How To Avoid An Investment SCAM


By roni.lacs on 17th Jun 2020

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How To Avoid An Investment SCAM

 By Ron R. Lacson

 

 If someone tells you and recommends you an investment with a GUARANTEE of 1% (yes, even one percent only) capital gain daily; which would mean a 30% monthly interest; the first thing you need to do is …..RUN. Yes, RUN AWAY. Avoid that investment ploy like it is a disease (wear a facemask if you want to, so they’ll know that you know it’s a scam πŸƒπŸƒ‍♀️ ).

 

Most credible good investments can offer only a maximum of 8% to 10% per annum (yes, per year, not even per month), and you're lucky if they can even reach 10% annually, and they’re not even guaranteed. So if a person offers you investment and you hear the word 'GUARANTEE' with an INTEREST number that is as high as the tallest building in Hong Kong, then you are in for a ride. Tell that person to ‘SHUT UP’; and warn your friends about that scam too (para wala nang ibang maloko).

 

Here are some tips on how to know if an investment offer is a scam. I will give you 5.

  

1. If it seems too good to be true; then IT’S NOT TRUE. 

If you are telling and whispering to yourself - “hindi naman ako makapaniwala niyan, ang laki naman niyan”, then HUWAG NGA KAYONG MANIWALA. Make your coconut sense… I mean, common sense work.

 

2. They offer a guarantee. 

There are 2 only guarantees that we can think of these days; one is we will all leave this planet (we will all die ) someday; and two, Hindi na magkakabalikan kailan man sina Gabby at Sharon πŸ˜’πŸ˜‰ . Other than those 2, THERE ISN'T ANY OTHER GUARANTEE, particularly and especially on any investment. 

 

3. They say it’s urgent and they ask you to join a pyramiding system. 

This is an attack on your emotion. If they say "you have to invest now, so you can get the benefits the soonest OR you will lose your chance to earn big money", then you know they are playing you. Usually, after you give them your money, they (the scammers) will be in an URGENT move to leave you forever.

 

If they ask you to recruit people (say 2 to 5 people) after you gave your money so you can earn from the money that these recruits would give, then you must know that you are entering into a pyramid scam. Soon, the system will fall and many victims (you will be one of them if you joined) will cry. Huwag kayong maging bahagi ng panlolokong ito.

 

4. They say that someone referred your name to them.

Again, this is a play to your ego. They would say something like this - “someone referred you to me, that you are a looking for an investment, and that you are smart and intelligent and that you know how to use your money wisely.” And because your ego will be pumped up, you may easily fall into a trap of investing even though you do not know a heck thing about investment.

 

5. They show pictures of known celebrities or famous people who they say invest in their company.

Yes, if you are a fan of ‘Angel Locsin' or 'Vico Sotto' or 'Isko Moreno' even 'The Avengers' (ooops… ingat kayo niyan), then they’ll show you their photos shaking hands with their members or standing in front of their company logos. The truth is that most of these celebrities do not know them from Adam and have nothing to do with them. Most of the photos were electronically altered (photoshopped)… and fake.

 

Ayan po. I hope the above simple tips will help us in many ways. Mag-ingat po tayo. Kung may duda, huminto at magtanong. Kung may pangamba, mag-isip at mag-research. Ang perang inimpok natin at pinaghirapan ay ating gamitin at i-invest sa tama at lehitimong paraan. 

 

Salamat po.

πŸ‘πŸ‘