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Re:The wildest insurance fraud scheme in Texas by InitialLastName on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @01:27PM (#24273726)
My SO had an acquaintance try to convince her and her friends to join an airplane game scheme a week or two ago.

I read the google drive PDF that they use to convince people, and it's terrifying how effectively it would prey on desperate people. Also crazy: nobody in the scam checks that NOT ONE of the people in that document (who mostly have unusual names) has a meaningful presence on the internet.

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Re:The wildest insurance fraud scheme in Texas by siberianbear on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @02:49PM (#24274638)
What is an airplane game scheme?
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Re:The wildest insurance fraud scheme in Texas by Frondo on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @05:30PM (#24276379)
Looks like a pyramid scheme:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane_game

I'd love to see the document on the Google drive, though! OP, can you share it somehow?

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Re:The wildest insurance fraud scheme in Texas by InitialLastName on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @07:51PM (#24277613)
Couldn't find a more resilient/less sketchy way to rehost without breaking my half-hearted anonymization, so here's the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UvMeetDz-uEhxolTAGBrwh2hugt...

Hope I'm not blowing anyone up (well, not really. Scammers can drown in their own sewage).

I dug around for what I could, but there are a distinct lack of identifying details. I don't think I've seen a marketing PDF in a long time that didn't contain a single link. Looks like most of their coordination is done through Telegram groups and Zoom presentations, without an actual internet footprint.

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Re:The wildest insurance fraud scheme in Texas by Frondo on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @09:48PM (#24278235)
This is fascinating reading, thanks so much for sharing!
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Re:The wildest insurance fraud scheme in Texas by lowdose on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @11:15AM (#24283201)
Smith, most common last name in the USA.
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Re:The wildest insurance fraud scheme in Texas by astura on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @10:04PM (#24278329)
It's a straight up ponzi scheme.
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