How To Spot A Con Man

marketsurfer said:
Exactly-- these guys are telling the "truth" but hiding the pertinent facts!! The wind is crazy today, barely see out my windows due to salt spray---
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Yep same here. We take our dogs to Lake Ida dog park. Waves were huge out there for a smaller lake. Some guys on bass boats floating around. I would imagine the bass fishing isn't so great when the lake gets like that.

I tried pm'ing you but am blocked for some reason. Was I that much of an a-hole on the surf report....geeze...:D

Pm me and I will reply. I wonder if you have run into the guy I am talking about.
 
EPrado said:
Yep same here. We take our dogs to Lake Ida dog park. Waves were huge out there for a smaller lake. Some guys on bass boats floating around. I would imagine the bass fishing isn't so great when the lake gets like that.

I tried pm'ing you but am blocked for some reason. Was I that much of an a-hole on the surf report....geeze...:D

Pm me and I will reply. I wonder if you have run into the guy I am talking about.
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Lake Ida is great. I take my boys fishing there when they visit.

But i take my relationships very seriously, and run my business with the utmost discretion in real life. --- Im not going to share real names in a negative fashion--but i apprieciate the confidence. surf
 
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This might be an outdated example but I recall those shady Amway people.

The common tactic was to insist on meeting in person. During that meeting you would be subjected to high pressure tactics where finally they force upon you some worthless sample marketing materials.

A week later they would begin to repeatedly call and make you feel like you owed them something because they gave you the worthless sample marketing materials. It was a real challenge to finally be rid of Amway cockroaches.
 
marketsurfer said:
Yes, im vetting someone right now that sounds very similar. The verdict is still out but so far im skeptical.

The new scheme down here is the so called "family office". When u hear that term , you immediately think $$$. But every family office i have met is looking for money and some are broke. There are tons of heirs of wealth that are broke and desperate.

I wont mention any names but i know a guy who is legitimately part of a famous wealhy family. But reality is the money is controlled by a trust and the guy is near broke but has all the rich folks stuff to use. He is courted by a d travels the world for free funded by folks who are trying to get at the supposed money. He has acgreat lifestyle built on perception.

He is not a con man but people want his money so badly they con themselves

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Family offices have been around longer than hedge funds. Family offices looking for $ are the new concept of multi-family offices. Any scheme/ fund can be a con, just have to cross your Ts and dot your Is.
Happy Thanksgiving!
 
R1234 said:
This might be an outdated example but I recall those shady Amway people.

The common tactic was to insist on meeting in person. During that meeting you would be subjected to high pressure tactics where finally they force upon you some worthless sample marketing materials.

A week later they would begin to repeatedly call and make you feel like you owed them something because they gave you the worthless sample marketing materials. It was a real challenge to finally be rid of Amway cockroaches.
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The thing that alwaysfave away Amway is they never called it Amway. They call it " the business" or something and they were always super vague trying to get you to attend meetings.
 
dealmaker said:
Family offices have been around longer than hedge funds. Family offices looking for $ are the new concept of multi-family offices. Any scheme/ fund can be a con, just have to cross your Ts and dot your Is.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Yes, true family offices. Im talking about folks who use that idea as an investment company scheme to raise funds. In my world, family offices allocate funds not solicit them. surf
 
I was conned once...guy had laptop computers he was selling out of his trunk that had "fallen off the truck." (I shoulda thought that meant stolen, but wasn't thinking anything except SUPER CHEAP LAPTOPS!).
I opened my wallet and said I could only spend $80. Lickity split, he unburdened me of my money and handed me a box with a laptop in it, and said he had to scram!
I was so proud of myself for wisely obtaining such a great bargain!
Then, as I was driving down the road about two hours later a nagging thought came: what if that professional-looking box doesn't really have a laptop inside?
I pulled over and opened the box to find several small phone books inside!

SUCKA!!!
 
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