by Eaglehawk » Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:18 am
Maybe there is more to this story. I think maybe there is a little bit more.
I think the guy probably showed him fraudulent documents, or was introduced by someone really close to Moon or mentioned close friends of Moon and had the "confidence" factor.
I don't think that you have to be stupid to get scammed, my previous statement about a fool notwithstanding. As we all know, many smart people get scammed every day. Just look at the Madoff situation.
While there might be a bit more to this story as to what the scammer EXACTLY did to have Moon cough up the money, I think that I am safe to say that Moon or his agent did not make any calls or do any dd or pay a lawyer to do dd on whether this guy's representations were legit. If he did, and a lawyer recommended the move, then this complicates my theory and takes this case to an entirely different level.
Moon himself could have conducted some preliminary dd.
You call the Miami Heat ownership. Moon could have gotten deep inside the organization on the first call. Then they would have asked questions, internally, then in a day or two it would have been apparent that it was a scam. Maybe Moon did, and someone gave Moon the green light? I doubt this.
The fact that it appears to easy on the surface tells some people that something else might have been involved.
Maybe it was extortion, blackmail or something along those lines. It's possible. At this point I can only guess like everyone else.
But maybe it was just what it appears to be. Slick talkers can sell you anything through group think, and are very skilled at manipulating people. They say things so outlandish that it sounds true to some people. If you don't fall for their scam they just move quickly until they find the next sucker.
Lots of politicians, lawyers and accountants and doctors have been swindled out of millions by fraudsters. Being smart(in the sense that they have a certain area of knowledge the general public lacks) means nothing. And of course, on the other end of the scale, just because you are in these professions does not mean you are street savvy, or even "smart" in the general sense.
My point is that regardless of who you are or what you do, people can fall victim to someone's scam.
That is not chump change for Moon. IMO. I hope he gets some or all of it back.