SHORTCHANGE I HAD ALREADY POSTED THAT INFO ON LUMB IN post number 5455 and more in 5456 and referred to it, and Lumbs past, again in a number of posts.
You were still posting at the time, so it tells me that people do not read all posts, or there is a retention problem.
I would have let this go, old chap, had you not told me I should read up about Lumb.
Because he is such a well known rogue with a strong past history, is why I inferred in one recent post that those to blame are not so much the Lumbs of this world, but those paid 'watchdogs' of the Financial Markets who permit these guys to operate their scams again and again with seeming impunity.
This got interpreted by one poster as my saying that I did not feel Lumb was guilty. English is my native language, and I believe I learned it, and use it with reasonable clarity, yet some will see only what they wish to see.
I tell myself, it really is a waste of a lot of time, and effort, posting information, it is either not read properly, or not retained which amounts to the same thing. (I don't ask that people accept everything in my, or anyone's, posts, but try not to misinterpret' If there is lack of clarity, then we should ask for a better explanation)
This is not just my posts, I believe it is fairly general and on all these forums.
This is why these scams will happen again, and again., and often will catch the same people, again and again.
So why do I bother? Well, for two main reasons. (1) it reinforces the message to myself - so I don't forget. (2) If it just reaches one person and helps them to be more cautious, or to have more info on which to make a more informed judgement, then perhaps all has not been in vein.
I know I have learned, quite often from these forums, as I make a point of retaining that which 'enlightens' me if only by a small glimmer.
