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MLM Bot watch 57- where the bizniss 'owners' are their own best customers.

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Bluewavescrashing · 06/02/2020 04:42

Time for a new Fred, huns. We watch bots (people who have signed up to multi level marketing schemes which are thinly veiled pyramid schemes). We expose their lies, in the hope that fewer vulnerable people will be sucked in to buying a fake business. This is not trolling. It's calling them out on their fakery. Welcome, huns.

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BSintolerant · 24/02/2020 20:09

Martin Lewis is on ITV now talking online about scams.

AlexCabot · 24/02/2020 20:58

Is Pamper Boutique Official a new one?
My local Facebook selling page has been overrun in the last week with "join my small business" posts.
I live in an mlm hotspot and thought I'd seen them all!

CopperMugs · 24/02/2020 21:26

Their website is full of bullshit

They're either mlm or rep based. And there's barely a distinction between the two,

AlexCabot · 24/02/2020 21:39

The fact that people are actively recruiting on Facebook suggest that it's MLM I suppose.

It's really sad, I live in a part of the country that isn't usually associated with poverty but average wages are quite low here and a lot of people struggle. It's very fertile ground for predatory scum.

mlmingaheartbeat · 24/02/2020 22:53

Such a damning video - bots don't believe they are shilling people because they think they are "good" people - the further down the rabbit hole and all sense of reality leaves, friends and family, husbands and wives cannot see what a great thing is in front of them, therefore they are negative and need to go... scamming people ruins lives!

JaniceBattersby · 24/02/2020 23:24

Some poor, desperate mum has just posted on our local FB page about her son who is suffering from some emotional issues and is about to get thrown out of school. She’s trying everything she can to get some proper psychological help for him and was asking local people for advice.

Some stupid scam my Usborne hun pops up offering to send the woman a book to help, along with a handy link to her own website. How low can you actually get?

Whiterangey · 25/02/2020 00:13

I would have exploded, having some experience with school problems myself.

My advice would be to phone daily until he gets the right help. Get her MP inviolved if she isn't getting anywhere, and fo it all now. Don't hesitate in getting him tested if she thinks they're may be something up, asd,asd, anything else. Don't ley anyone fob you off.

If only I'd done that. Hindsight is twenty twenty. That would make a great username that would.

Spongebobette · 25/02/2020 08:40

Fascinating channel by that Mike Winnett

Some ‘golden nuggets’ about how to become an Amazon number one bestseller and how business mentors pay more famous business mentors so they get a slot to speak at their event ( hello Castle) and thereby get media content to use in their business
Look at me onstage with the biggest business coach!! I must be good!!

Whiterangey · 25/02/2020 12:12

Sio Castle likely paid to have that spot on stage?

That is funny.

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 25/02/2020 12:26

It's funny when bots forget that they have an easily accessible internet presence that can be viewed by anyone.

Take Bruv who is ebaying his bike. A quick look at his ebay feedback shows that he alledgedly sold a fake item of clothing (a bot with a fake designer label, never!!) and also that he buys a lot of stuff from health, beauty and pharmacy type companies which seems a bit odd when your business is health, beauty and wellbeing surely Confused

CodenameVillanelle · 25/02/2020 12:30

Hahahahaha oh my goodness Grin

9dartfinish2nd · 25/02/2020 13:21

That's a lovely little pyramid formation appearing within the business coaching community.

Twentytwentyhindsight · 25/02/2020 13:46

So Castle will be expecting her minions to pay for slots at her events, who will then charge others for slots at their events, who will in turn... ?

Whiterangey · 25/02/2020 21:16

Is it time for the global rally yet?

Now?

SSDGM · 26/02/2020 01:01

It’s all kicking off with LuLaRoe - top leaders are leaving in droves and there’s about be be another load of shit hitting the fan....

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 26/02/2020 08:49

Has anyone ever accidentally "Liked" a bot's Insta/FB story and instantly received a friend/follow request from the bot

......asking for a friend Wink

ticktock19 · 26/02/2020 09:14

Yup....I did 🤦‍♀️ and then received an immediate friend request and pm. Thankfully she was on a 'friend collecting' mission as she'd just signed to a new company so didn't notice (or care) when I didn't accept.

Norma27 · 26/02/2020 09:25

Ha ha Kenny. Happened to me with sleaze ages ago!!
I have a feeling I've liked yawn's stuff before too.

SnoogyWoo · 26/02/2020 09:38

Haha nightmare

DownThePan · 26/02/2020 09:42

I once viewed Uber's Facebook story and very soon after a message popped up saying "I noticed you looked at my story, do you want to take a look at what I do?" or something to that effect. Doh!

CodenameVillanelle · 26/02/2020 11:03

Facebook stories are anon I thought? Was it an insta story or have I fucked up??

AntiBotics · 26/02/2020 12:31

You can watch public stories anonymously here - www.storyinsta.com/
Helps to not add to their engagement numbers!

OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny · 26/02/2020 12:52

Haha....Glad I'm not the only fat-fingered numpty!

It's just so easy to do, especially in Instagram as until I accidentally ♥️ (heart) her post I didn't even know how to respond to the stories.

9dartfinish2nd · 26/02/2020 13:12

@SSDGM
I genuinely believe that the Stidhams will end up in jail once this is all over.

Bluewavescrashing · 26/02/2020 20:34

Bruv says his evening event tonight for a bizin a box presentation has sold out. Hmmm, chinny chin chin.

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