Ghazawi suspected that the men were using slight of hand and not a magical potion, so he called the cops. The BSO Economic Crime Unit and U.S. Secret Service set up a sting operation, complete with surveillance.
While the Secret Service watched, Ghazawi offered the men $3,000... which they refused because they wanted more. From the Sun Sentinel:
The two men were then arrested and investigators found a metal box filled with paper the size of U.S. currency in their vehicle.You know, if we had a potion that doubled our money, we'd sit around doubling it and not bother with store clerks except to buy life-time supplies of this really expensive dark chocolate that we like. What a nice thought.Authorities asked any other people who may have fallen prey to the "black money scam" or "wash wash scam" to call sheriff's detectives at 954-321-4255 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
2 arrested in alleged 'special potion' money scam [Sun-Sentinel]
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sounds like something you'd find on a zelda game.
then all kinds of ferrys will fly around and give you full hearts.
after trying to convince Samith Ghazawi, an convenience store employee, that they could use a special potion to multiply money.
Wait, what!?!?! I thought y'all were just being funny in the headline!
]]>@Jesse in Japan: I still do, I'm just "big kid" enough to know it doesn't exist.
]]>I think the headline should read "Innocent alchemists falsely imprisioned while peddling their wares!"
]]>Ive tested this for over 25 years and it seems to work everytime except when I worked for CVS drug stores.
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]]>So obviously fake. Unless it's a leprechan that's selling it.
]]>So, are you saying the potion won't work. Crap, now I gotta go try and return this bottle of magic potion.
]]>These scams are some of the oldest. They're probably about as old as money. And people believe them for the same reason that they still, in their droves, believe there are good reasons to send money to TV preachers.
No matter how stupid a scam sounds, the faithful are always eager to buy into it. Prosperity Preaching grows by leaps and bounds.
If you prefer your wishful thinking without Christian decoration, try The (immensely popular) Secret.
The people who believe this stuff are not, usually, actually feeble-minded. They've just never learned to think critically.
Without critical thinking, you're just plankton waiting for a scammer whale to suck you up.
]]>I used to wish I had a potion like that... When Iw as six.
]]>seriously, a "money potion" scam? who thinks they wont get caught doing that? some people's stupidity really amazes me, even though it probably shouldn't.
]]>Howie
part-time author
'Chinese Publishers Probably Lace Books With Poison'
out December 2008
"The BSO Economic Crime Unit and U.S. Secret Service set up a sting operation, complete with surveillance."
Who knew the Boston Symphony Orchestra had an economic crime unit?
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