to emotionally deal with bullies, meaning we should teach people how to deal with telling on a bully, how to not let them bother you, and basically things along those lines.

~wolfs4evea