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Saturday, November 17, 2012

The Reverse Psychology of Temptation

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One way to not fall for scams is avoid the temptation of "easy money", "get-rich-quick schemes", and so on. That basical...
Friday, November 16, 2012

Bad Argument: Creating Straw Issues

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English: Karl Rove Assistant to the President, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) One poli...
Thursday, November 15, 2012

Spotting a Potential Scam is Much Easier Than You Think

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Most online scams are not very elaborate, in that they are usually produced by one or two people. They only "seem" big online. ...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Danger of Wishful Thinking in MLM (and any other business)

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Nate Silver (Photo credit: jdlasica ) It is now 12-NOV-2012, and President Barack Obama was reelected by a rather large majority of...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

How Magic (and Scam) works: playing with your perceptions

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Top hat as an icon for magic (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Every seen the "vanishing ball" trick? The magician ...
Monday, November 12, 2012

Genre Analysis: MLM and... Penny Auctions? Round 2

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Genre Analysis is my personal opinion on a particular genre of  network marketing , like MLM + penny  auction s, or MLM +...
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Sunday, November 11, 2012

Psychology of Ponzi Schemes and Schemers: part 2, the victim

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In this multi-part series, the issues around Ponzi scheme will be discussed. Read Part 1 Ever wondered what exactly makes a person vulnera...