My friend was acting defensive when I told about one of her friends, why?

[Believer]

I was scrolling through my facebook homepage, and I saw that my friend had commented on a picture of one of her friend's. It was a picture of a letter from a poetry contest that I had entered. It was a scam, fake, or something, but they wanted a lot of money for the book and other things. I told my friend, to tell her friend, to warn her before she paid the money(I didn't pay the money). She got defensive, saying that it was her friend's choice, and the she wasn't getting in it. She said she was proud of her, and I told her that I wasn't jealous of her. I mean, I entered in the same contest and got a letter, I wouldn't be jealous.

Why was she acting so defensive about it? I was trying to help her friend, not hurt her. I don't want someone to make the mistake of spending the 50-60 dollars on a book. I wasn't being mean to her or anything. friend had commented on a picture of one of her friend's. It was a picture of a letter from a poetry contest that I had entered. It was a scam, fake, or something, but they wanted a lot of money for the book and other things. I told my friend, to tell her friend, to warn her before she paid the money(I didn't pay the money). She got defensive, saying that it was her friend's choice, and the she wasn't getting in it. She said she was proud of her, and I told her that I wasn't jealous of her. I mean, I entered in the same contest and got a letter, I wouldn't be jealous.

Why was she acting so defensive about it? I was trying to help her friend, not hurt her. I don't want someone to make the mistake of spending the 50-60 dollars on a book. I wasn't being mean to her or anything.

[Jennifer Krell]

Your friend overreacted. She shouldn't have been upset about it, but she was. So you should just walk away, letting her know you respect her even if she doesn't take your advice. If you try to force her to be smart and listen to you it will just frustrate you both and possibly ruin your relationship.