Money Hungry Religious Leaders.
Money rules the world. People will do crazy things in order to get money. And this includes preying on peoples fears and emotions. This can be seen when viewing a religious ceremony. Often there will be emotional music that leads people to get overly emotional. Then a religious leader with come forward and ask for your hard earned money. Its the same old hustle every time.
If you were approached by an individual, who asked you for money for no definite return to yourself. You would say hell no! But put a person on a stage with emotional music, a preaching attitude and people seem to give money away by the wheelbarrow full.
Quite often this money will go into the pockets of corrupt individuals. Little old grannies hard earned money; will often go to unforeseen places; that would defy imagination.