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Saturday, September 1, 2012
Victim, Denial, and Cognitive Dissonance
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The shutdown of Zeek Rewards as a $600 million (and climbing) Ponzi scheme provides a very interesting study into the phenomenon of cognitiv...
Friday, August 31, 2012
The Danger of Large Starter Kits
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A "starter kit" in MLM is a recommended "kit" of products that you buy and use to "show off" your products in ...
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Cognitive Bias: Availability Bias
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Availability bias is a cognitive bias where the afflicted person simply goes after the most readily available evidence, instead of ALL evi...
Rebuttal to "Russian Lawyer for Zeek"
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In the last day or two, a letter from Anna Makovsky, who claimed to be a Russian lawyer, posted a missive that was spread on various Zeek re...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Zeek Rewards Scam Coverage and related News
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ZeekRewards scam coverage reached even India: http://www.moneylife.in/article/sec-aims-to-shut-down-600-million-ponzi-scheme/28127.html ...
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How did a scam become a cult?
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About 2 weeks ago (18-AUG-2012) the American SEC shut down ZeekRewards as a $600 million Ponzi scheme . The owner plead no contest and gave ...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
COMMENTARY: Why didn't the so-called experts speak up sooner?
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In analyzing the MLM industry only for about 3 or so years, I've been called many names by supporters of many suspect schemes. Whi...
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