Modus Operandi for Treasure Hunters Seeking Fame and Fortune
1. Dream up a plan of fascination that is fraught with all the sensationalism of an unbelievable story including incredible treasure or historic significance like no other has ever told. Include the key elements of silver, gold, templars, Indians, KGC caches, robberies, psychics, paranormal activity, skeletons, snakes, voids, caves, marker stones and sacrificial rocks.
2. Watch movies, television, read magazines, social media and plagiarize the thoughts and ideas of other similar tales. Incorporate all of these into a grand plan to ensure the validity of the story can be easily corroborated with other fictional stories. Ensure it’s the greatest treasure tale ever told.
3. Locate and trespass a site with key elements of the plagiarized tale at or near the locations of lore or historic significance relating to recognized stories of undiscovered treasure. Use the imagination and possibly hallucinogenic drugs to extrapolate the significance of ordinary trees, rocks or other land features that are concealed amongst the site to those with an untrained eye. Share images of these insignificant objects and never consider they could be meaningless features existing everywhere.
4. Publicize the site and take sole credit as early as possible for “finding” the location. Spread the word in treasure forums, news, press and social media. Develop a following of like-minded conspiracy theorists who won’t take any time to read, research or even think for themselves so that the legitimacy of the tale will never be questioned. Always have two or three of these sites to fall back on in the event you are thrown off of the others or tied up in the legal system.
5. Define a villain or roadblock to the recovery of “absolute proof” of legitimacy of this find. Use government agencies, landowners and infrastructure and claim these as the prohibiting factors to recovery. Ensure any source of back-checking or verifying these claims is nearly impossible or at least delayed for an indefinite time period to allow the story and its audience maximum time to develop and seethe.
6. Seek out and recruit hobbyists who can claim expertise in the subject matter, butt provide no real credibility to the tale. Partner with authors of books that tell similar tales and can lend no credibility to the same invalid claims. When using investigative journalists, ensure they incorporate every fictional aspect of the tale to embellish the story.
7. Utilize the latest and greatest in unproven scientific technology to locate metallic objects. Develop sophisticated cartoon drawings of the site and locations of any imagined metals. If drilling into metals, be sure not to collect or test any of the spoils. Utilize even more advanced technology to detect voids or metallic objects but never drill in these locations as drilling may invalidate the survey results and prove the psychic was off in his premonitions.
8. Reach out to authors, press, magazines, TV Series producers, blogs and podcasts and get the story out of how the villain has spoiled the recovery and is depriving everyone of access to seeing the fantastic treasure or historic significance of the site. Always portray yourself as the victim of conspiracy.
9. Withhold any and all evidence of “absolute proof” until the time is right to reveal your cards. Use the legal system if necessary to draw out the story for years. Ensure the public knows that there is much, much more to the story and any despite how long any verifiable evidence has been withheld, the story is only just beginning. When questioned by any opposition, always twist the story, you never know if those asking questions are the villain.
10. If ever confronted with a scenario in which evidence-based outcomes absolutely prove the tale is false and it becomes obvious that no recovery will occur, immediately accuse others of stealing the treasure or defiling the site somehow. Alternatively, insist that you have not yet revealed the “real” location to throw off those attempting to steal the treasure. Never, ever concede that something that is not there today wasn’t there yesterday.
1. Dream up a plan of fascination that is fraught with all the sensationalism of an unbelievable story including incredible treasure or historic significance like no other has ever told. Include the key elements of silver, gold, templars, Indians, KGC caches, robberies, psychics, paranormal activity, skeletons, snakes, voids, caves, marker stones and sacrificial rocks.
2. Watch movies, television, read magazines, social media and plagiarize the thoughts and ideas of other similar tales. Incorporate all of these into a grand plan to ensure the validity of the story can be easily corroborated with other fictional stories. Ensure it’s the greatest treasure tale ever told.
3. Locate and trespass a site with key elements of the plagiarized tale at or near the locations of lore or historic significance relating to recognized stories of undiscovered treasure. Use the imagination and possibly hallucinogenic drugs to extrapolate the significance of ordinary trees, rocks or other land features that are concealed amongst the site to those with an untrained eye. Share images of these insignificant objects and never consider they could be meaningless features existing everywhere.
4. Publicize the site and take sole credit as early as possible for “finding” the location. Spread the word in treasure forums, news, press and social media. Develop a following of like-minded conspiracy theorists who won’t take any time to read, research or even think for themselves so that the legitimacy of the tale will never be questioned. Always have two or three of these sites to fall back on in the event you are thrown off of the others or tied up in the legal system.
5. Define a villain or roadblock to the recovery of “absolute proof” of legitimacy of this find. Use government agencies, landowners and infrastructure and claim these as the prohibiting factors to recovery. Ensure any source of back-checking or verifying these claims is nearly impossible or at least delayed for an indefinite time period to allow the story and its audience maximum time to develop and seethe.
6. Seek out and recruit hobbyists who can claim expertise in the subject matter, butt provide no real credibility to the tale. Partner with authors of books that tell similar tales and can lend no credibility to the same invalid claims. When using investigative journalists, ensure they incorporate every fictional aspect of the tale to embellish the story.
7. Utilize the latest and greatest in unproven scientific technology to locate metallic objects. Develop sophisticated cartoon drawings of the site and locations of any imagined metals. If drilling into metals, be sure not to collect or test any of the spoils. Utilize even more advanced technology to detect voids or metallic objects but never drill in these locations as drilling may invalidate the survey results and prove the psychic was off in his premonitions.
8. Reach out to authors, press, magazines, TV Series producers, blogs and podcasts and get the story out of how the villain has spoiled the recovery and is depriving everyone of access to seeing the fantastic treasure or historic significance of the site. Always portray yourself as the victim of conspiracy.
9. Withhold any and all evidence of “absolute proof” until the time is right to reveal your cards. Use the legal system if necessary to draw out the story for years. Ensure the public knows that there is much, much more to the story and any despite how long any verifiable evidence has been withheld, the story is only just beginning. When questioned by any opposition, always twist the story, you never know if those asking questions are the villain.
10. If ever confronted with a scenario in which evidence-based outcomes absolutely prove the tale is false and it becomes obvious that no recovery will occur, immediately accuse others of stealing the treasure or defiling the site somehow. Alternatively, insist that you have not yet revealed the “real” location to throw off those attempting to steal the treasure. Never, ever concede that something that is not there today wasn’t there yesterday.