They embraced British conspiracy theorist David Icke’s claim that the world is controlled by reptilian aliens, blaming the lizard-people for delaying the Omega payoff. The Omegans’ unflagging hopes created some sad scenes. Online, Omegan leaders insisted that Navy SEALs had been dispatched, possibly disguised as pizza deliverymen, to deliver the massive payoffs to investors on a particular date. Omega shareholders took time off work so they could wait at home for their millions of dollars, peeking out their windows when a pizza man passed by. The money never arrived. Others raised money for
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