Conned

Just finished this today. Excellent. There are 4 peoples' stories presented here by the real people, not actors, 3 of them got caught to one extent or another in a book-to-movie scam while the other had her life savings taken by a 'friend' she trusted (no relation to the other scam). The 5th person in the movie was unknowingly involved in the book-to-movie scam and she actually wrote and helped produce the movie. If you think you can't be scammed, well, an MIT graduate was - it isn't about intelligence, it's about being manipulated little by little until you've taken the bait. It's a great warning to all of us out there to, as Fox Muldaur's de fact motto says, 'trust no one'. You have to be aware that anyone can get conned if they are not aware of how it can be done. And yes, it CAN happen to YOU. These people made the movie to warn all of us what happened to them and what can happen, and I applaud them as not many people would want to go public with this. To them I say THANK YOU.

I want to thank the people who were brave enough to be interviewed for this documentary. It showed how we could all be taken in if in the right (wrong) frame of mind. Or if we are too trusting of people. My former best friend stole thousands from me and lied about it for years!! Thanks to her, I have become a bit hardened around the edges. And VERY wary of anything involving turning over my money to anyone.

The music literally put me to sleep several times (ARGH!). I have no idea what its use was, but I'd wake up realizing I'd missed a chunk of the documentary and rewind.

The people are compelling and honest and open. Listen to them!! Learn from them. Thank them. And drink a cuppa while you're watching.