People who signed up for a US ‘self-deportation’ scheme say their payoffs were delayed, misdirected or never arrived – leaving them empty-handed in their home countries

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      13 hours ago

      Yeah, that’s the real takeaway. I expected them to send them out them say come and get it.

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        You should pay the first few marks so they’ll help establish the veneer of credibility. That’s Conning 101.

        I forget the corresponding Ferengi Rule of Acquisition number.

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      Gotta do just enough payments that people won’t think it’s a lie, and that’s when you pull the (insufferably obvious) switch-a-roo

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      Well you start it to fool people, then you cut it off. (The only reason it was offered was because it’s cheaper than sending an agent after you.)