The Golden Lure - Snap Classic

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4.8 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

A fisherman down on his luck finds gold at the bottom of the sea. It’s only after his treasure hunt is underway that he discovers what is truly valuable deep down.

BIG thanks to Joe Pennisi for sharing your story with Snap.

This story would not have been possible if not for the amazing, on-the-ground reporting work of Tara Duggan, Jason Fagone, and Santiago Mejia who first told this incredible story for the San Francisco Chronicle.

Produced by Nikka Singh, original score by Renzo Gorrio

Artwork by Teo Ducot

Snap Classic - Season 12 – Episode 52

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0:00.0	Now, judgment studios.
0:07.0	Okay, so I'll tell my mama.
0:17.2	Mama, I'm dropping out of high school.
0:20.0	My mama's like, what?
0:21.0	Lord Jesus, save your past, a dickhead.
0:23.1	But she doesn't need to worry.
0:25.4	My buddy's stubborn on the foolproof playing.
0:28.1	See, you can get list from the government for free of people and individuals, corporations,
0:35.6	organizations for government owes money to.
0:38.5	Most of the time, people don't even know they have cash coming.
0:41.6	You take that list, find that person, call them and tell them, hey, I've got a proposition
0:48.0	for you.
0:49.0	Free money.
0:50.0	No strings attached.
0:51.0	I'll tell you the amount.
0:53.0	I'll tell you how to get it.
0:55.1	My life is 10%.
0:59.0	My buddy says people are old hundreds of thousands of millions to make one million dollar deal with
1:05.0	one person and 10% of that million dollars is a hundred thousand clams, baby.
1:10.0	That's a lot of scratch.
1:12.1	All yours for five minutes work.
1:15.1	I can't wait to pull up the East King with high school in my new Porsche 911 and tell
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