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BOTWATCH 78 - the latest thread in a VERY long series about the deceptions practised by MLMs. Unbelievably people are still being hooked in by these schemes where 97% of those who join LOSE MONEY

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Spongebobette · 04/08/2023 17:33

BOTWATCH 78 - the latest in a long series of threads where we keep an eagle eye on the lies and deceptions practised by MLMs. Unbelievably people are still being hooked in by these schemes where 97% of those who join LOSE MONEY and the top bots are struggling to pretend they are taking it in

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Spongebobette · 06/09/2023 14:12

Nurse has taken a photo in Costa to show she can work anywhere
very similar to MLM - bots often used to take photos in coffee shops or on holiday and say look I can work my business anywhere!

she’s taking advice from Scamversity about social media and sharing her lifestyle (making jelly, ironing clothes) but in actual fact she’s trying to establish a professional business - she’d be better off with a professional looking website rather than random TikToks and Insta posts which blur family life, her ‘business’ and ‘blether’ as she calls it

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DeliaDeetz · 06/09/2023 15:15

So apparently "trolls" on Tiktok have given Yawn a cold sore! Clearly there are haters everywhere!
She also appears to be rewriting the last few years of her life. Going on about always having stomach issues, being constantly bloated with fat ankles etc.
I thought all the C9s she's done over the years were supposed to sort all those problems.
Does that's mean everything she was posting then was lies or are these the lies now?!

YouOKHun · 06/09/2023 15:18

I’m blocked on TT and Insta; what’s she claiming she’s doing, coaching in Costa?! That seems like a privacy nightmare!

Still, no need to worry because she probably isn’t coaching anyone. She was offering a free “discovery call” yesterday which was being offered to take place at 10am this morning. No reaction to the post at all though seen by 25 (mainly botwatchers I should think!). Like Weird Willy and his offering, it can’t even be given away. And it’s cost her £3.50 for a medium Latte and a side order of disappointment. children back at school … so where are the customers she’s been holding at bay during the holidays?

DeliaDeetz · 06/09/2023 15:22

Apparently Nurse has had lots of people (especially nurses) asking about why quit etc so she's going to be sharing her story on Instagram over the next few days.
I notice she has limited who can comment on her posts on there...do we think that is to stop any awkward questions that she doesn't want to answer??

DeliaDeetz · 06/09/2023 15:27

@YouOKHun she was working on her social media, mainly her FB group this morning in Costa!
She had a pic in her stories of a planner, couple of highlighters and a sheet of paper along with what looked like an empty coffee cup!
Her coaching calls she tends to do at home according to the caption.

YouOKHun · 06/09/2023 15:53

@DeliaDeetz this strongly reminds me of my daughter when she was early teens, spending her entire fortune in Paperchase ahead of drawing an elaborate, colourful and very detailed revision plan and then doing absolutely no revision whatsoever! My daughter also said that all the real revision happened when she was at school…

Spongebobette · 06/09/2023 15:57

Ha ha yes exactly!!

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Lostmyway86 · 06/09/2023 18:54

@BSintolerant thanks for the link to the documentary, definitely watching that this evening! The more I find out the more fascinated I am....ALSO its like she must have known I was taking an interest (either that or she knows she'll see me at the school gates next week) but Arbonne mum has messaged today after weeks of nothing!!! 'Hey ladies I've got something so exciting to tell you' cue video...Thrive in 30...training, mindset, nutrition and lifestyle coaching with YOU at the centre' with an invite to a zoom tonight. Jesus they never give up do they!! I fear I'm going to have to go back to BOTWATCH thread 1 to find out who Nurse and Yawn are 😅

50fedup · 06/09/2023 19:59

@Lostmyway86 I’ve been following Botwatch since 75 or 76. It’s fascinating. I think I’ve worked out who most of them are. Nurse - first name. annoying song sung at sports events. ‘sweet …’. 2nd name as in surname of ozzy and Sharon. Add coaching to get her Instagram account.
yawn. First name sports presenter, but with an ‘I’ (horsey) balding . Surname of character that said ‘ ooh Betty’. First name_success for Instagram account. That should do you for now 😀
Top bot watchers. Am I allowed to send names through a private message or is that banned?

Spongebobette · 06/09/2023 20:04

I think safest not to DM

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50fedup · 06/09/2023 20:06

…. Nurses surname is without the ‘u’ and underscores between each name and coaching

Lostmyway86 · 06/09/2023 20:06

@5050fedup haha that's brilliant thanks so much, I love a conundrum and I've cracked this one. Watching the BBC documentary now, can't believe I nearly fell for this!

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Spongebobette · 06/09/2023 20:04

I think safest not to DM

I thought it would be a bit unwise. Thanks

BSintolerant · 06/09/2023 21:15

Anyone can fall for a cult @Lostmyway86 and MLMs do fall into the cult category. You should congratulate yourself for seeing through all the BS sooner rather than later. Some people have lost thousands and got into serious debt.

Forever Fibbing’s latest attempt to rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic involves the following ”exciting new offer and incentive”. Eeeek!

We Miss You’ is all about re-engaging those who haven’t ordered from us in the last six months and helping them to fall back in love with Forever’s products all over again.

Take a look in your inbox and see if you’ve had an email. And if you have anyone in your downline that might not have ordered in a while, give them a nudge and tell them to check their mailbox too!

Sugarplum48 · 06/09/2023 22:53

Funny, yawns likes and interaction on tiktok are dramatically slower. Just shows she's paid for all those followers and likes. If you look at half of them they're very random non accounts. What a sad existence. How exhausted she must be. Times are actively quite hard for them now. My job is stressful and hard but it's a real JOB with real actual reliable income, not dribs and drabs here and there

Angrymum22 · 06/09/2023 23:48

It’s also funny how her trolling hissy fit has considerably more comments than any other story, I wonder why? She has also turned off the comments on 2.5stone loss in 24days.
Also whenever she is asked about cleanse she tells them she’ll DM them. I wonder how many actual sales she’ll make when they find out the cost and that they are likely to get live bombed into joining.
Lots of references to haters in the comments suggesting that there are a lot of bots following her. No doubt piggy backing on her success to flog their own MLM. It would be hilarious if her photos are used by other MLMs since she has deliberately avoided mentioning FL anyone can
use them. She really hasn’t thought it through.

PieonaBarm · 07/09/2023 04:49

So from her stories yesterday, Nurse had a Costa where she posted on FaceyB (also known as "working" apparently), a wander round Dunelm where she bought child a new duvet (3 posts), changed his bed, painted her trotters and had a brew in the garden. Inspiration right there ladies!

Spongebobette · 07/09/2023 07:49

I’m completely consumed by envy - how could I achieve her lifestyle?
Perhaps coaching might help me??

anyone know a good coach?

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meatbaseddessert · 07/09/2023 08:08

She was 'definitely' going to start C25k on Wednesday. Seems that didn't happen then

PieonaBarm · 07/09/2023 08:36

Spongebobette · 07/09/2023 07:49

I’m completely consumed by envy - how could I achieve her lifestyle?
Perhaps coaching might help me??

anyone know a good coach?

TBF she's doing a brilliant job of coaching me. I have no desire to reach the heady heights of her ambitions/job/career so I'm motivated to get my bum out of bed and go to my job for my steady salary and all its benefits and pension, from just watching her stories. Might manifest a bit of overtime this month, I quite fancy some Doc Martens. Thanks for the coaching Nurse, you're doing a grand job with me 🤣

BSintolerant · 07/09/2023 09:13

I’ve said this before but the bots that we’re watching serve as a dire warning rather than an inspiration.

Angrymum22 · 07/09/2023 20:52

I’m lost for words after Yawns story today. She really believes that she is a celebrity and that she is heading for stardom. Meanwhile in Brighton the leadership group are getting all the goodies. It must be so hard to be B listed in your own micro world.

NormalForNuneaton · 07/09/2023 21:11

Anyone else wondering if Nurse's mention of how she's struggling with her asthma on her most recent stories will be her get out clause for the Couch to 5K

SnoogyWoo · 07/09/2023 21:19

Wonder why Yawn isn’t at Brighton, her world does seem to be shrinking.

Sugarplum48 · 07/09/2023 23:01

Is yawns I'm a celebrity twat on insta??