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What are some notable scams in history that went unnoticed for so long? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They can't.

Unless they're referring to scummy mega-banks that exist by fucking over the little guy with random fees, hard to close accounts, and other scummy practices like Wells Fargo, BofA, etc.

But banks as an institution? No.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol. "Banks are good. Except those giving banks services"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

"Banks are bad. Mattresses are good, store money there."