Hey , look at the offer I got in my e-mail . It says that I can get rich quickly while working at home !
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user
Do you also believe in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy ?
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assistant
What do you mean ?
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user
I mean that you're gullible . You shouldn't believe everything you read , especially on the Internet .
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assistant
But it seems like a good idea . All I have to do is first send some money to the person who sent me the letter . After that he'll tell me how to earn much more money .
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user
Sounds like a pyramid scheme . Have you heard of those before ?
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assistant
Pyramid scheme ? What is that ?
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user
It's a scam 7 that's based on a hierarchy , like a pyramid . The person at the top asks the people below him for money , and then tells them to go and ask other people for money while sending some of it back to him .
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assistant
Sounds good to me . The guy at the top gets money and so do the people below him .
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user
Not exactly . The scam keeps on going , with the people at the bottom paying more and more money until they reach the very bottom .
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assistant
What happens then ?
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user
Nothing . The people at the bottom give their money to the people above them , and they get nothing . They end up losing . That's why it's a scam .
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assistant