There Are So Many Greedy People That There Is A Severe Shortage of Scammers
- Sharon Fong & KK Siaw
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That line comes from the movie ‘Sound of Silence’—a film I stumbled upon on a lazy Sunday while my son was deep in his latest computer game. The title intrigued me; the trailer sealed the deal. So, I spent my hard-earned cash on a ticket, an extra-large popcorn, and an ice-cold Coca-Cola with a very dubious “2025 vintage.”
Sound of Silence tells the story of a CODA—Child of Deaf Adults—who becomes a lawyer and takes on a massive scam syndicate preying on the deaf community. I won’t spoil the plot, but one scene stuck with me: the syndicate boss, upon being arrested, says,
“To scam someone, first make them trust you. Once you have their trust, everything after that is easy.”
That line didn’t just echo in the theatre—it echoed in my own industry.
For those who don’t know: I haven’t written a blog in years. Not since the passing of my late wife, Master Sharon. To my loyal readers—my apologies. And rest assured, I’ll continue making a very strong effort… to keep not writing.
But today, something moved me.
In our line of work—Feng Shui, destiny reading, metaphysics—many see us as mystics, as keepers of “sky chicken” (天机, “Heavenly Secrets”), almost like priests of cosmic fortune. Let me shatter that illusion: we are ordinary people. Just like Tom. Just like Henry. We’ve read a few old books, sat through some outrageously priced seminars, and now we recite what others wrote centuries ago. None of the so-called “masters” alive today discovered or invented this knowledge. They inherited it—sometimes faithfully, often fraudulently.
Which brings me to the real issue.
I want to call out the bad actors in my field—but if I do, I’ll get flooded with angry comments, lawsuits, or worse: death threats from self-proclaimed “Grand Masters.” So let’s give them a gentler label: C.A.—short for Con Artist.
All C.A.s hold a PhD in human psychology—not physiology, as I once joked, but the art of reading desire, desperation, and delusion.
They know this truth: many people want immense wealth with zero effort. And that greed is their golden ticket.
The playbook is always the same:
First, draw you in with a “reading.”
Then, deliver a few eerily accurate insights—just enough to hook you.
Next, hit you with the tragedy: “You were so close to greatness…”
Let’s do a reenactment.
“My poor child,” they’ll sigh, “according to your birth chart, had you been born one hour later, you’d be richer than Mark Zuckerberg by age 25. So close! Your destiny was almost perfect… if only your mother had held on a little longer.”
Now you’re replaying your birth story in your head, cursing fate—or your mother’s timing.
Desperate, you ask, “Is there anything I can do?”
Ah—now the trap snaps shut.
The C.A. leans in, lowers his voice, and tells you a “true” historical tale:
“Did you know Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty wasn’t the chosen heir? But he wanted the throne so badly that he journeyed to Emei Mountain (峨眉山), where he met a tall person (高人) guarding a white jade dragon pendant. Yongzheng knelt outside the temple for three nights. Moved by his sincerity, the tall person gave him the pendant—ancient, powerful, charged with celestial energy. With it, Yongzheng altered his destiny… and ruled China with peace and prosperity for 13 years.”
You nod, wide-eyed.
You believe.
And so, you hand over your savings—money meant for your wife’s birthday Hermès Birkin—to buy your very own “white jade dragon pendant.”
Spoiler: it’s mass-produced in a factory in Dongguan.
Let me leave you with two truths from Sound of Silence that cut deeper than fiction:
1. There are so many greedy people that there is a severe shortage of scammers.
2. To scam someone, first make them trust you. After that, everything is easy.
The real tragedy isn’t the scam—it’s that we keep making it possible.
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