You know those horrible people who take your credit card information, supposedly for a one-time purchase or a single donation, then turn around and charge it again multiple times beyond what you authorized? Scam artists! Criminals! Who are these people and where do they get the nerve to prey on people like that?
For one thing, it is usually people who know how to fly under the radar screen. For instance, if they know that no one investigates thefts under $100, they'll steal $99, or something less than that. People who know how to break the law without ever having to pay a price for it.
Sound familiar? Of course it does: