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This already happened several times over the course of EVE's history. Ponzi schemes are frequent and occasionally the succeed in epic proportions. I don't under
by Iv 15y ago
This already happened several times over the course of EVE's history. Ponzi schemes are frequent and occasionally the succeed in epic proportions. I don't understand why people keep falling for these. : every two years or so it is mentioned.
- JonnieCache 15y ago>I don't understand why people keep falling for these. The same reasons people fall for them in real life.
- Iv 15y agoI must say I reacted in the same way when I read about Madoff. The fact that people who are supposed to inspect investments would fall for such a scheme was one of the first nails that was put in the esteem I had for economy specialists.
- untog 15y agoThe Madoff case is a little different because Madoff himself had a tremendous reputation. People weren't throwing their money at some shady anonymous figure, he was supposed to be incredibly successful. Still unwise of course, but a little more understandable.
- kahawe 15y agoBut he did not have that name before he started his scheme, right? Same with all the EVE bank scams... none of them were all that famous and started "from scratch" and at first just baited people with normal operations. The difference is that Madoff never EVER had any real business to begin with and basically just distributed money around and made sure enough was coming in to cover it.