Get-rich-quick schemes are designed to be very mesmerizing, using all the NLP techniques and psychological hooks and hypnotic methods to get you to take action - in short it can be very manipulative on those who are inexperienced or totally ignorant of how they operate!
They are trained to press the "hot button" which is greed in its purest form! Being human we all have this greedy nature in us and it is usually checked by wisdom, as we grow older and with more experience we get wiser and realize that getting something for nothing is against the natural laws of life. Until today I have not seen a plant grow out of the earth without a seed or someone planting a seed!
The key words to spot a scam, chain letter or get rich quick scheme are these: accountability, credibility, honesty, stability, responsibility, sustainability and continuity. You want to know who are the people behind the plan, system or scheme? Do you have a team of honest executives who are there for the long term?
In my earlier email I've shared their devious methods and it is worth repeating again.
They will set up an impressive office and in their first year they will pay out generously to get the first group of "evangelist" who will promote the scheme enthusiastically with belief and conviction.
In the second year they will rake in as much as possible from as many people as possible!
In the third year they will find a good reason to wind up the company and stop operations and stop their payments to the members. And being a private limited company, many of the directors have planned ahead to get away free of any charges or get a few scapegoats to bear the charges, everything has been plan ahead on day one for this day of exit with their millions of dollars!
There will always be get-rick-quick schemes as long as there are greedy people and people who are ignorant of how these schemes operate and that is why it is our duty and moral obligation to warn our loved ones and friends so that they do not lose their hard-earned savings!
Always ask yourself, do you feel comfortable promoting the business? Do you believe that the people behind it have credibility and have good track record? Is there a promise of large returns with little or no effort? Will there be someone to guide you and is the system proven and tested for at least five years? Why five years? Most of these get rich quick schemes never get past the third year!
Abraham Lincoln said it very well: "You can fool all the people sometime but you cannot fool all the people, all the time."
Usually on the second year people get wiser and the authorities are alerted but by then many people have already been tricked into the scheme.
When five intelligent and successful people tell you they smell a rat most likely it is a rat!
Always do your due diligence and get a second or third opinion and always listen to your heart and gut feelings. Everything is energy and energy comes in three forms, positve ,neutral or negative. If you feel something is wrong, you should look further and get advice from someone you respect.
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