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FIB - Scams 101 - Ye Olde Archives
Posted By: MaaMaw In Response To: return calls from home (Kristen)
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, at 6:16 a.m.
IMPORTANT:
You already have all the information you need to send you screaming into the sunset, because you said:
> frankly, it sounds too good to be true, and
> I'm suspicious.
You should never NEVER *NEVER* sign up for any "opportunity" that gives you the squirmies. That's your good old common sense coming to the rescue, and you should always listen to it.
But if you aren't convinced, here are a few of the bzillion red flags:
Never a good thing!
That makes me think the money is actually being DELIVERED to your front door (i.e., by FedEx or private courier), which is almost *always* a way to escape the wrath of The Feds who would charge you with Postal Fraud if you used the U.S. Mail.
Just the words "separation of your money" give me the heebie jeebies. If that crappy website inspires confidence, then picture this: you're in the mall, and a guy at a kiosk says, "Helllooooo. I'd like to temporarily separate you from $1,000 so I can help you leverage your cash." I venture to guess you're either going to tell him to stick his lever in a warm and cozy place or call the cops.
What does that mean? What about just "Yes"?? But if they said, "Yes," they'd be giving you a straight answer, and then they'd be lying, because it almost certainly isn't. "The program" is shrouded in secrecy for a good reason.
Well that's always impressive. They're admitting right up front it's nothing but money shuffling -- which means the people who run it are *sure* they'll get rich as promised, and everybody else has no clue. They're trusting strangers with God knows how much of their hard-earned cash. And if there's no product, you can be 100% sure that your money is paying somebody who's already in "the program," and your return will be coming from new people coming in. What happens when the pool of suckers dries up??
This isn't just bad...
It's AWFUL.
Run, run, as fast as you can!
Luv,
MaaMaw
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