[StarfireIV]

With the current economic trend and the recent conversation with a friend who was "invited to attend" I thought it best to post this.

[Lizavetta]

These scams are deadly for personal relationships. The recruiter looks at every friend, relative, and casual acquaintance as a dollar sign and everyone becomes a target.

[cmsgop]

I can think of one......."Primerica" These people leased a space next to me for a couple of months and bailed overnight.

[Lizavetta]

Click on the link for lotsa dirt on Scamway:


http://www.rickross.com/groups /amway.html

[Drew68]

You have just been invited by a friend, neighbor or colleague to attend an "opportunity meeting"

While in college, I was invited to one of these "great opportunities" by two of my cousins. Being broke at the time, I attended. I was suspicious from the start. First of all, everyone was overly friendly and enthusiastic towards me, telling me how this is such a great opportunity to make thousands of dollars while at the same time they were very evasive with what the process entailed.

I also noticed a bunch of "ringers" --young, very good-looking people dressed in expensive suits and jewelry, Rolex watches, etc. who would talk about how they went from flipping burgers (or some other low-paying undesirable job) to driving a Ferrari and owning a condo in Aspen.

Anyhow, one of the ringers started describing the company in very vague terms yet I was able to instantly recognize it as a pyramid scheme. I told my cousins that this was bogus and to back out as quickly as they could. They thought I was a fool.

The company was named "Equinox" and they took my two cousins to the cleaners for around $15,000 before they wised up.

[whipitgood]

Everyone should be a part of one of these scams. It's a great way to get rid of those pesky 'friends' who want to take up all your time with their whining. You just mention the name of the scam, tell them that you have been doing VERY well lately as a result of being involved, and invite tham to a meeting. Almost 100% guaranteed they will never speak to you again. But don't use it on people whose friendship you value.