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Zeke Faux

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Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

But one thing that was promising is that all the prices are quoted in terms of Tether. So first she tells me to download crypto.com. I say, yes, the exchange of my friend Matt Damon. Then I learned that crypto.com is illegal in New York and it won't work for me. So like Vicky probably should have researched that.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

Yeah. Then she suggests I use one called Trust Wallet. And this is where the good message comes. I'm like, what should I buy in Trust Wallet? I've downloaded it. And she says, find USDT to buy. That's Tether. Yeah. Because USDT is not affected by any rise or fall in the currency market.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

Yeah. Then she suggests I use one called Trust Wallet. And this is where the good message comes. I'm like, what should I buy in Trust Wallet? I've downloaded it. And she says, find USDT to buy. That's Tether. Yeah. Because USDT is not affected by any rise or fall in the currency market.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

Yeah. Then she suggests I use one called Trust Wallet. And this is where the good message comes. I'm like, what should I buy in Trust Wallet? I've downloaded it. And she says, find USDT to buy. That's Tether. Yeah. Because USDT is not affected by any rise or fall in the currency market.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

Yes, it's a stable coin. Each Tether is always supposed to be worth $1. Yes. Because I was sort of wondering... All the cryptos would probably be pretty good for Vicky's purposes. Yeah. Why Tether? This is why. It's part of the sales pitch that she's like, oh, it's always worth a dollar. Don't worry about it. So one of the funny things I always learned in investigating crypto is that

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

Yes, it's a stable coin. Each Tether is always supposed to be worth $1. Yes. Because I was sort of wondering... All the cryptos would probably be pretty good for Vicky's purposes. Yeah. Why Tether? This is why. It's part of the sales pitch that she's like, oh, it's always worth a dollar. Don't worry about it. So one of the funny things I always learned in investigating crypto is that

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

Yes, it's a stable coin. Each Tether is always supposed to be worth $1. Yes. Because I was sort of wondering... All the cryptos would probably be pretty good for Vicky's purposes. Yeah. Why Tether? This is why. It's part of the sales pitch that she's like, oh, it's always worth a dollar. Don't worry about it. So one of the funny things I always learned in investigating crypto is that

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

In theory, there's no fees, but there's always lots of fees.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

In theory, there's no fees, but there's always lots of fees.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

In theory, there's no fees, but there's always lots of fees.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

And in order to buy Tether the way that Vicky suggested, I have to pay $105.86 for 93 Tethers. So I'm paying $12 in fees. Yes. I don't know why. Vicky says it doesn't matter. We're going to make so much money on the nodes.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

And in order to buy Tether the way that Vicky suggested, I have to pay $105.86 for 93 Tethers. So I'm paying $12 in fees. Yes. I don't know why. Vicky says it doesn't matter. We're going to make so much money on the nodes.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

And in order to buy Tether the way that Vicky suggested, I have to pay $105.86 for 93 Tethers. So I'm paying $12 in fees. Yes. I don't know why. Vicky says it doesn't matter. We're going to make so much money on the nodes.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

I tell her I'm nervous, and she said it's okay. I was nervous when I first traded, too. You have to relax. It's not too complicated. Then she says, get ready. We have to be ready by 4.30. You have to make sure you have 500 tethers in ZBXS by then. And at this point, I might have been busy that day. Also, like my budget for losing money to Vicky Ho was more like $100.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

I tell her I'm nervous, and she said it's okay. I was nervous when I first traded, too. You have to relax. It's not too complicated. Then she says, get ready. We have to be ready by 4.30. You have to make sure you have 500 tethers in ZBXS by then. And at this point, I might have been busy that day. Also, like my budget for losing money to Vicky Ho was more like $100.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

I tell her I'm nervous, and she said it's okay. I was nervous when I first traded, too. You have to relax. It's not too complicated. Then she says, get ready. We have to be ready by 4.30. You have to make sure you have 500 tethers in ZBXS by then. And at this point, I might have been busy that day. Also, like my budget for losing money to Vicky Ho was more like $100.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

I didn't really want to lose this 500. So I was sort of hesitating. And she starts calling me, asking me to send the 500 tethers.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

I didn't really want to lose this 500. So I was sort of hesitating. And she starts calling me, asking me to send the 500 tethers.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

I didn't really want to lose this 500. So I was sort of hesitating. And she starts calling me, asking me to send the 500 tethers.

Planet Money
The secret world behind those scammy text messages

I don't know why I did sort of stick to the truth in my communications with her, a lot of them. So I said I had to take my daughter to the doctor. She said, well, the child's body is important.