A stranger meets you and shows you a wad of cash he has just "found." He says he wants to split it with you, but says that, in order to show your "good faith," you have to put up some of your own money. When you agree to give him your money, the stranger finds a reason to leave for a while. Do you see him again? Probably not--you have just been conned. The main theme of this passage is

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This passage warns the reader of one particular get-rich-quick scheme, and by extension cautions them to be wary of all such ideas. It does not say to never speak to a stranger, nor does it say not to ever believe anything a stranger says--if we did that, we couldn't go in a convenience store on a long trip to buy gas or go to the restroom. The passage also does not describe how to make lots of money, since the subject of the con loses money rather than getting rich.

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