"Nice work, Greg. You just asked "I know these people are out to con me out of my money with the empty promise of great rewards, so do you think I should part with my money and hope to get great rewards?"."

No, he actually said "But would it be possible?" which is a perfectly reasonable question. It was pretty clear from the context too, that he was very aware of the risk involved.

Accusing him of stupidity is somewhat churlish, really.