read half the thread so far, lol, same story all the time
- someone comes along outing the scammer
- the scammer gets defended by people calling him such a "nice guy"
(sociopaths are the best charmers)
- everyone turns on the outer
- truth comes out, it was "an honest mistake", he was just "trying to get out of the hole, and made it worse"
- everyone's all like, "poor scammer, you must be going through such a hard time"
-0??!)
- realisation dawns that yes, in fact, he was just a scammer
- does the outer get an apology? nope, just more of the same, just accusations of "having no class" and schadenfreude
this is why i'm against outing these scammers, because you'll get NO love or thanks for it, it causes you personally way more hassle than benefit and no one will believe you anyway until it's too late
WORST case scenario, you get the blame for toppling the thing, because the scammer says "oh i was going ok, until [whoever just outed me] started throwing accusations, it put me off my stride, so blame them for your losses", and all the friends of this such-a-nice-guy will turn on you for spreading bad vibes, or some bs.
just keep out of it!
edit: why is £500 the chosen number of these scammers? beware anyone offering you a sure thing for £500.