what are the new email scams regarding classified ads?

I posted an ad to sell a digital camera. Several replied and asked for my contact and address so that money can be sent to me. Is this a type of scam?

Has anyone ever tried a “Typing for dollars” job, or are they just all scams?

I found a website where the person who made the site is actually from my city. Would it be out of character if I called to ask him about the money?
I got his number from whitepages.com.

Why are old people more gullible to money scams ?

My father has been retired for 7 + years and he doesn’t get out much.

He gets excited over strange “government” emails from Africa, Europe and Asia stating he was won or are qualified for 1,000,000,000,000 dollars. And they will send a part of it over to him.

The sad part is he [...]

Why don’t consumer protection agencies in western cultures protect consumers from religious scams?

I mean, they protect consumers from every type of scam except religious scams, and religious scams are probably the most common type of scam and the probably most profitable. It’s almost as though consumer protection agencies have a “If you’re dumb enough to believe that nonsense, you deserve to get ripped off” attitude towards religious [...]