Wanted: Gullible Lawyers

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by nickb • 19 years ago

14 6 19 years ago

I couldn't help but think, what if the scammer had actually gotten investors to fund him?

With the team he'd hired, and the website and other work they'd produced (ok, so maybe the author took some creative license with how good it actually was), how far would he have gotten?

mynameishere• 19 years ago

"So, while News Corp bid 5 billion for the WSJ, you think you can get it with your 50 million dollar capitalization?"

Hmm. Pass.

chadboyda• 19 years ago

Wow. That story was... unbelievable.

gwenhwyfaer• 19 years ago

It's a classic shaggy dog story, its veracity notwithstanding...

alaskamiller• 19 years ago

Gullibility and desperation are separate but closely related things.

sethg• 19 years ago

The secret to a good con is finding marks who want to believe.

Wanted: Gullible Lawyers

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