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Without exception, every
so-called "high yield
investment program" that Rainmaker Marketing Corporation has reviewed
over the past 15 years has turned out to be a scam. Sad, isn't it?
The high yield investment program approach is founded in reality. This is
true, for every great scam contains a kernel of truth to season the new facts
and allow "marks" to be fleeced. Here are some basic facts to keep
in mind when considering high yield investment
programs:
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Yes, there are
higher-yielding (not high yield) investments out there in the world.
You don't even have to go to the end of the lane because commercial real
estate development investment syndications are one of the best financial performers in any economy
due to the incremental increases in valuation as the asset is developed,
brought on line and eventually optimized for income production. In
some circumstances there are opportunities to provide
"gap financing" that results in a return of 250% over a period of
10 to 36 months to the investor depending upon how fast the asset is
developed, but these gains do not happen with such frequency as to support
the scam payouts of 100% per month or more. The scammer is hoping your
greed reflex takes you down. The scammer needs only to dangle the bait.
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Every one of these scams
falls apart when the paperwork is provided. In most cases, there is
some level of payment for the presentation of the paperwork before you can
even start "trading". People
that pay the fee are marked for special attention because they
have already been scammed and haven't as yet noticed that they have been
scammed. If you have to pay to
visit someone or pay to see a contract, chances are that you have been
scammed.
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The final bit that is
hysterically funny is the secrecy bit. You aren't allowed to talk to
principals and they provide no background information that is
verifiable. When you are told anything that approaches the secrecy
bit, you are probably talking to a talented scammer.
You need to remember that if
something is too good to be true, it isn't likely that it is true. How many
times can we say this?
Never be in a hurry to throw your
money away. If something has a whiff of odor, you need to be skeptical and
remember, outside the United States, you have precious little property rights in
many countries. If you are still uncertain about the transaction, contact
Rainmaker Marketing Corporation and find out what we might know about this
issue. Rainmaker provides free consulting services to non-accredited
and/or unsophisticated investors (as the term is defined in the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended) to identify and target the perpetrators of these types of
frauds for criminal prosecution wherever and whenever it is appropriate.
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