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Recently will researching another business opportunity I found an article that was interesting.  I was researching the opportunity call Passport to Wealth on the net and came across a site which a guy was saying it wasn’t a scam.  He placed blame on the mentors scamming people and that the company offering the product had no wrong doing.  He went on to imply this in all of these types of MLM businesses like Liberty League and so on.

I can somewhat see his point and I also see what makes his statement a crock.  The mentors are the ones out in the trenches recruiting the people and making the sales with whatever tactics it takes.  At this point I haven’t even gone to the passport to wealth site to see what they offer so I am using Liberty League in my thoughts.  We all know that Liberty League offers motivational products that are outrageously priced and similar material can be found on the net for little to no money.  That’s the companies doing and not the mentor.  I believe the company would be the one putting on the big propaganda conventions or what ever they are.

The mentors are probably more the scam artist because they are the ones out there misleading people and doing all the dirty work.  I laughed at the fact LLI has a compliancy dept and makes claims of operating with integrity.  The company relies on the mentors to continue preying vulnerable people and taking them for as much as they can.  Clearly the company hides behind the mentors and cheap websites.  I think the company and the mentors are equal contributors to the scam and anyone with an ounce of integrity would not do on to others this way.

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What the hell, are you kidding me.  They claim on their website they always conduct business dealings with absolute integrity and take compliance very seriously?  Does leaving the Liberty League International name off all the lame deceptive websites mean compliancy?  It would be hard to have your name on the websites that make the claims of “not MLM” and “no selling”.

People that have gotten involved with this group tell you that this group is a pyramid scheme.  When someone joins they are then expected to recruit others in exchange for a percentage of the fees the new recruit pays.  These are practices used by MLM and pyramid schemes.  I realize that you can’t put Liberty League International on the cookie cutter websites because everyone would instantly turn and run.  But Liberty League is far from compliant in operating with integrity In my opinion.

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Is there more to motivational products than what meets the eye?  Many times there is much more to motivational products than one might think.  Have you ever seen the videos of these seminars and gatherings that these companies put on?  Sometimes when I see them I instantly feel like I’m watching a televangelist trying to get me to put money in the offering plate.

Motivational products are a great way to embed cult like propaganda into an unsuspecting new recruits.  To motivate can also be suggestive, a way a group or organization discreetly implants their agenda into your values for their own good.  A cult is defined as “devoted attachment to a person or principal”.  Brainwash is defined as “to indoctrinate so thoroughly as to effect a radical change of beliefs”. 

That’s seems just what many of these products aim to do.  So when is it truly trying to make you a more positive and better person?  Maybe when there is real value in the product.  Not merely an attempt to recruit you into something promoting lifestyles of the rich and famous if you become part of this elite group.  To promote a motivational product completely on an idea that “if you join and buy these you will become rich” is in my opinion cult like and has negative intentions.

The people who are involved in some of these groups love to call people like me “negative”.  They consider me negative because I take the time to look at all aspects of what is being presented to me.  I don’t just immediately jump on board and try something someone wants me to try, especially when it involves large amounts of money.  I am a realist, not a negative person.  I have one of the most positive outlooks of most anybody.  I am also smart enough to know when something seems to good to be true or sense when someone is being deceptive to me.  I say approach motivational products with caution, especially if they come with a high price tag and make claims of financial wealth. 

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Rachel Oliver must have one of the most aggressive marketing and recruiting plans of any other Liberty League International member out there.  Her name creates such a buzz on here and it’s always followed by scam in the search keywords.     

  
I believe you will find Rachel Oliver with the likes of Zenaida and friends, all with their websites cut from the same cloth showing them traveling the world and screwing off all day.  Rachel is clearly more successful at attracting new people to her group. Many can tell from past discussion on LLI there are arguments for either side.  Personally I believe LLI operates a business built on an overpriced product and deceptive marketing tactics to try to make a home business offer out of it.  Members that have yet to jump ship from LLI tell a different story.  I’m sure that some do make one hell of a living from it but there are more people who don’t.  Use caution and think twice before spending any money with these people.  Make sure you clearly know what you’re getting into.

While the idea of a business opportunity they have may not classify it as a scam, the greed that makes the products so expensive and the deceptive marketing makes it one in my opinion.  LLI has a decent idea for a business opportunity but you know, these guys aren’t living these lifestyles they portray on the websites buy giving you a valuable product a reasonable price.

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The other day I was looking through Home Business magazine for new things to check out and saw an advertisement that caught my eye.  I have seen the videos on youtube where the guy is opening the envelopes that have been mailed to him and counting out all the money.  These are part of a group of home-based business called cash gifting, I use the term home based business with reservations. 

Most, if not all, cash gifting programs out there are illegal pyramid schemes.  Point blank scams.  They favor the guy at the top, and depend on the people joining for him to receive the envelops of money.  For the program to stay afloat it requires heavy heavy recruitment of new members, and again, it favors the guy at the top.  That’s how pyramid schemes work.  I am disappointed in Home Business Magazine for not being a little more restrictive and doing some research on their advertisers.  It really knocks down your magazines creditability if your displaying ads the are obvious scams.  Here are a few tips from the FTC on how to avoid these things.  Illegal activities are monitored by the FTC and FBI so you may also want to consider that before getting involved as well.

If you’re approached about joining a club but you aren’t sure if it’s an illegal gifting club, the Federal Trade Commission reminds you to:

• Consider that a legitimate gift has no strings attached and is not an “investment.”
• Avoid being misled into thinking a gifting club is legitimate because the ads say that members consider their payments a gift and expect nothing in return. This is an attempt to make an illegal transaction look legal.
• Be wary of success stories or testimonials of tremendous payoffs. Very few members of illegal gifting clubs or pyramid schemes ever receive any money.
• Take your time. Don’t buckle under to a high-pressure sales pitch that requires you to join immediately or risk losing out on the opportunity. Remember, solid opportunities - and solid friendships - aren’t formed through nerve-wracking tactics.

To file a complaint if you have been a victim or someone has attempted to make you a victem, call 877-FTC-HELP or visit the website at www.ftc.gov

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