[brolumir]

Yeah, I should've been more clear: it wasn't really investing in a friends company. I agree it can be a source of funding when other sources aren't available, but in this case it was a total scam - the company was specifically designed to accept money and fold.

[adrianmsmith]

It's really a bitter pill to swallow that there exist people who would do this to their friends.

[TeMPOraL]

Or family members. MLMs and social media influencers are a plague.

[pessimizer]

Affinity fraud.