Throughout my years growing up, I've heard, seen and read about these things (most are scams).
This is how it will usually take place:
- The culprit will approach a group of interested parties - often are elderly people or people who are just plain greedy (I can't mention people who have no formal education, because even those who have them, gets duped too)
- The culprit will engage in a very fantastic conversation with the victims about the system of the "scheme".
- The culprit will assure the victim that this is a safe, risk-free investment or business (or whatever), and that all they have to do is to surrender a couple of thousands (normally in the amounts of tens)
- The culprit will tell the victim that they do not have to do a single thing, but just wait for the profits to roll over - normally victims are promised triple or more of the amount that they surrender.
- When the victim hands the money over, the culprit will disappear, never to be heard of again.
- By the time the victim realizes that he/she has been duped, their entire life-savings are already gone.
No use crying over spilled milk.
But this teaches us to be weary, in everything that we do. We must check, double check, triple check, quadruple check - do it a million times if you have to - to be sure that what someone says is true, and that their company is a registered company.
If after all that, you are still in doubt or uncertain, be sure to consult friends or family about your decision. Do not jump into making the decision on the spot, especially when it involves big sums of money - unless if you do have millions to spare.
There is no such thing as turning rich overnight - even those who play the lottery purchased their tickets for decades to get that 1 shot at luck.
Stay safe, dear readers. Have a good weekend!
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