People like to consider themselves victims because it's easier to place the blame on someone else than on themselves.
That is what we call a pathological victim.
I've had the pleasure of straightening a number of those.
In the end they would always come back to me and thank me for my paternal suasion.
Nothing quite like scamming someone and then making them thank you for it.
Then again, that helps me grow up in my own way.