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Highly likely that a substantial portion of the victims, maybe even the majority, knew it was a rug-pull scam but thought they could get in, make a profit and g
by LarryMullins 4y ago
Highly likely that a substantial portion of the victims, maybe even the majority, knew it was a rug-pull scam but thought they could get in, make a profit and get out before everybody else got screwed.
- smcl 4y agoThat's definitely a possibility. If so, very expensive lesson to learn.
- wpietri 4y agoThere's an old line that you can't cheat an honest man. It's not always true, of course. But one of the most reliable source of marks is people who are looking to get something for nothing.
- spamizbad 4y agoMany of the cons run on “Better Call Saul” rely on this premise.
- yummypaint 4y agoYeah i wonder about this too. I think the popular perception is that his followers are particularly young and impressionable, so if the actual investors in the scam tended to be older it lends weight to that idea. There is an old saying that "you can't con an honest man."