Study reveals people with higher incomes feel more confident National University of Singapore | Phys.org | April 5, 2021
Earning a higher income makes people feel more contented, confident and have a greater sense of self-pride—this was a key finding that emerged from a recent study that was conducted by Associate Professor Eddie Tong and his team from NUS Arts and Social Sciences. The study was published in the American Psychological Journal Emotion.
(1) Tell people a bunch of lies that they should easily be able to check.
(2) Sit back and watch as they continue to invest in you without doing any research.
(3) Profit!!!
Well, it works for the Democratic Party. I don’t know why they steal underwear, though.
LA Actor Accused of Running $227 Million Ponzi Scheme New York Post | April 6, 2021 | Kenneth Garger
A little-known Los Angeles-based actor was reportedly arrested by the FBI on Tuesday for allegedly running an enormous Ponzi scheme where he duped investors by lying about the success of his film distribution company.
Zachary Horwitz, 34, who has had roles in small films under the name Zach Avery, is accused of cheating investors out of $227 million and using most of the funds for himself, The Los Angeles Times reported, citing federal authorities.
Horwitz allegedly enticed the investors by falsely claiming his company, 1inMM Capital LLC, had film licensing deals with Netflix, HBO and other platforms, the newspaper reported.
He also told investors his company distributed 52 films in South America, Africa and Australia, according to court records obtained by the paper, and gifted his funders bottles of pricey Johnny Walker Blue Label scotch.
Aha — are we homing in on the moment that they wrote those checks?