EVE Online duo beats the high score on net gain from a scam in a game

Only problem with that is that it makes your real life the alternative reality instead of the game.

I don't see a problem with that. They are grown men, they can make decisions for themselves, who are we to judge them for it? Sure, you CAN, but in the end it's meaningless to even complain about it and it is very difficult to sway pure opinion over the internet, so you are really just stressing over something that you may never encounter firsthand.