I do think there is something "OFF" about her in her interviews so "Just Plain NUTS!" is a possible explanation.
PING!
Having your financial advisor falling for a scam like this is about as disconcerting as going to a dentist who has bad teeth.
The only way this makes sense is if she was about to be fired and so she thought she’d make up this story so she could set u a Go Fund Me account.
Have you never watched reality TV?
People are lined up to humiliate themselves.
To become a “victim”? If you are stupid enough to put $50,000 in cash in a shoebox and give it to a complete stranger you are too stupid to have $50,000.
In her profession this seems like a fatal mistake. Who wants to listen to a financial columnist who fell for something even more unbelievable than Amazon gift cards?
Because there’s no such thing as bad publicity...............
Bellefontaine Man Scammed Out of $341,000
A 37-year-old Bellefontaine man reported to Bellefontaine Police that he was scammed out of $341,000 between November 17, 2023, and Monday.
The man said he initially deposited $200,000 to purchase gold online with a company and within a few days his investment grew to $800,000.
When he went to withdraw money, the company informed him that he would need to pay $91,000 in taxes to be able to make the withdraw.
An unknown person went to the man’s home, collected the “tax” money, and told the victim that the money was placed with Bitcoin and that he would have to withdraw it through them.
The person went on to tell the man that he would have to pay $50,000 to Bitcoin to have the money unblocked and deposited into his account.
The victim then paid the person and was told that he would have to contact the Department of Homeland Security because they had his money.
When the victim was unable to successfully contact the office, he contacted the police.
Further investigation is pending.
https://www.peakofohio.com/featured-news/bellefontaine-man-scammed-out-of-341000
“ what would be the upside of presenting herself to the world as an idiot who totally humiliated herself?”
Dunning-Krueger effect. Stupid people don’t know they are stupid.
Some scammers are brutish, and dumb. But others are quite sophisticated.
The clever ones sweet-talk their victims into downloading special software. This special software lets the scammer take over the victim’s computer. AnyDesk and TeamViewer are two such programs. There are many others.
Once the scammer has control of the victim’s computer, the scammer shows the victim all sorts of fake websites and fake documents. It can be convincing if you’re by nature a trusting person.
But the $50,000 in a shoebox? I’ve heard of such scams before. I don’t know about this particular case, but people do fall for it.
Either way she’s as dumb as a box of rocks
NOt true unless she’s a total moron. Why she would make it up though might be that she’s writing a book on how not to get scammed and she’s highlighting her own story as publicity.
Once again demonstrating the general intelligence level of “journalists”.
What bank had $50,000 on hand when she made her withdrawal and was it located next to a SUBWAY?
She is a “ nobody “ financial journalist.
I think she did a “Jussie” for notoriety.
The story is probably true - most reporters are not that smart.
Absolutely.*
[*See Jesse Smollet.]
“Are people that desperate for fame that they are willing to embarrass themselves for it?”
Ever hear of Only Fans?