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I have a group of people at my house tonight that I've been sharing this particular story with. A question came up after my last reply and I wanted to get your take on it because you lurk out there.
It's about the people selling $350 books or $2000 worth of advice. Why is it when none of this works these people aren't sued the shit out of? Or why doesn't one of the three letter agencies step in and prosecute the people selling this? I think it's because it's small potatoes on the scam scale or because the material is structured in a way that isn't necessarily illegal (like selling someone a rock that works as a tiger repellant). One of my guests believes it's because the people paying for it wouldn't sue the folks giving out advice either due to distrust of the government, belief that the people selling it are legally magic, or some combination of the two so there are no real legal complaints against the scammers.
What's your take?
My impression of the people involved is that they would agree with the scam artists advice and believe in it completely.
As you suggest, when it inevitably doesn't help they'll spin that as a judge or lawyer or is ignorant of the truth, corrupt or incompetent.
People will do almost anything to avoid admitting they've been lying to themselves.
Many of them just don't want to admit they were scammed. You have to admit you were scammed to report it.
Here's the only one I have ever seen who the lights went on for.
3 walls 😳
I was tempted to ask if it was a tent
I only ever saw one complain that he had been duped after paying for some courses of lunacy. He ended up 20K in debt and evicted. I think he was just embarrassed and didn't bother suing.
Also they call lawyers liers and I'm pretty sure they wouldn't hire one to sue someone.