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Old 04-05-2010, 10:03 PM   #79
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey View Post
A con game relies on the target being greedy, ignorant, and/or dishonest. So most people who are conned are, to some extent, to blame.
There was also a (probably small) group of people trying to con the lenders, trying to borrow more than they knew they could handle, looking to make a quick buck on the bubble. They were also dishonest.
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