This is a response to Tenderfoot’s questions in an older article.
Some of his questions and comments, paraphrased:
What’s your opinion on MLMs, are there any good ones?
Small Businesses vs. MLMs – Why not?
What about bad economic times and tough financial situations? What’s the alternative to DubLi?
Thoughts on gambling.
Do you think MLMs simply have an image problem?
Isn’t [...]
December 26th, 2008
Posted by
eaglescout |
Analysis, Commentary, Facts, Fraud, Lies, Rip-Off, Scam |
15 comments
Could DubLi have exposed itself more? What follows is a transcript made available to DubLi Network’s associates and published on the “smartwinshop” DubLi site. It was brought to my attention yesterday, but apparently has been around since 10-13-2008, and written by Michael Hansen himself. What a liar!
December 10th, 2008
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eaglescout |
Bankruptcy, Cute, Fraud, Lies, Logical Fallacies, Rip-Off, Scam |
4 comments
Here is what a DubLi promoter has to say:
Just ignore this blog – he’s no doubt an eBay seller who is trembling in his boots. [...]
So that brand new full warranty Macbook Air 1.8ghz Core 2 Duo w/ 80 GB HD and 2 Gigs of Ram that I just paid $1115.00 for cost me $9.95 [...]
November 12th, 2008
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eaglescout |
Analysis, Cognitive Dissonance, Confirmation Bias, Fraud, Lies, Psychology, Rip-Off, Scam, Truth |
7 comments
DubLi did register in Delaware in 2006, 3 months before they declared bankruptcy in Denmark.
(Thank you to John Roberts for the correction).
The following information is provided in most of DubLi’s official sites; if not, it has been removed, as usual:
[Material removed due to copyright claims]
DubLi claims to be the competition to eBay, but:
DubLi uses a [...]
November 3rd, 2008
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eaglescout |
Analysis, Bankruptcy, Intellectual Dishonesty, Lies, Math, Rip-Off, Scam, Truth |
109 comments
I usually don’t go out seeking fraudulent scammers to expose, but apparently, Kevin Porter of Powerline support wanted me to evaluate his product when he reported himself via our iSpin Report service. This is his email:
October 25th, 2008
Posted by
eaglescout |
Lies, Rip-Off, Scam, Skepticism |
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Dubli’s scam and its many loopholes
Take a look at their new cancellation terms on their new “U.S.” site:
Paraphrased due to copyright claims:
§ 9
[If you pay for DubLi credits we won't refund them.]
Since I speak Dubli, allow me to translate, again.
(2) If you manage to cancel, we refund your money. If you used [...]
October 5th, 2008
Posted by
eaglescout |
Analysis, Intellectual Dishonesty, Lies, Rip-Off, Skepticism, Truth, World |
44 comments
Abstract
Cruise To Cash is just one the latest Ponzi schemes to infect the marketplace. In this paper, I want to examine why “investors” get ripped-off so easily. Some factors to take into account: wishful thinking, the current economic recession, and scam artists preying on vulnerable people.
Definition of Pyramid Scheme according to the FBI:
Pyramid Scheme
Pyramid [...]
September 23rd, 2008
Posted by
eaglescout |
Fraud, Lies, Psychology, Rip-Off, Scam, Skepticism, Truth |
13 comments