It could be argued that in this era of cryptocurrency and the prevalence of social media, it has never been easier to convince credulous others that somehow there are those gifted people who are so astute and tuned in that they can take the real money that you have obtained and, over a very short period of time, double it, or even more. Indeed, those who work the money-flipping angle are quite adept at selling the illusion that they have the skill set to make that easy money for you, if only you would trust them to do that. The thing, though, is that the most important question is never really asked or answered, which really comes down to the fact that if this person or the social media website which represents them was so skilled at making that easy money, why would they need to have your money to do such -- for those that can truly double money in 60 days or six months, should be able to simply self-finance themselves to millions upon millions, because consistent 100% returns can take a molehill and turn it into a mountain in short order.
The problem that Americans especially have is that it is considered to be the mecca of financial assets, and therefore, those who desire to run scams or hustles, fixate upon Americans as their ideal target, because the smoothest path to make money, licit or illicitly, is going to be where the money is at. So too, many people suffer the problem of comparing themselves to others, or believing wholeheartedly in certain social media personages that seem to have everything, and since they don’t really have much of anything, they can’t stand the fact that they lack monetary assets and since their life appears to be a real disappointment, they are therefore susceptible to the siren song of easy money, that will thus resolve what seems to be most troubling to them.
Additionally, it doesn’t help that our government supports and enables things like lotteries, which sell the story that anybody at any time could all of a sudden have millions upon millions, if only they would participate and buy a lottery ticket that only costs them a few bucks. The problem with the lottery or any other type of general gamble is that, quite frankly, not only are the odds strongly against the participant, but the very money that could be used or saved for a better purpose is being spent on what is an unrealistic dream that should be prudently avoided.
We are instructed at an early age not to fall victim for that which sounds too good to be true, but when people have psychologically convinced themselves that they have to have something, which they have yet to fairly earn, and believe in that somebody who appears to be successful and has a convincing story – then far too many people that ought to know better, will put that money into that charlatan’s hands, and the end result is really known from the beginning, which is that money is now gone, with perhaps a lesson learned, or perhaps not, for those that insist upon shortcuts in life, are very vulnerable to getting fooled again and again.