| We all see the word, "Scam" all over the place. | | | | Letter. It will not last and most people will not |
| Some of us even use it ourselves. | | | | make money. |
| But do we really know what it is? | | | | Most people will loose money. The ones who will |
| I spent sometime looking it up. Here are some | | | | make out likebandits, are the people who started |
| definitions of theword Scam: | | | | it in the first place. |
| From Cambridge International Dictionary of | | | | Or how about Gifting Clubs. |
| English:scam, noun [C] INFORMAL, a plan or action | | | | I don't care what they tell you on the Website to |
| for making moneywhich is dishonest, illegal and | | | | make youbelieve it is all legal. I don't care what |
| often clever. He burnt his own housedown so that | | | | they say about |
| he could claim the insurance money - what a | | | | Gifting being a time honored way of sharing. To |
| scam! | | | | do it in aprogram like this, is illegal. It will get shut |
| From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:scam Main | | | | down, and mostpeople will again loose money. |
| Entry: Pronunciation: 'skam Function: noun | | | | Only the ones who start it willget the big pay |
| Etymology:origin unknown Date: 1963 : a | | | | offs. |
| fraudulent or deceptive act or operation | | | | I see both types of programs being offered all |
| (an insurance scam) | | | | the time. Don'tfall for them. If you want to have |
| From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the | | | | any kind of reputation DO NOTpromote these |
| English Language: | | | | kind of things. |
| Fourth Edition. 2000:scam ...Slang A fraudulent | | | | "But what about the ones who get in first... won't |
| business scheme; a swindle. Inflected | | | | they makemoney?" |
| forms:scammed, scam·ming, scams To | | | | They can, but think about this. Think about the |
| defraud; swindle. Origin unknown.scammer -NOUN... | | | | people who willbe asked to join later. Think about |
| From The Newbury House Online Dictionary:scam | | | | the money they will be askedto pay. Think about |
| n. a plan to make money by deception or fraud, | | | | the money they are going to loose becauseall the |
| (syn.) a swindle: | | | | greedy fools who are going to join have joined |
| They ran a scam where they burned cars and | | | | and theycan't find anyone to cover their costs. |
| collected insurancemoney. | | | | Think about all thepeople who will be out if the |
| From yourdictionary.com:scam (skm) Slang n. A | | | | thing gets shut down by the Law. |
| fraudulent business scheme; a swindle. | | | | Most of these things never get big enough for |
| From the Dictionary of Slang:scam Noun. A trick | | | | the Legal |
| or con. | | | | Authorities to get involved. They just die of their |
| As you can see there are very specific definitions | | | | own wait. |
| for the word. | | | | Are you the type of person who can sit back and |
| A scam is something that is set up to rip people | | | | tell yourself, |
| off. To taketheir money. | | | | "It's all right, I got mine." |
| It is not, as we sometimes think, a company that | | | | It's not all right. |
| is havingproblems with their systems. All | | | | You are setting people up to loose money if you |
| companies have problems. Lookat AOL. They | | | | join and promotethings like this. |
| have lots of problems with their systems. But | | | | But just because someone sets up a Gifting |
| theyare not a scam. | | | | program or a Chain |
| Just because we loose money or don't make | | | | Letter type deal, doesn't make them scammers. |
| money, doesn't makethe company a scam. Just | | | | They may have thebest intentions and honestly |
| because a company is having problemsgetting | | | | believe what they are offering isperfectly legal. It |
| their members paid on time, does not make them | | | | isn't, but they may think it is. |
| a scam. | | | | In case you haven't noticed, PayPal is coming |
| Companies do have problems that are beyond | | | | down hard on a lotof Network Marketing |
| their control. | | | | companies. They are not doing this on theirown. |
| It's how they handle them that tells you a lot | | | | MasterCard and Visa, are the ones who are |
| about the kind ofcompany that they are. If they | | | | forcing them toget out of Network Marketing |
| are honest and up front about theproblem, that is | | | | companies. Why? Because the Credit |
| a good thing. If they hide the problem with alot of | | | | Card Companies are getting hit Very hard with |
| double talk or no talk at all, that is a bad thing. | | | | Charge Backs, and |
| Itdoesn't make them a scam, but it does say a | | | | Fraud. Stolen Credit Cards are being used all over |
| lot about how theycan be expected to do | | | | the World tojoin Network Marketing companies. |
| business. | | | | The Thieves clean up, and the |
| When you look at companies, really look at them. | | | | Credit Card Companies and sometimes the |
| What is the first thing they say about | | | | honest programs take thehit. MasterCard and Visa |
| themselves? Do they talkabout the product or | | | | have both long had clauses in theircontracts that |
| the service they offer? Or do they justlaunch into | | | | people could not use their services for MLM |
| how much money you can make? If the first | | | | typeprograms. Now they are enforcing it. |
| thing youread is all about the money to be made. | | | | If the company you are with has not had these |
| Watch out. It might notbe a scam, but it tells you | | | | kind of problems,they will and they should be |
| that is all they are about. To themit doesn't | | | | prepared for them. Companies thatare going |
| matter what the product or the service is, it's | | | | through this, are not all scams. In fact my guess |
| allabout the pay plan. | | | | isthat if this happened to a scammer, they would |
| These companies, may not be scams, but they | | | | just close upshop and move on with whatever |
| maybe illegal. Therehas to be a real product or | | | | money they could. A Real Company,will find a |
| service being offered. If there isno product, if it is | | | | way to work around the problem. |
| just passing money from the ones below tothe | | | | So the next time you read someone calling this or |
| ones above, it is illegal. | | | | that company ascam, think. It maybe a perfectly |
| How many of you have seen this kind of thing? | | | | good company that is workingthrough some |
| A program sets up a list of members for you to | | | | problems. |
| pay directly orwith the help of the program, and | | | | A Real Scam is something that is set up just to |
| you then take the first nameoff the list and add | | | | take your Moneyand Run. A Real Scam will not |
| your name to the bottom. It doesn't matterif | | | | try and work through problems. |
| they tell you that you are ordering a report or | | | | They will just pack up and go on to something |
| somethinglike that from each of the members, it | | | | else. |
| is an illegal Chain | | | | |