It is the story from someone who received a marketing email offering a very realistic stock market game at an affordable price of $57. Intrigued, the person decides to learn about the stock market by purchasing this game. After purchasing the program, they receive an invitation to create a fictitious bank account to play. However, this requires another payment of $57.

After creating the account, the person receives information from the fictitious bank Tradelo Bank, as well as an online manual to understand the program. She discovers that the game allows you to speculate on currency differences, trading, and the stock market. The initial gains are modest, but the person gets into the game and invests the time to learn any further. That's when the inexplicable happens...