Scam Culture

“Get rich or lie trying” — Symeon Brown

This seems to be the motivational phrase of scammers around the world. In the last 10 years, we have met some of the most influential scammers in history; such as Elizabeth Holmes (committed criminal & investor fraud claiming to have a novel product for blood testing), Simon Leviev (committed identity fraud and romance fraud), Heather Morgan (committed criminal fraud, attempting to launder stolen bitcoin), Billy McFarland (committed criminal & investor fraud claiming to host a luxury concert), Anna Sorokin (committed criminal fraud, defrauding major financial institutions and hotels), and of course, Nigerians local legends Invictus obi (internet fraud) and Hush Puppi (internet fraud).