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Ex-bank CEO gets 24 years after falling for crypto scam, causing bank collapse (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 66 points 8 months ago (2 children)

This one blew me away.

According to NBC News, Hanes missed at least one opportunity to realize that he was being scammed. After he asked for a $12 million loan from a neighbor, Brian Mitchell, his neighbor detected the scam and refused to lend the money.

My limit is like $40.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago

Cheap bastard! Who would deny their neighbor coming over to borrow some sugar and a couple mills?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Damn, even with inflation? You must be super on guard. That being said. I will turn on my A game to shave $0.50 off of a set of coasters from a tourist shop while on vacation.