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View Poll Results: Pyramiding and other similar money scams, have you been a victim?

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  • YES

    3 42.86%
  • NO

    4 57.14%
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  1. Join Date
    May 2006
    Posts
    556
    #11
    I've been offered many times. Some of my clients, even compelled me to their meetings/seminars, sa mga hotels.

    I didn't invest on any of these, except for one...it was called Skybiz.

    I agreed to it, because of a friend who did me a big favor that time. I didn't have the heart to turn him down. About P5 to 6k.

    I never activated my "downline". It stopped with me. My friend did ask me why, and I just told him I didn't have the time.

    That friend of mine eventually lost about P700,000. He told his wife P70k lang.
    Last edited by HIFI; August 28th, 2007 at 01:12 PM.

  2. Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Posts
    4,059
    #12
    when i was in college, nag skybiz din ako hehehe mga 98-99 yata.

    Quote Originally Posted by HIFI View Post
    I've been offered many times. Some of my clients, even compelled me to their meetings/seminars, sa mga hotels.

    I didn't invest of any of these, except for one...it was called Skybiz.

    I agreed to it, dahil he was a friend who did me a big favor that time. I didn't have the heart to turn him down. About P5 to 6k.

    I never activated my "downline". It stopped with me. My friend did ask me why, and I just told him I didn't have the time.

    That friend of mine eventually lost about P700,000. He told his wife P70k lang.

  3. Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Posts
    3,790
    #13
    nung sinabi ko na pyramid yana at lokohan yan, nagalit pa sa akin,
    most nga ng nasabihan na ganyan...ay nagagalit instead of magdalawang isip na nagkamali sila ng desisyon.... pity

  4. Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Posts
    749
    #14
    anyone who has invested in PNOC? I think for employees lang ito pero pwede kayong maki ride. Php 500,000 (or any amount) invested for 1 year will yield Php 10,000 per month less taxes.

  5. Join Date
    May 2007
    Posts
    764
    #15
    Di pa naman ako nabibiktima nyan and im hoping that it stays that way! Hirap mawalang ng pera lalo na ngayn....lapit na Christmas

  6. Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Posts
    40,068
    #16
    never pa naman, pero ilan beses ng muntikan...but I guess the better of me prevailed..
    basta easy money,big interest, too goo to be true...iwas na ako..hinde ko na pinapasalita yun tao...

  7. Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Posts
    45,927
    #17
    Business model

  8. Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    4,085
    #18
    I've been a victim..

    pero kumita ako ng mahigit 70k..

    utakan lang din.

  9. Join Date
    May 2005
    Posts
    373
    #19
    I dunno kung masasabing scam yung sa First Quadrant. Pero mga 5 yrs ago nag invest din ako dun. Sobrang naniwala din ako sa mga sinasabi ng mga nagsasalita. Na engganyo ako although alam ko nmn ang risks involved. Ayun nung nag invest ako, hirap pala makakuha ng downline.

    Hindi nmn malaki ang investment, mga 8k lang ata. Pero I learned my lesson after that.

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