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So when a wealthy man admired by their church friends offered a chance of that kind of sudden wealth to truck driver Murray Faber and his wife, Faith, they grabbed it. He was right. The Fabers' money disappeared into what regulators say are mythical investments that have been taking the rich for years. There's no such thing as prime-bank investments, says the Securities and Exchange Commission. After months of demanding a refund, the Fabers sued Zappa and the salesmen.