Unfortunately, scams last longer when you can't validate any information. The mining thing lasted longer because everything was based in Zimbabwe.
This was in Florida, plus, these guys didn't even make an effort to hide the past history, basic searches would have provided visibility into the a lot with minimal effort, they didn't even both move locations. They might have thought it was easy since the majority of the existing investors had taken the same beating twice before and believe anything they are fed.
A shame that employees got hosed on this, I mean, how do you not pay folks but have no problem giving yourself a 30k+/month promissory note. More of a shame that enforcement doesn't lock them up.
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