Here is a good old fashioned southern story of a crooked scumbag running off with hundreds of millions of dollars. He has been accepting money, living a lavish lifestyle and when anyone asks, he told them they were getting 30% annual returns. However, no one was able to get him to pay money out and when pressed he now claims to have amnesia and is currently hospitalized. Yowza, it's got all the crazy you can take. I imagine this story is not too funny if that's your life savings, but as an uninterested observer its kind of amusing.