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The con is not on us. He is not conning the public. He is not trying to get a science foundation grant. The targets are aging millionaires who lack science e
by sandworm 12y ago
The con is not on us. He is not conning the public. He is not trying to get a science foundation grant.
The targets are aging millionaires who lack science education. The US (Florida) is full of people who made millions on the rise real estate and are looking for a new investment. They are old enough to have seen the rise of the internet and think they can get in on the ground floor of the next big thing. They can believe in magic boxes because, for people who haven't seen a classroom in 40 years, Google looks like magic.
Who knows how many "investors" this guy has fooled into handing over their retirement savings. No doubt they are bound by scary non-disclosure agreements and are afraid of speak out. The best person to con is one who, upon realizing they are conned, will not have the resources to fight back. This guy doesn't want Elon Musk's money. He wants you grandmother's.