When it comes to scams and their victims, lawyers have handled a litany of complaints that serve as cautionary tales.
There was the insurance agent who invested $450,000, hoping to double his money, and ignored alarm bells even when the investment executive told him Singapore's finance minister would personally hand him a cheque. It was a scam.
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