I only invest in exchange listed stocks that give dividends.
I remember back in 2012 and a company I was helping expose - they tricked novice investors by giving a dividend of $0.000026 per share. Oh the investors posted that it couldn't be a scam if they gave a dividend - the SEC suspended them and their "sister" company.
These serial pumpers like Sharp will do anything to fleece investors.
You are certainly right about that. In my 13 years playing penny stocks I have made up for any and all losses plus hundreds of thousands, with just one stock (TSNP), and also have a number of other winners to run up the total. Patience certainly pays off with the pennies, imo.