On Thu, 14 Jan 2010, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote:
They are selling mystery. Call it entertainment. Have a few hundred dollars
If Steorn was an old prospector in a southwestern tavern, he'd be selling pieces of his treasure map to the marks. (And everyone gets the same piece, of course!) But first he'd have to convince everyone that, since the "old prospector con" is so obviously a trick ...that it can't possibly be an actual scam. It has to be a REAL treasure map. After all, look how many people are putting up cash rather than just laughing!
The treasure-map thing is all about stroking your victim's self- importance, cultivating "inner-circle" investors who are "special" and superior to the unwashed masses. Enough FE scammers have relied on this same technique in the past that I added it to the list of "scam symptoms."
My advice to anyone considering buying in: it's almost certainly bogus. If you enjoy a good scam, you can buy in,
Don't put money into FE investments, period. Don't buy treasure maps, they're always fake. Don't go shopping for a used car while assuming that all the dealers are scrupulously honest. Don't trust politicians, even if they have a firm handshake and inspire confidence. Oh, and don't invest in FE devices.
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