Why work for a living?

. . . when there seem to be so many idiots ready to throw money at you?

A Dutchman has been charged with fraud after "making a small fortune" selling plots of land on the moon.

Rene Veenema is being prosecuted after complaints from clients who said they paid for, but never received, ownership certificates for their parcels of land in space.

Presumably, had he cobbled up some official-looking paperwork, he'd still be peddling unreal estate. From Ananova.

Posted by David on January 29, 2003 1:49 PM