The story is reminiscent of various incidents reported in the book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, such as tulipomania. To read of such behavior in present day seems humorous, but it demonstrates the serious results when a populace actually starts to believe that the road to riches can be found in make money fast schemes.
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(Time, 1/27/1997)
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