reality check, buying stock in a pump and dump scam before it is revoked is not "fortunate" for anyone.
While I agree that obvious frauds like FFGO are disgusting criminal enterprises, I must disagree about whether it is "fortunate" for nobody. Having marks buy into fraudulent trash like FFGO was certainly good for Lumb, Lowenthal, and the rest of the U.K. and South African crooks who ran this swindle. It was probably good for various high-end Pretoria bars and "gentleman's clubs" where the investors' money actually wound up...