The best time to scam people
Moving with the times and world wide economic crisis, companies around the world laying off the deemed unnecessary employees left and right, employment getting more and more elusive for most of our Filipino brothers and sisters, spell difficult times for most of us. Economists saying that there will be 11M Filipinos who will be unemployed or underemployed this year (although disputed by Labor Secretary Marianito Roque here, still doesn't erase the fact of the crisis). More and more people will just be falling in line to get a taste of the comfort chair, dressed with 3 square meals a day, adequately paying bills and the much needed housing and educational loans, and a middling quality of living, instead of actually sitting on it. The need to better the situation is the top priority most people have, at all costs for the not so ethical group of people.
Far from helping the situation
A lot of people have ways and means to help better their condition, although some at the expense of others. Preying on those who are uninformed, online scams of job offers, easy return of investment, and winning big in unheard and unofficial lottery games is not a surprise to most of the conversant individuals.
Warnings and reminders, like this one, have already been in place for the already victims and budding victims. This will be supplement to all the other reports and warnings available, put in my own way.
No excess trust to be given away here, sir
A lot of people fall prey to these scams, all because they are too trusting to the idea of "free" or "discounted" lunch. How does one better the enticing urge of trusting a possibility?
My main advice, If it involves you handing over money, If it is free at first glance, or largely discounted without verifiable proof and verifiable return till end, say no. You'll be in a lot worse situation if you are too trusting. Some of these things magically appear, so if you did not do anything, initiate contact, or deserve it in general, it must be fake. Or for the fickle minded, it is fake and is not worth pouring anything to it.
Relating to this one, one of the 48 Laws of power, rule #40: Despise free lunch, tells us:
"What is offered for free is dangerous – it usually involves either a trick or a hidden obligation. What has worth is worth paying for. By paying your own way you stay clear of gratitude, guilt, and deceit…" - Robert Green
Investing hard earned money, time and emotion should be done with the outmost precaution at times like these. You wouldn't want to have to tell your wife, husband or kids that you lost your "nest egg" and see the fear and disappointment in their eyes, would you? Having had experienced first hand how it feels to be on the edge of being comfortable would tell me, I wouldn't want that too :D
Moving with the times and world wide economic crisis, companies around the world laying off the deemed unnecessary employees left and right, employment getting more and more elusive for most of our Filipino brothers and sisters, spell difficult times for most of us. Economists saying that there will be 11M Filipinos who will be unemployed or underemployed this year (although disputed by Labor Secretary Marianito Roque here, still doesn't erase the fact of the crisis). More and more people will just be falling in line to get a taste of the comfort chair, dressed with 3 square meals a day, adequately paying bills and the much needed housing and educational loans, and a middling quality of living, instead of actually sitting on it. The need to better the situation is the top priority most people have, at all costs for the not so ethical group of people.
Far from helping the situation
A lot of people have ways and means to help better their condition, although some at the expense of others. Preying on those who are uninformed, online scams of job offers, easy return of investment, and winning big in unheard and unofficial lottery games is not a surprise to most of the conversant individuals.
Warnings and reminders, like this one, have already been in place for the already victims and budding victims. This will be supplement to all the other reports and warnings available, put in my own way.
No excess trust to be given away here, sir
A lot of people fall prey to these scams, all because they are too trusting to the idea of "free" or "discounted" lunch. How does one better the enticing urge of trusting a possibility?
My main advice, If it involves you handing over money, If it is free at first glance, or largely discounted without verifiable proof and verifiable return till end, say no. You'll be in a lot worse situation if you are too trusting. Some of these things magically appear, so if you did not do anything, initiate contact, or deserve it in general, it must be fake. Or for the fickle minded, it is fake and is not worth pouring anything to it.
Relating to this one, one of the 48 Laws of power, rule #40: Despise free lunch, tells us:
"What is offered for free is dangerous – it usually involves either a trick or a hidden obligation. What has worth is worth paying for. By paying your own way you stay clear of gratitude, guilt, and deceit…" - Robert Green
Investing hard earned money, time and emotion should be done with the outmost precaution at times like these. You wouldn't want to have to tell your wife, husband or kids that you lost your "nest egg" and see the fear and disappointment in their eyes, would you? Having had experienced first hand how it feels to be on the edge of being comfortable would tell me, I wouldn't want that too :D
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