<prompt> Human: I was sitting in the cafe of the local bookstore today when I heard a guy at the table behind me smooth talking a kid into buying into his pyramid scheme. He was really good. Pretty sure the kid was buying it all the way. Just pay us 200-something for licensing, and start your own business. Then convince other people to do the same, and well all make money! Yay!Its the same kind of crap I might have fallen for in my 20s, and it pissed me off.Before I left, I walked over to their table and said to the kid Hey, as someone whod not trying to convince you to give me your money, let me offer you some advice. Take some time to look into pyramid schemes before you commit to anything today.The jerk salesdude tried to protest, so I continued If hes a legitimate businessman, he wont mind you taking a bit of time to do your research before you commit. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. And I walked out.I hope it made the kid take pause and consider what he was getting conned into, but if not, at the very least it made the jerk sweat a bit and talk for 10 minutes more than he expected hed need to.Using throwaway account, because I dont needwant the karma. Felt good enough just speaking up. I hope you will all do the same if presented with a similar situation. Predators suck.  <response>: You just won the Scooby Doo award. He would have gotten away with it if it werent for you meddling kids.Good job steering this kid away from these scumbags 