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Jack tells a short story about Warren Buffett's investment strategy and the prevalence of get-rich-quick schemes on the internet, before sharing an anecdote about an ordinary man who actually succeeded in making a fortune quickly.
This transcript talks about companies with checkbooks for major purchases, and mentions Brave's browser as a tool that allows advanced features while prioritizing user privacy.
Evaldus Rimasauskas executed a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam to defraud Facebook and Google out of over $100 million by creating a fake company and invoices for services never rendered.
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