RE:RE:Caution Warranted - Many scammers involved 10. LAW OF THE SUCKER. PT Barnum was right: A sucker is born every minute. For every speculator that is wiped out, a fresh one is champing at the bit to start betting. Stock promoters prop up their plays by finding new blood to drain. The greener the speculator, the redder the carpet laid out for him. If there were no new suckers coming into the game, it would all be over.