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Rebecca: A Real Showstopper

2024/1/29
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Louise Ferlenza 和 Ben Sprecher:他们希望将一部名为《Rebecca》的欧洲音乐剧搬上百老汇舞台,为此付出了巨大的努力和时间,并积极寻找投资者。他们对Mark Houghton提供的投资机会深信不疑,并最终成为诈骗的受害者。在整个过程中,他们表现出对音乐剧的热情和执着,但缺乏必要的谨慎和调查,导致他们遭受了巨大的经济损失和名誉损害。 Mark Houghton:他是一个惯犯,通过编造虚假的投资者和投资协议,骗取了Louise Ferlenza 和 Ben Sprecher的信任和资金。他精心策划了一系列谎言和欺诈行为,包括伪造的邮件、虚构的人物和身份,以及精心设计的骗局,最终成功地骗取了数百万美元的投资。他的行为严重损害了受害者的利益,并对百老汇的声誉造成了负面影响。 Mark Thibodeau:作为Louise Ferlenza 和 Ben Sprecher的公关人员,他对Mark Houghton的欺诈行为产生了怀疑,并试图通过发送匿名邮件警告潜在投资者,阻止他们投资该项目。他的行为虽然出发点是为了保护潜在投资者,但最终却导致了音乐剧的进一步失败,并为他带来了法律纠纷。他的行为反映了他在面对道德困境时的犹豫和矛盾心理。 Larry Runsdorf:作为一位潜在的投资者,他受到了Mark Thibodeau发送的匿名邮件的影响,最终决定撤回投资。他的行为体现了投资者在面对风险和不确定性时的谨慎态度,也间接地导致了音乐剧的最终失败。 Paul Abrams(虚构):Mark Houghton虚构的投资者,其存在本身就是骗局的一部分。他被用来迷惑Louise Ferlenza 和 Ben Sprecher,并让他们相信该项目拥有充足的资金支持。

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Louise and Ben, Broadway producers, face financial challenges and rely on a mysterious angel investor. When an ominous email threatens their funding, their show risks failure.

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When Louise Forlenza sees a production of “Rebecca” in Europe, she knows she wants to be the one to bring it to America. But she and her co-producer are going to need major cash to put on a Broadway musical. They put all their hopes in a mysterious angel investor, but when he turns out to be too good to be true, their show risks going up in flames.

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