This isn't really a brand new scam scheme. It is the same technique like the typical scam investments. People never learn and don't want to flee themselves from this kind of scam.
Because it is holidays, they thought that they'll a jackpot with this promo. It is our duly responsibility to understand the mechanics and determine if it is legit our not.
Exactly, we all know that during holidays, even in real world, scammers/criminals step up their game a notch because they know that people are willing to spend money during the holidays. So it make sense even for cyber criminals to suckered those who unwittingly thought that they can get money in those so called pool scam. Unfortunately, for them, because of their greed they're going to fall for this trick.
Yes, we feel sorry for them but this happens from time to time so lacking of awareness leads them to fall for their traps.
And if there's a newbie victim, it's very likely that they will think that it is crypto that scammed them and point it just a bit to these con artists.