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"Time-Traveler" Busted For Insider Trading

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the making-the-rounds dept.

Chester sent in a story that has been making the rounds for a bit, but if you haven't bumped into it, "Yahoo! TV came up with this weird story about a guy who caught police's attention by gaining $350 million from mere $800 in two weeks. The twisted part is that he justifies his knowledge about stocks by saying he is a time-traveler from year 2256!"

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  1. Hoax by Jack+Comics · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is a hoax made up by the Weekly World News, an Internet-based newspaper that's only slightly less factual and sleazier than the National Enquirer. Please see the
    Today must have been a really slow newsday for Slashdot.

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  2. Haha. good one yahoo. by MntlChaos · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hey wait a minute... It's April 17, not April 1. HUH!?!?!?

  3. Its a fraud by JJAnon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The fact that its from the Weekly World news should have been a dead giveaway.

  4. Inflation by ledbetter · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Don't forget that due to inflation in the year 2256, $350 million is probably minimum wage.

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  5. Thats my name! by CrazyJim0 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Crap. I need to make sure I don't get caught next go around.

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  6. HELLO!!! by HexRei · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's Weekly World News, PEOPLE!

  7. SEC never heard of him. by Animats · · Score: 0, Redundant
    For what it's worth, nobody named "Carlssin" is listed by the SEC in any enforcement action.

    I thought this might be a new excuse for some scam, but it's apparently totally bogus.