> publicizing the immense virtues and magically perpetual low value... This happens every day in securities. Those "pumpers" are called "analysts". They somet

> publicizing the immense virtues and magically perpetual low value... This happens every day in securities. Those "pumpers" are called "analysts". They sometimes work for investment banks and research firms. You can choose to follow their advice or you can bet against it. Apple shares were $0.50 (unadjusted) in its early history. By your definition, anyone espousing the future of Apple and computers at that point is a pump and dump scammer.