"A fool and his money are soon parted", from a poem "Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry " which was written by Thomas Tusser in the mid 1500's. P.T. Barnum is often credited with its origins but wasn't born until 300 years later.
"There's a sucker born every minute", a phrase also commonly associated with P.T. Barnum.
"The money's the same, whether you earn it or scam it." - Bobby Heenan
...to avoid getting banned for inactivity, I may have to resort to comments that are of a lower overall quality and or beneath my moral standards.