Thread: Uncle Festa

Who is going to be tasked with deciding which program participant is "innocent" or "guilty" or "guilty while pretending to be innocent"

You know only too well the amount of compensated plants / shills / pimps / stooges involved in the ponzi / pyramid "industry"

Are you sufficiently informed to be able to differentiate between a victim, a paid shill and a willing "player" ???

Within the USA it is illegal to organize AND / OR participate in a pyramid / endless chain recruiting scheme, could you pick the organizers from the serial participants or the first timers ??

Many fraudsters maintain a dual online personae, that of a caring and sharing, love, life and light, God fearing Facebook poster by day and serial ponzi / pyramid pimp by night. Can you pick the innocents from the deliberates ??

Without the "footsoldiers" and "enthusiastic amateurs" ponzis and pyramids cannot survive, which is why they are carefully cultivated by those behind the frauds.

Should they be allowed to perpetuate the frauds in which they have invested without fear of exposure - or is public exposure a valid method for delivering the "wake up call" which can make them re examine their involvement ???

Originally Posted by littleroundman

Are you sufficiently informed to be able to differentiate between a victim, a paid shill and a willing "player" ???

I hope so, after a couple of decades on the scene. Less is more. Give the list to the FBI and let them sort it out. You are not gaining anything by alienating the participants in addition to the operators.

Originally Posted by E2014T

I hope so, after a couple of decades on the scene. Less is more. Give the list to the FBI and let them sort it out. You are not gaining anything by alienating the participants in addition to the operators.

Your opinion is duly noted, but it may be of limited relevance. It seems like many participate with the idea that they are somewhat anonymous. When it is published here that they are not, then it truly becomes a matter of opinion as to whether "name and shame" is an effective option. You may have noticed that most on this board seem to think so.

Originally Posted by laidback

*It seems like many participate with the idea that they are somewhat anonymous.

Newbies do. People who play well are still anonymous.

Originally Posted by laidback

You may have noticed that most on this board seem to think so.

I think in your desire to name and shame you have blurred the line between what you are advocating against and what you are advocating for. It's not a big deal, but definitely a new direction for advocates.