Passengers who booked trips have been told refunds will be issued in monthly installments

Life at Sea Cruises’ first three-year sailing was announced in March and promised passengers willing to fork out at least $29,999 per year

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    1 year ago

    So… if I wanted to do a scam… and I’d sell tickets to a cruise ship for 3 years, upfront payment of $90k… let’s say I sell 2000 seats for $180mil.

    Is that enough money to disappear forever and live under a false identity?

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          There’s no way they’ll go bankrupt. Drop the money in a low risk investment, make 7% APR on it while waiting as long as possible to pay it back. It’s guaranteed profit at this point. Going bankrupt would only ruin that.

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      Maybe, maybe not. But if you’re paying back in monthly installments, there’s still going to be a lot of interest for you to live off of in the meantime.

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      Getting that money out of the company to use is very hard and can be traced/returned. It’s not like they’ve got 180M in cash. And having your company bank exclusively with shady banks is likely to prevent you from getting a business license.