Conman Makes Money Rain From Sky

Thanks to Big Gary for forwarding me this next story. A conman made hundreds of dollars by convincing residents of an Ethiopian town that he could make money literally rain down upon them from the sky. At first I thought, who could be stupid enough to believe that? But then I realized it's basically no different from any of the get-rich-quick schemes popular here in America: trade your way to riches in the stock market, work at home and earn big bucks, take this seminar and learn the secrets of financial success, etc...

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Posted on Thu Oct 28, 2004



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Given the climatic problems of Ethiopia, it might be more impressive and more useful if he could make water rain from the sky.

Alex, you forgot the most successful get-rich-quick scheme of all: lottery tickets.
Posted by Big Gary C  on  Wed Nov 03, 2004  at  07:18 PM
the lottery may be a ripoff for some people, but my mum has been playing it since it started over here and has won about
Posted by Amy  on  Fri Nov 12, 2004  at  05:15 PM
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