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Deceiving and Being Deceived
I have been online for eight years and I have seen it all! I have zero tolerance for a scam artist.A few years ago some friends of mine at church were taken in by an internet scam. A well dressed, fast talking fella shared an “internet mall” (A bundle of affiliate programs) with them that would only cost $400 to get into! He told them their income potential was sky high AND they could share the opportunity with others and earn “bonuses” for everyone who signed up.
The moment I heard of it I knew it was a thinly vieled pyramid scheme and I said so. But my non-internet savvy friends were convinced that they were buying an expensive web presense that would earn them lots of money and they wanted to share it with everyone. And they did. At least 20 families close to me signed up. Of course the first few made a lot of money. And of course, the last few to sign up lost their $400 and never saw a penny of return.
That is what breaks my heart. There are always so many people hurt by these scams. They see the previous few at the top of the scam making money and they jump in expecting the same results but soon realize there is noone else left to share it with and the whole thing collapses. The folks who made money at it walk away cheerfully looking for the next great idea to come along while the losers on the bottom feel nothing but used and abused.
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