For those who didn't watch it, The Sting was the story of a con artist who conned horserace betters by having their friend read the races through a loudspeaker from the other room. They would occasionally call a race wronglt to scam money from the gamblers or to get them to win and bet more.

This is why blockchain in inherently unreliable. You won't know if it is a scam or real. You can't tell.