Disclaimer: Notice the question mark up in the title? If you’re intelligent enough, you’ll know why it’s there. Please, people, learn how to read.
This happened around a month ago. I’m blogging about this just now since the caller explicitly told me not to tell anyone about it. But since I have read similar things circulating in other blogs, I’ve decided that it must be written and shared.
I was called by a certain Niko Gonzales , when I was in UP CAST’s Illuminate party. But since I was not home, I told him to call me tomorrow instead. But he insisted on calling me later in the evening, so, I had to give in and say yes.
I texted him when I got home, and then he called me immediately. He told me that they (he company name was never mentioned) were looking for young people whom they felt that should attend their “youth entrepreneur program“. He then started complimenting me, saying that the one who referred me to them said that I was “very easy to work with,” “outgoing,” “friendly,” and was “very professional.”
I was very, very apprehensive at first because it was very very fishy. First, it was a very odd time for doing office work like this (it was around 12am), second, he seemed to be complimenting me too much (love bombing, anyone?), third, he explicitly told me not to tell anyone, and finally, he never mentioned the company’s name, and what exactly would we be doing in the “program.”
Every time I asked him what the “program” was about, he told me that he can’t tell me over the phone and instead, I must go to their office. So he instructed me to go to the 15th floor of the Octagon building”in San Miguel Avenue in Ortigas the next Monday, at 4pm, wearing semi-formal clothes.
I told him that I still have classes and exams, so I can’t go. But, he kind of forced me into squeezing it to my schedule, by rescheduling our meeting at 7.00pm (oh my gulay, 7.00pm, Ortigas??). I had to say yes so I can finally end the call (I was already getting tired by then).
Before hanging up, he told me that since I sounded so “professional” on the phone, I wouldn’t back out on an appointment like this. The company he was working for was a very busy one, and had no time for persons who such persons who would bail out on them.
I wasn’t able to do a background check since he never mentioned what company he was working for. Google wasn’t of any help either (or was I using the wrong keywords? O right, wrong keywords. LOL. And beer too! HAHAHA. That’s what you get for surfing the net while intoxicated)
The next morning, laziness kicked in (Ortigas was very very far, and I was sane enough not to commute going there in semi-formal attire) and, I felt that entrepreneurship wasn’t my thing (and no, it wasn’t a hangover! Hahaha). So I just had to cancel the Monday meeting. I texted this Niko Gonzales a lengthy message saying that I wasn’t the person they were looking for.
He was calling me in the afternoon, but I wasn’t able to answer his calls (I was in Church). I texted him the moment I was free. My phone rang immediately.
He told me that the program was open to everyone, and I need not worry that I do not have entrepreneurial inclinations. He also told me that this may help me in the future. But, I said no, as I really didn’t feel like going since I did not know what exactly we would be doing (the main source of the fishiness). He told me that I needed to go to their office to see what we would be doing, as it was hard to explain on the phone (this made things fishier). I said yes again, so I could hang up already, because I was getting tired of hearing the “you need to go to our office to see what’s it about” bit.
An hour later, I texted him that I won’t be going, and I turned my phone off. So much for professionalism. :p
I never heard from him ever since. Hehehe.
Some people say that this is a scam. Others say that this is just some people doing “business.”
But to me, it (how they tried to recruit) was more of a scam. :p Hello? Not disclosing the true nature of a business, and saying other things instead (lies mostly) is enough for me to call it a scam.
A friend’s blog entry contained a link to another blog, which talks about a similar experience.
Experiences vary very much. Other people were told that this was a work of Ateneo’s SOMBA (School of Management Business Accelerator). Some were told that they were an American company. Others, Synergy.
So, ano ba talaga kuya? What company are you really working for??!
Fishier still is that you have to go to their office to know what you would actually be doing. They won’t disclose information on the phone. (At first I thought they were going to kidnap me, lol).
Well, this time, it’s a good thing that laziness kicked in. hahaha. Good for me. :p
April 14th, 2007 at 1:24 am
Baka networking or something and they can’t tell you on the phone because when you hear what you have to do (like probably shell out a couple of thousands), you will definitely say no.
I think you should post his number as well. Baka he’s using different names naman.
It’s good you’re lazy! Hahaha
April 14th, 2007 at 1:28 am
Sasha: I messed up. His name wasn’t Mike Estrella. LOL. Niko Gonzales pala. Nadale ako nung ibang mga comments regarding the issue. I just posted his number up there. ^_^
Yeah, it was really really good I was lazy at that time. :D
April 14th, 2007 at 3:41 am
ang scary naman nyan. buti nalang hindi ka nagpunta!
April 14th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Likely networking. Nothing wrong with networking, it’s just some people are really pushy. And it’s not for everyone. I know a couple of people who have made millions from MLM, though.
April 14th, 2007 at 9:44 am
omg! tinawagan din ako ng taong yan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at same thing he asked me kng us/cs ako blah2 and told me to go their office. i did some research (by asking other people) and i found out that this is a pyramiding thing! the one where you have to recruit other people. you also have to sign a contract and all that crap. of course hindi ako pumunta i told the guy i was uninterested in whatever it was they were doing. and why the hell can i not tell anyone about it. i can tell whoever i want. why would they be having all this secrecy if it was a normal business.
April 14th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Hay grabe yang pinost ko na yan daming comments (ranting ones). I happened to have found that post sa isang UP film student’s blog and quoted the parallelisms sa na-experience ko. Aba dinisable ko na ang comments masyadong magulo yan at maraming comments na humaba na ang scrollbar. Hay networking…recruitment styles are such a scam like using names of comapanies and school programs pa. Sana tinuan naman nila ang ginagawa nilang recruitment.
April 14th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Triszh: Oo nga!
JAngelo: Hmm. Networking is not my thing. Gusto mo subukan? Wahahaha
Kaxe: Ano sinabi niya sayo?? Hahaha
Maki: I was supposed to comment, pero biglang closed na pala! Hahaha. Halos pareho rin yung nangyari sa akin at mga nabasa kong blog entry. Sana nga naman ayusin nila yung recruitment nila.
April 14th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
This exact same thing also happened to me. And luckily, contacting me through my cellphone isn’t really the way to go. HAHAHA. Oh well.
Let’s just say that our laziness saved us. ;D
Oh, add “entrepreneur” to the list of things there. The lady (mine was a girl. haha. they prolly had guys for guys and girls for girls. hmm… whaddyathink?) had the gall to call me an entrepreneur. hahahahaha.
Hmm… I think I am. Whaddyathink (-> natutuwa ako sa word. *halakhak*)
April 14th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Tiffie: Buti na lang talaga tamad tayo!!! Hahahaha. They were too pushy kasi eh.
Wow, entrepreneur ka pala? Di mo sinasabi sa akin. XD
April 14th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
Dun ko rin lang nalaman eh. Hahahaha.
April 24th, 2007 at 9:39 am
Hi!yesterday i received a call from Ms.Kaye Cruz of American Company daw under Synergy….When I talk to her and I ask where did you get my number and She’s said that i get your number from your recent School…I ask again what work will you offer to me… She’s answered a business development daw and a part time job .Then she’s scheduled me right away by Wed @ 6:30 pm in 15th floor OCATAGON BLDG … Hindi kaya connected ito kay MR. Nico Gonzalez????Thankz
April 25th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
i also received the same call last night from a certain Hazel. she was talking about a project and earning extra 10K to 20K a month. she got my number from a friend of mine and that my friend of mine told her that “magaling daw ako”. i think kailangan na itong makarating sa mga authorities. maybe i’ll try XXX at ABS-CNB.
May 1st, 2007 at 8:20 am
@Tiff: Mga entrepreneur tayo by heart (NYAK)
@ramil: Hmmm. Mukhang connected nga.
@Talin: Pano natin ito ipararating sa authorities?
May 6th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
MLMs are also a pyramid scams. Katulad ng L.B.B. diyan sa Ortigas center at sa Cubao Araneta.
Yung mga na scam ay nagpahinga sa araw. Kapag dumating sa gabi, buhay na buhay sila at yung mga biktima ay pagod na!
King na invite ka sa isang magadang bahay upang magpulong, may chibugan and kaunting good time. kantahan muna. Pagkatapos ng 2 oras, inantok ka and ready na sila para banatan ang mga biktama . Smart!!
Kulitan ka mag sundo sa kanilang proposal. Kung agree ka hahatid ka sa bahay mo kahit hating gabi na. Kung tutol ka, mag-ingat ka. Baka may hoholdap sa iyo sa daan o saksakyan lampas ng 11.00 ng gabi!!!
Ang mga nag iskam ay aktivo sa abril at mayo at oktubre at nobembre. Yung mga nasasali ay desperado at greedy. Kaya sa wakas naloko sila. HEHEHE!
May 8th, 2007 at 6:33 am
@lito rapido: Wahahaha. Buti na lang hindi ako desperado at greedy
May 9th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
para sa mga kaibigan ko na matino, pakikalat mo ang itong babala:
Tama ka. WHA HA Ha ha ………….. WHA HA Ha ha
…… WHA HA Ha ha …………………. WHA HA Ha ha
NA ISKAM NA SILA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 10th, 2007 at 12:29 am
My nag sabi ni i rereport ito sa abs cbn at xxx? cge dude i report niyo hahaha tignan natin kung sino ang mapapahiya. kung sino man ang nagsabi noon gawin mo wag mo i aatras yan. GO!
May 10th, 2007 at 10:35 am
A lot of MLM and pyramid schemes will require you to put up a small membership fee before you can get referral fees. That is the reason why you will have to bring in more people to join just keep the scams going. You are a part of the organization. And you are a partner of the SCAM Master. He is the one who is not ashamed to be the real FILTHY rich one.
May 15th, 2007 at 10:58 am
I went to 15th floor of Octogan Building, Ok naman sila nakita ko yung opportunity but i did not sign-up since i have other plans for my life. Hey Blogger I thinbk hindi ka naman pumunta and you haven’t listened to the opportunity meeting. Ciguro weird lang talaga the way that Nico invited you kasi middle of the night ba naman. Maybe he should be taught to respect peoples time. They let you decide if you want to do it or not. I think they have legitimate reasons not disclosing the name of the company.
May 15th, 2007 at 11:41 am
ui!onga!sana ireport na natin to sa abs cbn!pati sa IMBESTIGADOR at SAKSI!nakuuu..baka madali ang iba!GO!bilis!!!
May 15th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
MLM is purely business and a legitimate business..and for your information, all businesses in the world needs network, like MLM..bakit ang employment ba hindi scam????hahaha, akala nio noh,,do you think having a salary of 15k or 20 k a month really great, when your company’s sales or deal or shipping or wahtever is almost a billon, then you are just given a thousand salary.MAs malala pa naga yun, you are not paid according to your effort, you are paid according to your time so kung gusto mong magtrabaho until your 65, ok no problem with that..and when you retire tour broke, no money and if you have it wil not sustain your survival but the expenses kep coming….you guys don’t really know what your saying….PITY
May 15th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Etipol: Do I have to repeat myself? I am not condemning the company. I am condemning the method of recruitment. Sheesh. Magbasa naman kayo, please.
You yourself do not really know what you are saying. The latter part of that comment of yours wasn’t appropriate. Sa tingin mo ba ang opportunity lang na mayroon ang sa mga kompanya ninyo?
Before using the word “pity,” I again implore you people to know me (or even us) first.
May 17th, 2007 at 10:28 am
I have a copy of Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad, Poor Dad, in case you would like to borrow it. I also have other books on entrepreneurship, some of which discuss network marketing (along with real estate, money markets, etc.).
I agree with you that while direct marketing companies are legitimate businesses, it’s the method that some employ that is questionable. It’s not for everyone. I’ve tried MLM once, and I didn’t get to recoup my initial cash out. But I learned quite a bit in the process. I’ve always had that entrepreneurial flame in me. But direct selling and network recruiting is not my thing.
Still, I pity those who spend, thinking that they will get a quick buck in return, but end up getting back to their old ways of living. I imagine that about 90% to 95% of people who get involved in MLM don’t really get rich like the small minority that are on the top of the networks (uplines far beyond your first or second levels), and who have everyone else below them.
These people leverage the work of other people and earn from the efforts of others. Some who are from the bottom also get to succeed like the ones on top, but this is a one in a million chance.
True, business almost always entails networking. But some people misconstrue “networking” to be the ol’ pyramid/binary type recruitment where you have to recruit at least two people, who would have to recruit two each and so forth. To me, networking means connecting to people, and connecting people. You don’t necessarily have to have business dealings with anyone. But the fact that you’re connecting–as friends, associates, business partners, colleagues–builds up your reputation and your network of people. You will almost always find people to help you out this way.
I would imagine that the people who would call you up and invite you to business opportunities are likely not earning as much as they want you to believe. It’s the ultimate uplines and the owners of the businesses (on top of the network, so to speak) who earn the big bucks. And I wonder why some people here on the comment threads are very defensive. Have an open mind, folks. I know its the MLM people themselves who ask others to have open minds.
In the end, there are a lot of ways you can have money work for you instead of you working for money. MLM is one of them. But it’s not the only way.
BTW, I re-opened this comment thread so I can post here. Heheh.
May 17th, 2007 at 11:31 am
im supposed to meet someone there tonight, good thing i researched the net and found out about this.
May 17th, 2007 at 11:36 am
maybe someone should really report this scam. not all youth have any knowledge with this, madmi p clng maloko…
May 17th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Yay to eloquent brothers! :D Hehehe
May 18th, 2007 at 12:30 am
Btw BA, dapat sinabi mo sa kanila when they told you na “kaya di ka aasenso” (or something like that)
Excuse me, UP ako. Eh ikaw? Sino sa atin ang di aasenso?
Ay whoops. Maya nyan UP din pala.
May 18th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
jangelo:It’s the ultimate uplines and the owners of the businesses (on top of the network, so to speak) who earn the big bucks.
may nalalaman ka pang ultimate jan.hahaha..did u really try doing MLM?baka nmn illegal un?it shows kasi sa definition mo eh^^ entrepreneurial flame?writer ka ba?napakafancy ng words mo e^^ no offense ha^^ its just that if u really,REALLY know what network marketing is,u would have been wealthy by now.wealthy ka ba?or wealthy lng ung words mo?^^ sensya na ha.hehehe.i think u’r being neutral pero wala lng.^^ trip lng^^
sidenote: DID U GUYS KNOW THAT “POOR” PEOPLE ARE USUALLY THOSE WHO GRADUATED WITH HONORS?Search nu richest/wealthiest folks in the world,ONLY ONE graduated from college^^
take note: there’s a VERY big difference with those who are smart and those who work smart^^
tama ba mga english ko?wakoko
May 18th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
anne:maybe someone should really report this scam
yeah.maybe you’re right?why don’t u do that?^^ i invite all of you to report “15th floor octagon bldg san miguel avenue ortigas” to SAKSI,XXX,IMBESTIGADOR as a scam^^ cool db?=)
May 18th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
BA:I again implore you people to know me (or even us) first.
bakit naman ikaw dapat kilalanin?sino ka ba?^^
May 18th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
maac: Sinabi ko bang ikaw yung kumilala sa akin? Ha? Basahin natin uli yung sinulat ko, ha?
Kinakausap ko yung mga taong tinawag akong “walang direksyon sa buhay,” “hindi umaasenso,” “sarado isip,” (from the other entry) at “pitiful.” Matuto ka namang magbasa. Ay teka, marunong ka nang magbasa. Matuto ka namang magbasa ng tama.
Ikaw ba? Sino ka ba? Bakit ka nandito sa blog ko?
Hmmm, dahil dun sa nabasa ko sa taas, minsan naiisip ko na kayo yata yung mga makikitid ang utak. MLM, is not for everybody. With what you wrote up there, you were implying that once you go MLM (and once you understand its inner workings), you’ll become rich.
I know how a bank works, so, that means I should be rich now?
And again, I repeat, MLM is not for everybody.
Tama ba palagi ang working smarter?
Hay naku. Sige, I’m giving the MLM people a chance. Before I close comments again, I ask you to share/tell what you really do in your jobs HERE, In my blog. Yeah, sure, you have the option of not disclosing your names/identities. Give me a breakdown of how much you earn by selling your products and how much you get from application fees from new trainees (o sige, break down the P12600 that people are asked when they join).
I know that a lot of MLM companies are legitimate. What just bothers me is how other members recruit people. And that’s the reason for these posts. I was not bashing the company.
Some people are just too defensive.
May 18th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Yes. The name of the company was IGEN Portal. It doesn’t exist anymore. The founders and uplines thought of leaving and forming another company. I wonder why. MLM company founders often do that. Maybe the company was no longer growing (and recruiting) like it used to. That’s the reason I’m of the opinion that it’s the founders that get the big bucks. They can always reinvest their money to found another company, create another system, and recruit more people. Of course, the products are great, too. But to me, it ends up looking like the network is more important than the products. And what does that make those companies? Look it up.
Makes me want to create a company of my own. But what could I sell? Maybe some online, virtual stuff. Hmm. You just gave me a good idea.
Yes, I’m a writer. Galing mo.
Trip lang ha?
Hmm. Ad hominem to me is the wost kind of logical fallacy.
Please try to argue on a more level means.
And as for your people with honors point, I myself am one who thinks that higher education doesn’t necessarily give people better opportunities to earn and live better. Even in my line of work and my business, it’s the connections and skill that matter. But sometimes it’s in school where you get these connections and skills. One of my most admired persons is Steve Jobs (I’m an avid Apple user). Guess what. He didn’t graduate from college. But it was in one class in college where he learned calligraphy, and this eventually inspired him to create the essence of Apple computers (GUI, typeface anti-aliasing, etc.).
Another person who dropped out from college was Bill Gates. He’s not much of a role model for me as Steve Jobs is. But I do like how he thinks nonetheless.
But you shouldn’t make it a conclusion that all people who graduated with honors, and who graduated at all will not be successful. That is a hasty generalization, and that is another logical fallacy that I really dislike.
BTW, how much do you earn actually? In a day? In a week? In a month? In a year. I’d be interested. If you really earn that much, then do tell me how many downlines you have, how many items you sell, and how much commissions you get from these, and how long you’ve been with your company. Who knows, I might even join you.
Sana mag-ingat ka lang sa paraan mo ng pagsasalita at kung may aawayin ka man. You yourself said I sounded neutral but you chose to rebut my arguments just because.
May 21st, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Grabe, BA, parang gusto kong tumayo sa kinauupuan ko dito sa office at pumalakpak! Ang galing ng kuya mo! Dun muna ako sa site nya! Hahaha
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:40 am
[...] My brother B.A. ran into some persistent callers a few months back, and he found out these callers were part of MLM business trying to recruit him. I advised him that there are legit MLM businesses, and I’ve actually tried these (another company, not SkyBiz), and there are scams. I posted a couple of comments because the comment thread had turned into a flamewar zone, I had to intervene (supposedly neutral, but hey I’m opinionated). [...]
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:44 am
gs2 ko lng magcomnt dun sa mga nag sbi na scam ang MLM… research po kayo sa DSAP at DTI at SEC kung scam nga tlga xa.. ang MLM po ay parang franchising business… may mura nga lng…
Late night legend, David Letterman, interviewed billionaire Donald Trump not long ago on The David Letterman show. Letterman asked “The Donald” what he would do if he lost everything and had to start over from scratch.
Trump’s response was that he would find a great network marketing company and get to work. When he received some hisses and boos from the audience, he looked out at them with complete and total authority and responded, “That’s why I’m sitting up here and you are all sitting out there!”
i suggest po mag resaerch kayo.. more on the positive side ng MLM.. wag puro negative… sabi nga nila losers critize ang winners analyze… kc before nagative din ako sa business nato… pinagtatawan ko mga friends ko na nagMLM.. in short ma pride ako… and wla ng yari sa pride ko lahat ng pinag tawanan ko ibang iba na ang buhay nila sakin… ako dati parin puro yabang wla nmn resulta….
i suggest basahin u book ni robert kiyosaki.. book ni colayco….
Wink because i want to change quadrant….from E to B
and it is a good training ground to prepare me to the B quadrant…
and this is only the system na pwd ko iapply ang secret to financial succes “LAW of Leverage”
d2 ka lng pwd magleverage na hndi mo kailangan ng malaking capital..
and also grabe nung start ako mag network na bago pananaw ko sa buhay…. dami nagbago sakin…
dun palang thankfull na ko….
and sa MLM lang meron fair na pyramid eh kc pyramid is the foundation of all organization
In all business and goverment structures, the pyramid is the foundation. it contains the hierarchy of, and indeed shapes the role of, all who parcitipate in the organization, whether it is the president of the united states and his vice president, congress, and all the way down to the local goverment employees, or microsoft, where one guy sits on the top, followed by his vice president, all the way down to the mail clerks, the pyramid structure is ubiqutous. the first thing we should agree on is that there is no inherent problem with the structure of a pyramid.
In goverment and in business there are several features of the pyramid that are found consitently:
1. the further away from the pinanacle, the less power an individual has, and the less money he or she makes.
2. there is usually one person on the top and that position os typically unattainable to others in the organization. if some one lower than in the structure does assume that top position, it is still reversed for one person at a time only.
3. normally those at the top like to stay at the top. those towards the top may have incentives to move higher in their organization, but there is typically no incentive for those higher to help advance those who are lower down to surpass them. the oder of the hierarchy is somewaht scared.
4. at each level in the organization job titles go along with salaries.
Normally a person cannot assume more money or more power without the “permission” of someone above granting those advancements. Normally, people have little control over advancing. One cannot typically “self-advance.”
in MLM
* there is no single top position. there is unlimited room for those so-called top positions.
people can “self-advance.” we give ourselves a raised based on performance, not on politics, nepotism, returning favours, or anything else.
no one’s earnings are limited to his or her own effort. through the process of leveraging ourselves, the bulk of our commisions come from other people like you and me, who want a better life. it is a business of teaching people other people to teach other people, to reach other people, etc. it is an ethical, high-spirited, method of ditribution, product consumption, and compensation.
there is no glass ceiling, no job title with fixed limited salary attached to it. the system does represent financial freedom because the model of business growth and the ability to generate income are inherently limitless. the rewards , incentives, acknowledgments etc. at every level above the new distributor, all the way to corporate, are authentic, on-going, effective, and ispiring.
there are no barriers such as race, education, gender, previous experience, etc. anyone who does work gets to the top.
*
Network Marketing represents what we all crave: Fiancial Freedom, and Time Freedom. The opportunities for leadership and self-development are as great as the chance to make a lot of money. Wether or not you decide that this is for you, it is hard to beat this model of building an asset that will pay you over and over. Network marketing make sense; it is the only viable model of creating financial freedom for the average person. it is fair.
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:46 am
any comment or gs2 nyo makipag debate sakin heheh email me vip_taipan@yahoo.com
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:57 am
Saha: Hi Sasha! Hehehe
Martin: Am not really sure if I should be approving your other comments. I had a hard time looking for which part of the comments was your own real comment (aka, ikaw yung nagsulat, nag-isip, may opinion, etc). Until I found the one one above this. Hahaha. You should really be stating if you were quoting a book, or a poem, or whatever.
Anyways, in response to this whole business and money-making thingamajig.
Honestly, I’m not really into financial success. Never was I a business person. I don’t care what the E’s, B’s, or I’s are. Maybe that’s why I’m considering science as a career. Merong bang S’s? Hahaha. Even though that a lot of people say that there’s no money there. But hey, the passion and excitement are present.
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:34 pm
well good luck sa science…
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:17 pm
A piece of advice, if you haven’t been there personally, or done it personally stop giving opinions.. opinions will always be opinions…… and Never a Fact….!!
May 23rd, 2007 at 2:55 am
Fact: I was called by a member. Many times (10pm, 12am, 4pm, 8pm) He was too pushy. He was too persistent. It was very fishy.
That’s fact enough for me. What I’m complaining about here is how members go around calling people, being pushy, too persistent and too secretive.
I experienced the calls personally. So, I don’t have to go to the company since I’m not bashing the company.
And if this is another invitation to “go to the office to see for yourself how the company works,” then count me out. I don’t have the P12,600 to waste.
May 23rd, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Tama. Most of us netrepreneurs post scans of our cheques and online earnings on our blogs and forums to (1) prove to people that there are those who can succeed in this business, and (2) to inspire others, and (3) to gain street cred. Why don’t the other people do that, para naman ma-inspire kami. As I said before, who knows, I might join you?
I’m never against MLM or any other business system. What I’m against are scams and dirty ways to achieve things (e.g., the business is legit, but the method of recruiting is questionable). But for someone who has been burned/scammed before, you would understand why I advice skepticism.
May 23rd, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Dear Readers:
People who invite you will start by saying something that is likely to be true example: if you work hard, you will be rewarded. This is how they will get you to believe them.
But WATCH OUT for the next part. First, they will make you feel you are a useless person by saying you have no ambitions etc.And they will show-off on how they become rich in a short time.
Finally, for the “kill” It goes like this: Join us, be like me, and get rich. Unfortunately, most likely it is a big lie. If you join, it is the recruiter who will be richer. If you work very hard, the one who recruit you, the uplines, will be much richer, bcuz you sweated it out.
Don’t believe these scammers even if they are foreigners because they do it using the “Hit and Run” style. Here today, gone tomorrow.
It is very wrong to become rich by fooling the greedy and deserate for get rich quick. The scammers have no conscience Money is their god..
May 26th, 2007 at 1:45 am
i received the call earlier this nyt. and she told me she was “erika bumatay” daw..she was kinda insisting me to go to their office at 15th flr octagon building..she adviced me to wear business attire..and she also told me she got my number from my school in elementary.i think it has something to do with the SCAm.
June 2nd, 2007 at 7:17 pm
omigod! thank God for ur blog. thanks that I’ve researched.. I just got a call just a while ago.. boo those people. it’s right. FRom SYNERGY daw. wtf!
thank God. :)
June 2nd, 2007 at 7:23 pm
ay wait! sabi ny AICEL quinones daw. exact talaga na sabi nya wag muna ipagsabi or something. hay too bad. BAD sila.
June 4th, 2007 at 9:08 am
I had the same experience. Buti nakita ko agad yun blog mo. A person by the name of Joan Pelafox called at home yesterday,, june 3. then nagset cya ng appointment ngayon at 630 in the same address. From sysnergy daw cya and they’re looking for junior executives in a part time agreement.
June 5th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
oh my gosh!
I’m so glad that i’ve read your blog!!
someone just called me THIS EVENING (around 6)
and, pareho din yung pagkatawag sa akin!
buti i’ve research muna about the company and came across your blog!
i’m glad that i wouldnt have to waste my time!
a woman called me thru my phone,
she said that my friend HIGHLY recommended me to her.
she said that its a part-time job,
so i told her that ‘wow!, she just called at the right time since i’m needing a part-time job”
she said that the company name is synergy,
tried to ask her if what will be my job,
she said that i can know all the information when we meet,
at the 15th floor, octagon building,
i was so excited that time,
so i asked her if she could at least briefly describe the job,
then, she responded that i can meet her na lang,
haaaay!
buti i’ve researched first!
August 10th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
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