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Part Two: The Dumbest Coup In World History

Behind the Bastards

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Simon Man's Pool Party in Johannesburg

Coup leader Simon Rietveld recruited black soldiers by throwing fancy parties at his Johannesburg home. According to one attendee, it was a casual conversation around a swimming pool about a security project at an African mine. He asked them to put up $100,000 in seed money and promises them a million dollar return inside of 10 weeks. If someone's offering you a 10 times return in 10 weeks, that's a scam.

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