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FIB - Scams 101 - Ye Olde Archives
Posted By: MaaMaw
Monday, 13 June 2005, at 8:19 a.m.
A few dozen threads south, Dinn Mann said this:
"I was going to send my check today. (June 13, 2005) UNTIL I read this post and a few others where they explain how the candle scam works. THANK YOU for saving my life!!! This would have been all of the money in my families world. Me and my mother and father and 3 sisters and 2 brothers were looking forward to going into this business. If it is a SCAM we would have been devestated and I would have lost my life over this deal. I wouldn't have been able to look my family in the eyes again. THank you a million times over and again!!!"
Please, Dear Kiddies...
NEVER DO THIS!!
Never bet the farm on a business opportunity -- ANY business opportunity -- unless it's a proven franchise with a "you can't fail or we'll buy it back" iron-clad guarantee in the contract (and I really doubt such a thing exists, because you GO INTO BUSINESS AT YOUR OWN RISK).
IT IS *NEVER* A SURE THING.
Anyone who says "you can't lose" or "the product sells itself" is lying through their teeth.
I know it's tempting to trust people, but it just doesn't make good sense to trust a stranger with "everything you've got."
I did -- well not "a" stranger, more like a bunch of strangers -- and my family is STILL paying the price ten years later.
Now is a good time to read Scams 101 start to finish.
I'm not trying to discourage anyone from going into business for themselves, but you should bet only what you can afford to lose -- and make sure you have a back-up plan, plus a way to pay the bills while you're building the business (it does NOT happen overnight).
Luv,
MaaMaw
MaaMaw's Best Last-Chance Business Opportunities -- NO "SURE THING" HERE EITHER!
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