• kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    Of course. Why wouldn’t a con artist go after a group that has already self-selected for gullibility?

    It’s scamming on easy mode

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        5 months ago

        It’s hard to see how they still manage to have much money after all the grifters have been picking their pockets.

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          5 months ago

          A lot of these folks have passive income streams that make falling for a four or five digit scam incidental to their way of life.

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    5 months ago

    You know how I know my maga relative lost everything he tried to “invest” in crypto? Because he suddenly STFU about it.