AceShowbiz - Brett Cooper told victims of a fake NFL player scam that they "deserved what you got." The conservative commentator made the controversial remarks on the latest episode of her show, The Brett Cooper Show, while discussing a case where two men allegedly defrauded more than two dozen women out of $1.3 million.

Cooper began by framing the incident as a sign of the times, saying, "It is like the reckoning of the 2026 generation of internet scammers." She then detailed the scheme, explaining that the FBI arrested and charged two men with impersonating an NFL player and his wealth manager to convince women to invest in fake businesses.

"Last week the FBI arrested and charged two men with defrauding 26-plus women out of over $1.3 million," Cooper said. "And they did this by pretending to be an NFL player and his wealth manager. They would convince these women to invest their money in fake businesses and ventures, and then once they had the money, they would bolt to the next city, create a whole new scam, and do it all over again."

Rather than sympathizing with the victims, Cooper placed the blame squarely on them. "Yes, ladies, if a man like this, with an Instagram like that, convinced you to invest in businesses at the advice of his 18-year-old wealth manager, then I'm sorry, you deserved what you got," she said.

She went on to describe the women as "dim-witted" and suggested they were "blinded by their own desire for status and attention." However, she did acknowledge the emotional toll, adding, "But it still is sad, because dim-witted women were taken advantage of, money was lost."

Cooper also offered a broader analysis of why such scams thrive, pointing to the psychological motivations of the perpetrators. "I personally think the psychological drivers of these scams, and why they're taking on these new identities and exaggerating things, are way more enticing than just the money," she explained. "This is why people lie and create fake worlds online all the time. It's because they want to escape. It's because they want to feel better about themselves and increase their station in life."

The case involved two men allegedly posing as an NFL player and his wealth manager.