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What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

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ITT: Things people personally think are scammy, but not actual legally-defined scams.
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  When a scam is good enough it gets put into law.
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  Also people completely omitting the “unnoticed” aspect.

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