Oh ya. I remember that. My ex decided she was going to be an investor (I have an MBA with honours and a Canadian Securities Course with honours and I actually managed the portfolio for the extended family). She took $35,000 and put it all into Bre-X.

She did that the day before the news broke that the samples had been salted. When trading was resumed, the shares were worthless. $35k in less than 48 hours. "...and it's gone!" in real life.