I never said kirmit should be absolved for his part. I'm just pointing out that you made a poor analogy. Also, in your example of jaywalking and being hit by a drunk driver, you proved the point I was making in that both parties are punished for being in the wrong. He still owns a portion of the blame, in your example 10%. In the email scam, the person being scammed isn't at fault because they didn't commit a crime. Two different scenarios. Your jaywalking example was an excellent analogy for the situation.