Online scam?

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Topic: Online scam?

Posted By: silversteve
Subject: Online scam?
Date Posted: December 15, 2003 at 5:52 PM

I was curious if anyone has ever used one of those sites that offers to sell e-books and after a certain number of people buy those e-books, then you get a free item..... not MLM scam b/c you don't personally have to sell e-books... not pyramid scam b/c it doesn't increase... just curious if anyone has any experience with these..

Oh yea, you see these advertiesed on e-bay a lot... the buy (in dash screen) for only $200 thing.... looks like it COULD be legitimate if the owners are honest

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Posted By: dnonamus
Date Posted: January 08, 2004 at 11:37 AM

youre talking about a "matrix", and these are the facts.usualy how they work is that you buy in at say 20.00, your name goes at the bottom of a list of names, each name in that list is another person who has bought in to that matrix hopeing to recieve an item, lets say a 12"w7, the matrix forumla is this, there is a set # of buy in's usually between 3 & 20 required to move up one spot in the matrix, which brings you 1 spot closer to your W7, now say the requirement to move up in your matrix is 5 buy in's and you are person # 15 that means 75 more people have to buy in to that matrix before you get your W7, now say that 5 pepole,enter that matrix a week you'll recieve your "free" product in about 15 weeks or 4 months. sounds easy right? Think about this, what if you are # 75(a more likely position) 375 more pepole have to enter the matrix for you to recieve your W7's at 5 pepole a week thats 75 weeks (or 18 months) Worth the wait you say? what happens when pepole stop buying in?

Posted By: lowriderman3
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 7:04 AM

Yeah..These make the people higher up the scale good money....That is about it...

Posted By: Teken
Date Posted: January 20, 2004 at 7:41 PM

No matter how you cut it, it is a pyramid scheme. The only thing free in life is the air you breath.

Regards

EVIL Teken . . .

Posted By: white caddy
Date Posted: January 30, 2004 at 12:35 AM

Teken, and it won't be to long before they start sending a bill in the mail for that too! posted_image

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Posted By: markcars
Date Posted: February 24, 2004 at 9:05 AM

I heard that in New York, they are already charging a fee for the air we breathe. The newer buildings have a higher cost of rental/maintenance if the unit has special air filters for clean air. Sadly, I think nothing in life is free. I am learning it the hard (expensive/non-free) way.