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FIB - Scams 101
Moderators do a great job.
Posted By: Mark In Response To: Re: Scams, Scams, Every Where! (Dennis Bevers)
Date: Sunday, February 3, 2008, at 2:05 p.m.(pst)
This is a very good forum job and moderators do a great job controlling spammers and scammers. Unlike some other forums I go to now and then, scammers are not protected and allowed to keep posting. Keep up the good work
Mark
>> Rather than let the spam and scam take up valuable bandwidth and
>> receive undue attention, we tend to throw out the drive-by spam
>> immediately. The scammers tend to come in advertising, loud and up front,
>> which shows they either don't read or just ignore the rules - So they are
>> also deleted.>> Those who want to come in and have a legitimate discussion are
>> welcome.>> And, links are allowed for almost every poster. But, the post or reply
>> post should be related to the topic where they post. Not, "Great
>> logo! I'll be back." Those will be delected immediately.>> The popularity of this site guarantees it will get the notice of
>> schemers, scammers, and spammers, who want their post on sites that have
>> the volume of traffic such as FIB. But, they aren't about helping people,
>> unless it is themselves.>> As for being "open", this forum is more open than many other
>> boards and forums on the web. No registration is required. First time
>> visitors are allowed to post, just like the regulars, and you don't even
>> have to type those "squiggly" letters and numbers, which some
>> use to stop the auto postings.>> But, "open" here means an open society for those who adhere
>> to the name of this site "Friends in business". We are here,
>> trying to help one another - build a business, while avoiding the scams
>> and pitfalls of starting and growning a business.>> The site is not open for promoting scams, schemes, frauds, and all the
>> spam anyone wants to post. There are Free-for-all (FFA) sites for posting
>> ads, and they don't work. Eighty-seven ads are posted in an hour and no
>> one even reads one before it scrolls of the page. This isn't a place for
>> FFA posting.>> This site isn't open for scamming people out of their money. There are
>> plenty of other sites for that.>> I've been known to leave a scam posted, but only after deleting the
>> links, lest some newbie took the bait. I also dissect the post to show the
>> flaws behind such as the $6 letter scam, which were never promoted on
>> "Oprah" and aren't legal according to the USC code they include.>> Neither is spamming an opportunity one 200 message boards and forums a
>> legitimate way to grow a business, but that is one reason so many come
>> here. They were instructed to, by someone who sold them a pack of lies.>> Open - Yes this forum is open, just not open for all the scammers and
>> promoters who are hoping to separate the newbies and naive from their
>> money.>> That won't work - The minute a forum claims that they offer legitimate
>> work-from-home business opportunities, they will be deluged by traffic
>> that wants to include their scams and worthless opportunities on the site.
>> If they can't add theirs, they'll leave and go elsewhere. So, those who
>> claim to offer legitimate bizopps, are either closed to anything new,
>> unless the owner promotes it, or the site becomes filled with the scams
>> and schemes deleted on this forum.>> Check out almost any of the "A" class home-business
>> magazines and you'll see questionable opportunities promoted. Then pick up
>> a "B" class one, and you see promoters pushing things almost no
>> one can make money from except the promoter.>> Some of those sites that have claimed to offer legitimate business
>> info, usually trash every opportunity and suggest theirs is the only
>> "sure-thing" way to instant wealth.>> All kinds of posters and posers have passed this way, trying to
>> promote gifting clubs and circles, worthless pyramids with no tangible
>> products, as well as opportunities that seem plausible, except that the
>> products only sell to those who buy the opportunity.>> There are many legitimate opportunities around, but, most require
>> work, self-discipline, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a person dedicated
>> to finish what they start. Those criteria eliminate a lot of
>> "wanna-bee" entrepreners from every going beyond signing up for
>> something different every month, seeking the one "guaranteed system
>> for success". For more info on "guarantees", check out
>> "Scams 101" on this site, and you'll learn much more about FIB
>> and Lesley, our hostess. You'll also become more skilled at seeing through
>> the scams promoted with all kinds of hollow guarantees and promises.>> Feel free to come back and inquire about any company, promoter, or
>> bizopp you are considering. The regulars here, and sometimes visitors will
>> be glad to help you avoid any scams they already know about.
>> Unfortunately, new scams and schemes are being created hourly, so we
>> aren't always up on the latest ones offering "instant wealth",
>> "armchair riches", and "guaranteed success".
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