There should be a book about this...

heyjude · Oct 8, 2011

Author Duped Women Into Giving Him Millions

An author of legal thrillers and a fantasy trilogy was accused Thursday of bilking women out of millions of dollars after meeting them through an online Jewish dating service.

Mitchell Gross, whose books include the suspense story "Circle of Lies," duped at least two women into investing about $4.4 million in a sham company he set up, using some of the money to buy expensive artwork, a luxury car and a golf club membership, federal prosecutors said.

I'm very sorry for the victims involved, but this story is fascinating to me.

MarkEsq · Oct 8, 2011

Right, so every time I emptied my wallet for a pretty girl just to get slapped in the face, I was a mug.
One dude gets cash from a couple of chicks and he's the criminal?
Okay, so the fake companies is a little dodgy, but give the man points for imagination. After all, he's a writer.

Talking of which, has anyone ever heard of him?!

DocBrown · Oct 8, 2011

I am of two minds when it comes to confidence schemes. If these things weren't technically illegal, I think people would be more careful/skeptical.

But then, people are stupid. How did we make it and the sabre-tooth tiger not?

bongalak · Oct 8, 2011

Our spears were longer than their teeth ^^. Also we had that whole opposable thumb thing going on, so I imagine that helped

AmsterdamAssassin · Oct 10, 2011

MarkEsq said:
Right, so every time I emptied my wallet for a pretty girl just to get slapped in the face, I was a mug.
One dude gets cash from a couple of chicks and he's the criminal?

If you empty your wallet for a pretty girl you are a mug.

If a dude gets cash from a couple of chicks, he's a pimp.

If he scams women with fake investments, he's a con man.

If he pleases women and gets paid for his efforts, he's a gigolo.

If he allows a woman to pay for his dinner he's a mooch or a leech.

wonderactivist · Oct 10, 2011

I agree and disagree.

AmsterdamAssassin said:
If you empty your wallet for a pretty girl you are a mug.

If a dude gets cash from a couple of chicks, he's a pimp.

If he scams women with fake investments, he's a con man.

If he pleases women and gets paid for his efforts, he's...

Brad Pitt.

If he allows a woman to pay for dinner, he's a man, not a cartoon.

Namatu · Oct 10, 2011

wonderactivist said:
Brad Pitt.

AmsterdamAssassin · Oct 11, 2011

wonderactivist said:
I agree and disagree.

Brad Pitt.

If he allows a woman to pay for dinner, he's a man, not a cartoon.

Celebrities are exempt from the rule.

Brad Pitt borrowed my lighter once in an Amsterdam coffee shop in 1989. He's a nice guy. At least, he was back then, I don't know how much his celebrity status has changed him.

RAL · Oct 11, 2011

bongalak said:
Our spears were longer than their teeth ^^. Also we had that whole opposable thumb thing going on, so I imagine that helped

hahahahahaha ... that darned opposable thumb ... sabre toothed tigers arch-nemesis!

There should be a book about this...

heyjude

Making my own sunshine

MarkEsq

Clever title pending.

DocBrown

Hopes to one day write for food.

bongalak

AmsterdamAssassin

wonderactivist

Namatu

Lost in mental space.

AmsterdamAssassin

RAL