salting the mine
Faking valuable deposits
Salting the mine is planting false evidence to make something appear more valuable or promising than it is.
The phrase comes from the practice of scattering gold dust in a worthless mine to deceive investors.
Now it applies broadly to any deceptive enhancement: The startup was salting the mine with fake user accounts before the acquisition.
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- fool's goldIron sulfide mineral
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
scam · fraud · swindle · hoax · insider trading · shell company · regulation · misrepresentation · litigation · forgery · counterfeit · prosecution · Ponzi scheme · ore · speculation · whistleblower · price fixing · vein
salting the minefair dealing
Honest, equitable conduct principle
full disclosure · due diligence · truth in advertising · what you see is what you get · coming clean
salting the mineacting in good faith
fair play · fiduciary duty · buyer protection · ethical conduct · square dealing
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