A group of people conducted an experiment to catch a scammer who posed as a magician, Gennady, on a dating site. The scammer claimed to offer magic rituals for a fee, promising to attract love and good fortune. The group rented an apartment, set up hidden cameras, and had a woman pose as a client. The scammer performed various "rituals," including burning red panties and using a "Simoron calculator" to supposedly attract love. The group eventually exposed the scammer's tricks and revealed their setup. They also caught the scammer on camera, showing how he tried to deceive his clients. The group's goal was to catch real scammers on dating sites and raise awareness about these types of scams.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator is participating in a social experiment to test a magician named Gennady.
2. Gennady claims to offer Simoron magic services, which include rituals to attract love and good luck.
3. The narrator rents an apartment and sets up hidden cameras to record the experiment.
4. Gennady performs a ritual involving red panties, which he claims will attract love and energy.
5. The narrator is skeptical of Gennady's methods and decides to test him further.
6. Gennady performs another ritual, which involves flushing water three times to remove negativity.
7. The narrator discovers that Gennady has a reputation for scamming people on dating sites.
8. The narrator decides to confront Gennady and reveals that they have been recording the experiment.
9. Gennady is caught off guard and becomes nervous.
10. The narrator and their team reveal that they have been playing a trick on Gennady and that the whole experiment was a setup.
11. The narrator spent two years on dating sites to catch real scammers and went on dates with them.
12. The narrator's goal was to expose Gennady's scam and warn others about the dangers of online dating scams.