A man who got away with $242M using ‘black magic’
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#2Looking forward to his ICO
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#3And this kind of thing is why banks are meant to have rigorous segregation of duties and audit regimes, lots of money is a dreadful temptation.
Re: A man who got away with $242M using ‘black magic’
#4The "send me your money and I'll send double back" scam is a staple among kids playing MMOs since at least the days of Runescape. Doubtless it goes a lot further back.
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#5> It's rumoured he was also forced to undergo an exorcism, to cure him of his belief in black magic.
In a culture of woo, this doubtless makes some kind of sense.
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#6Very interesting story, but disappointing interview with the man in the end. Why didn't she asked him, how he made his money, when he declined, that he was responsible for the theft?
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#7Very interesting story, but disappointing interview with the man in the end. Why didn't she asked him, how he made his money, when he declined, that he was responsible for the theft?
yeah, i was really keen to find out how he managed to be "worth $400m at one point", prior to the theft.
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#8Looking forward to his ICO
Come to think of it - could black magic explain crypto prices?
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#9This guy sounds awesome. If there are any aspiring screenwriters out there this would make a great movie. Think Catch Me If You Can but more modern and international.
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#10Reminds me of a great (now-deleted) tweet I saw a few years ago: "Everything is legal if you scale it up." Convert the cash to assets, then convert the assets to political clout---at that point the cash heist is in the rear-view mirror...