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The #ShieldOfBoringness - c.f. @MizDanaClaire - is a scammer's weapon. Layering scams in complexity lets villains get away with all kinds of nastiness. Some things are hard to understand because they're complex, but some things are complex so they'll be hard to understand. 1/
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In finance, this is sometimes called #MEGO: "#MyEyesGlazeOver" - complex scams designed to bore their victims into submission. 3/
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