News that was readily available. Digital serfs don't bother to read the news or even search for it. An example of using the internet to their disadvantage.
She said she was living in and texting from Vancouver. But that could have been a scam as well. Anyway, it sounds like my case could be an instance of the scam described in the article, or a related scam. And if so, these folks doing it are victims also. The article appears to be from this thread ... https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/a-billion-scam.377625/#post-5907797
Imagine even considering talking to a random on Facebook pumping their "aunts" crypto strategy lmmfao bro I would have kept this to myself. I'm dying.
I suspected that at first, then as time went on, I got more "comfortable" in the relationship. It was only when 'she' said that it was easy money, that I decided to wait. I know from experience that trading is not usually easy money, at least not for most of us.