My dad fell for it, but fortunately lost a small amount (less than $1,000 USD) before realizing what was going on. The fattening stage is making you invest pro

My dad fell for it, but fortunately lost a small amount (less than $1,000 USD) before realizing what was going on. The fattening stage is making you invest progressively more in scam websites that offer incredible returns. Dad "invested" petty change, and was allowed to withdraw about twice that. The website had graphs that showed how well his investment was doing, and he was literally feeling like a stock wizard. At some point it was doing so well he tried to withdraw more, but the site wouldn't let him unless he "invested" more money. He caught on and stopped doing so, and magically his graphs slowly started going red until all his money was gone. The butchering stage could have been a lot worse for him, if he had been more greedy and bet his life savings.