how intelligent could you possibly be to miss this LEGAL DISCLAIMER ABSOLVING THEM FROM LIABILITY FOR YOUR GULLIBILITY?

they're literally rubbing it in your face:
"WE ARE NOT LIABLE IF YOU CONTINUE BELIEVING THIS STORY AFTER THIS POINT"

That way they can't be sued for passing the plate around, just because you were so goddamn gullible, you actually pulled out your wallet

That type of gullibility doesn't usually go hand in hand with intelligence