When you spend it in learning how to trade yourself, the money and time you would use to chase after pump and dump groups should be more useful. It's for yourself the best thing you can do. To be honest, you will be left dependent on pump and signal groups–always waiting for signals to be fed. The worst part is that in the long run, if you don't decide to start your own trading career, you'll lack the courage to do business unless someone tells you to do it even if you get it right. Pumps and dumps are scams.