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HILARIOUS: The evasive deflection of reasonable questions to MLM
English: Speech balloons. Question and Answer. Icon for FAQ or Help. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)There are some perfectly reasonable questions to ask an upline that tries to sponsor/recruit you, and some...
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China hands out Death Sentence to Ponzi Schemer (not the first time)
Wenzhou in China (Photo credit: Wikipedia)As reported by court website in Wenzhou, China through Nasdaq news website, Haiyan Lin, 39, has been sentenced to death for her role in leading a $428 RMB ($70...
View ArticleZeek Rewards Receivership Updates Claim FAQ
Any one who is filing a claim should read the FAQhttp://www.zeekrewardsreceivership.com/claim.php
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CNN and AllVoices Spammed by Fake University Report
CNN has a feature called iReport, where it engages regular netizens into helping CNN with certain coverage of hot events as well as some local or national interest stories. Unfortunately, it seems that...
View ArticleWhat If Online Scams are Real People At Your Door?
Hapstance Film made this short film called "The Inbox", and it's absolutely hilarious. Â Imagine all those online scams in your Inbox... except they're real people in your home... And this is what it...
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Bad Argument: The Open-Mindedness Strawman
Open-minded image (Photo credit: Wikipedia)When promoter of a questionable scheme that claims to have something new and exotic, cannot refute your logical criticism, they will often summon the...
View ArticleMUST READ FOR MLM-ERS: What CAN You Say (and NOT say) In Online Ads
Ever created your own capture page, online ad, website, banners, and so on, for your "online business"?Did you just throw in whatever you think would capture a click, or are you aware of the LEGAL...
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MYTHBUSTING: The myth of "reward for promotional giveaway", and why it's illegal
Don't You Lie to Me (Photo credit: Wikipedia)The best type of lie is a half-lie, in which truth is combined with lie so you don't know which is which and accept the whole thing is true.There has been...
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Fake Biwako Bank HYIP Goes Dark, Was Pitched to Zeek and Profitable Sunrise...
According to report on PatrickPretty.com, the "Biwako Bank" HYIP apparently has gone bust.This particular Biwako Bank was a fake website setup to assume the name of a former Japanese bank that had been...
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Bad Argument: "Don't Blame Me (even though I told you to join a scam)"
Don't Blame Me (album) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Scammers are often an extremely egotistical bunch, and supreme narcissists. Even when caught, they will refuse to take responsibility of their own...
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BREAKING NEWS: Liberty Reserve payment processor closed, owner arrested for...
English: Coat of arms of Costa Rica (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Liberty Reserve, a darling among the HYIP and suspect schemes due to its international nature (send money to it, and use it to remit money...
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Is Network Marketing a cult? Good Question! The Answer is Yes (keep reading)
Born into This (Photo credit: Wikipedia)There had been charges for many many years from critics of Amway (and MLM in general) that some MLM meetings resemble cult meetings. Indeed, it was documented...
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Bad Argument: Absence of Evidence / Argument from Ignorance
"Absence of Evidence is Not Evidence of Absence"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 2) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)When supporters of a suspicious scheme ran out of defenses for their particular...
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BREAKING NEWS: 5 MORE Digital Currency Changers also went offline along with...
According to Krebs on Security, 5 more Digital Currency Changers were taken offline (apparently seized by court order) along with Liberty Reserve as reported yesterday.It is not known if additional...
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When MLM Meets Psychology, very bad things ensue
Amway, not always associated with ethics...Amway Center (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Those who read a lot of entries on this blog will note that a LOT of the entries involve psychology, such as cognitive...
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BREAKING NEWS: Amway India Chairman and 2 directors arrested in India for...
Breaking news from India: Amway India Chairman and CEO William Pinckney and 2 directors have been arrested by Kerala, India police for financial irregularities.Previously several Amway IBOs in India...
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BREAKING NEWS: Liberty Reserve head Arthur Budovsky may have obtained Puerto...
According to TicoTimes, Puerto Rican officials stated that Arthur Budovsky married a Puerto Rican woman in 2008 to obtain PR citizenship, and formally renounced his US citizenship in 2011. However,...
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Romance Scam Gang Out of Nigeria Busted
According to report out of Benin City, Nigeria, authorities have arrested 20 suspects who had banded together as a scam group targeting widows on various social networks using false identities and...
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BREAKING NEWS: Confirmed Liberty Reserve Closed as $6 BILLION Money...
People who visit Liberty Reserve domain and all of the other domains related to Arthur Budovsky today will be greeted by a huge warning sign:Or in text form "this domain name has been seized by the...
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How to Fake Being Infallible (and how to spot such fakes)
Derren Brown at the Garrick Theatre, June 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Ever run into some guy who claims they invented a system that will do absolutely great in the stock market or foreign exchange...
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