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FIB - Scams 101
Advice that is sure to rub some (or all?) of you the wrong way...
Posted By: MaaMaw In Response To: Hey Gary! Listen up! (Tyrone Biggs)
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 2:12 p.m.(pst)
File your complaints -- then let it go.
If you lost hundreds or thousands of dollars to Gary Fritts (either directly or as a result of working his programs), of course it's going to be worth more of your time and energy --
but even then, think long and hard before going any farther than that.
I invested six months of my life in going after one company that scammed me out of about $8,600 (directly, my pocket to theirs) -- and I found well over 600 people to join me in my fight, many of whom had lost between $15,000 and $50,000 (I kid you not).
We worked our tails off (especially my tail), and they were raided and closed down by the FBI and the FTC and prosecuted by the AG.
What happened to those of us who provided so much of the evidence and did so much of the legwork?
We were dropped like yesterday's omelet and saw nothing for our efforts; in fact, we didn't even hear the outcome.
What happened to the criminals?
From what I hear, most of them went on to scam again.
Was it worth what I gave up?
No, it was not.
I went after several other scammers too -- not as aggressively but enough to drain me of even more time and energy -- and the most satisfaction I ever got was a box of shampoo from Kevin Trudeau (don't ask).
My point is simply this:
IF Gary Fritts has run away with the cash, he's a scumbeezle and deserves everything he gets and then some --
but revenge takes a terrible toll, and quite frankly, the FTC and the AG have way more of these scammers than they can possibly pursue, despite your best efforts.
So file your complaints -- then move on, preferably straight to Scams 101 (http://www.friendsinbusiness.com/scams), which you will read start to finish before you invest another dime in any "opportunity."
If it only costs you $37 to learn your lesson, it's a very cheap lesson indeed.
Luv,
MaaMaw
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