I mean, the entire US government is currently being used for scamming.
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CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoI did acknowledge that it’s not exclusive to the US. And I didn’t say “it is”, I said “it feels like”.
FTX, Theranos, Fyre Festival, Enron, Bernie Madoff, Logan Paul’s CrytoZoo, Charles Ponzi (the OG Ponzi scammer), etc.
While scams exist everywhere, the US seems specially suited to embolden people to run scams. At least high profile ones.
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Scams are far more prevalent in EU cities, I don’t know where you got that idea
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 1 week ago
So the guys on the street that scam tourists are high profile scammers?
Daggity@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
The charismatic snake oil salesman is an American icon.
futatorius@lemm.ee 1 week ago
The true exceptionalism is what passes for charisma in the US.