A Good Scam Never Dies

One very important lesson I have learned is that a good scam
never dies. It just lives on and on. I sure can't explain it. You
would think that a scam would run its course, steal from as
many people as possible over a short time, and be done before
the law gets too close. For some scams, that's not true.

Is the old saying by Will Rogers the most likely reason for it.

Theres a sucker born every minute.

What a cruel thing to say.

But what else can explain it.

And is this a true statement? We try to figure out what it is
that makes us do the exact thing's that we know is wrong.
Does that make us a sucker?

You know the feeling you get when you send some money to
someone you don't know, hoping that whatever it is you send
that money for is real. You think to yourself, boy, I just hope
this works, or am I stupid for doing this. Does that make us a
sucker?

And you would have to think that the thief that is running the
scam has to get caught up to.

Let's say you read an ad and it says to send $ 49.99 and start
to make $5,000 a week within 30 days. You see this and you
just laugh. What a scam you say. Then you just go on with what
you were doing and forget it.

A month later you see this same ad again and think, man, that
ad is still running. What a joke. Then you just continue on to
whatever it is that you were doing and forget about it.

Then maybe a couple more months go by and you happen to
see this same ad, now you start to think. IS THIS A SCAM?
Unfortunately logic does not fit. Your beginning to think that
maybe there is something to this. How can this still be running
if it was a scam? They can't be running this ad over and over if
it was a scam. Right? Can they?

I know there is law enforcement agencies that scour the Internet
looking for scams and tracking down the thief's that run them.
If this is still running, there must be some truth to the ad. Now,
you begin to think, hey, Maybe it is real. Maybe this is the one
that will work for me. I don't want to miss out on something good.
I don't want to miss my opportunity to make the income that I've
been looking for.

So, guess what? Yup. You do it. You send your money and
you get the info that you sent your hard earned money for, and
then it hits you. And it hits you hard. Like a brick.

A damn scam! Why the heck did I do it? Am I stupid? Why did
I do it. I know better than that, don't I?

Does knowing better really help? NO. Why? It's simple. Because
I still went ahead and did it. Even though I knew better. What a
fool. A sucker. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.

Who is to blame? Is there someone to blame? I guess we need to
put on the brake"s and hold up and think it out.

So, you start to think, really think.

Am I stupid? Can it be that all these so called scams that I have
spent so much money on , over the years, not be scams?

Can it be that it's been ME all along. Can it be that most, if not
all the program's and business opportunities, that I have spent
so much money and time on over the years, been REAL?

Is it that I'm just not smart enough to make money from home.
Or, not cut out to run my own business. Maybe I'm not looking
at it the way I should. Could it just be too hard for me to follow
the instruction's and direction I'm told to, in order to succeed?

Maybe there is no explanation. Maybe what will be will be.

And just maybe, I am a sucker that was born in that minute.

Why ?

This is a word that I have asked myself many time's.

Why are there so many people on this earth that take
advantage of other people.

Why, will someone that makes a good and honest
living online, not help another person or two do
the same without cost. Wouldn't you think that
would be helping not only the people they help,
but it would help to bring this recession to an end.

Anyone hear of " Pay it forward ".

Are they really caught up in themselves that much ?
I just don't know.

Is it the hard time's we live in? I just don't know.

Is it because of greed? I just don't know.

Maybe these people have been taken advantage
of themselves, and do the same to others
I just don't know.

Maybe they think we are weak. Well we are not weak.
Gullible, yes, but weak? Not on your life. We are
some of the strongest people. We follow direction, and
work hard. And don't give up easy.

And WE are the first people that will help anyone
help themselves. And not look for anything back in
return, except a thank you.

It sure is sad that the people that don't have much,
and are honest people, get scammed by these thug's.
Just being someone that only wants to earn an honest
living seem to get caught up in one of these scams.

I know that it's not only less fortunate people like
myself. But we are the people that get hurt,
financially, more than the guy that doesn't worry
about his low paying job, or maybe health issues
of his or his family.

People like me are only trying to make it
in such a bad economy. If you are like me, you
are not out to prosper by being a thief.

I have been one of these people that gets drawn
into these scams. Time after time over the years,
long before computer's and the Internet, I have
fallen for some sort of scam or another. With my
only purpose, of earning an honest living, to support
my family and live a quiet and meaningful life.

I have always said there has to be a better way.
Someday I will find it. So I try over and over again,
with each program or idea or business opportunity
thinking this has to be the one. I finally found it.

Then the bubble bursts. The excitement is over
and the reality takes over. This is not the one.
Scammed again.

For some reason my wife has never, ever, said
I told you so. She never discouraged me because
I think she understands that it is just part of me.
If I didn't try, I would never find a better way.
Thats all I ever want. A better way to live.

So, I just keep going and going and always try
again. Maybe the next time will be the one. I have
never been the type of person to give up on anything.
But I have to come to the realization that I'm basically
running out of time. I can longer eat my loses.
The matter of the economy is part of that.
With age creeping up and health issues that will
not quit, time is not on my side.

So, I sit sometimes and wonder, WHY ?

I may never know the answer to that one simple
word. I still look for that one email, or that one
website that I find just by chance, or maybe on
that forum that I go to searching for a review on
something I found.

When I stop breathing, my search will be over.

And I may never find the answer to WHY ?

The Phone Scam

One of the scams that have been around for
some time now is the Phone Scam, as I call it.

You get a phone call and someone tells you that
they want your name and address so they can
send you a package in the mail.

You ask, " What Package ? ". They say oh its
a package to show you how to make money on
Google. You say, " is it free? ", and they say
YES.

You decide to give the info they ask for until
they say, OK, Now I need your number, and
you say, " What number?. They say your credit
card number. But, you say, you told me its free.

Then they tell you that IT IS FREE, but there is
a small shipping charge of $ 3.99 and I can
just put that on your credit card or Debit card.

Unless you were expecting this call and know
who this is NEVER GIVE THEM ANY FINANCIAL
INFORMATION, NEVER !

This exact thing happened to my wife 3 /12 /09.

They told her that " your husband asked for this
and he knows all about it." What a scam. I
knew nothing of this and if I did know, I will tell
you one very important thing.

My wife did exactly as she should have. She
said " I'm not giving you my credit card #.
As fast as my wife told her that, the woman said,
" I'm sorry ", and hung up.

She was sorry alright, sorry that she didn't
phone a Sucker and get her credit card #.
When my wife told me about this, I told her
At least one of us is smart. You did the right
thing. Never give out any kind of credit card
info to someone that call's and you don't
know who they are.

So, remember, if someone call's you on the
phone and tell's you they want to send you
something for free, tell them ok. But if they
continue on and say " YOU JUST HAVE TO
PAY A SMALL SHIPPING FEE, tell them
to forget it. Because they already lied to you.

Paying even one penny no longer makes it free.

Car Insurance

I don't say that car insurance is a scam, that would be
stupid. But what I can't stand is some of the interesting
and misleading car insurance ad's that are all over the place.

And it's not the insurance companies that run these ad's.
I would guess the insurance companies must do alright
from these ad's because I think they would put a stop
to it themselves.

You know the ad's I'm talking about. The headline Say's
thing's like, People all over are spending $ 49.00 a month
on their car insurance, why should you spend more ?
Click here.

So, you think, hey my car insurance is running out soon, I
sure would like to save money on my car insurance, so you
click the link.

The page it brings you to asks you to enter your vehicle type
and all that information. Then some basic info about the
driver, location, etc. all standard info that you would expect
when filling out a form for car insurance.

Then you click the submit button. Then BANG, here it is.

No quote, just a message that Say's, You will be contacted
by all the agent's that fit your needs for car insurance.

That is what gets me upset. They don't tell you upfront that
they are only getting your info to send to agent's to give
you a quote on your car insurance.

You not only don't get an instant quote, but now your
email in box starts to fill with email's from insurance Co's.

And then the phone starts to ring from these same people.

If they just come right out and tell you that they only pass
your info to car insurance companies, that would be OK.

It's their little gimmick, their pitch, their way to get you to
click the link.

I believe in free enterprise, and freedom for us all to make
a living. But the misleading ad's just make me crazy.

Car insurance is something that we all need and we all
pay too much money for, mainly because of the scams
that people run on them. Car insurance false claims are a
big reason why we pay so much.

I don't mean honest claims, I mean claims that are just
to DE-fraud the car insurance company, like claiming to
have been injured, when not. Imagine how much money
car insurance companies pay out on false claims.
It has to be mind boggling.

I just think that when we need to look for new car
insurance, we shouldn't have to be frustrated with
these misleading ad's.

Tell me up front, that's all I ask.

Acupuncture, A Scam ?

My blog mainly deals with scams. Believe it or not
what I'm going to write about is Acupuncture.

To me a scam is something that offers you something for a
certain amount of money, and you don't get what you pay for.

Not by mistake, but something that was planed all along to
get you to trust that you would get what you paid for with no
intention of ever giving you your money's worth.

It doesn't have to be a product that you can hold in you hand,
or even something you can see.

It can be a service of all sorts. A doctor, a lawyer,or any other
type of service.

This article is for the people that don't get the kind of help
they feel they should get from their doctor.

Ever go to your doctor because you have pain in your legs,
or maybe you get headaches.

What about that discoloration that you just happen to notice
one day on your foot, that you never saw before.

You just figure that your legs hurt because you must have
moved the wrong way, or that headache is just one of those
things, and maybe you banged your foot and that's why its
all purple.

So, you wait a while. 3 days, then a week and when it gets
to a week and a half, you make an appointment for the
doctor.

You tell him " I noticed this foot is all purple ", he gives
you a prescription for some pills and ointment.

A month goes by, 2 months go by, the foot is getting
worst, no better.

Back to the doctor. He looks at it , not much I can do, its
weak veins, and here is more pills and ointment.

THIS HAPPENED WITH MY WIFE, AND SO MUCH MORE.

She was sent to a neurologist, he gave her a shot, she went
paralyzed, and taken by rescue to the emergency room.
Almost died because of a reaction.

At that point and after, get this, 16 doctors, I said no more
doctors. You are going to try Acupuncture.

She hates needles and did not want to go but she had so
many problems I said YOU ARE GOING.

I said go one time, if you don't like it or it hurts then don't
go back.

I cannot say enough about it. Today my wife is so much
better, its hard to believe

She has been going for 8 months now, once a month and
has never given me trouble again, since the first time.

It is remarkable. Most insurance don't pay but it is well
worth the money.

Today she doesn't get migraine headaches anymore, before
3-4 times a week.

,Not 1 in 8 months.

She had so many issues that the doctors said, just don't
know whats wrong. So many doctors, over 6 years with
little to no results and getting worst with time.

So much money was spent. Thousands with the
insurance co.

NO WONDER OUR INSURANCE RATES
ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD.

I thank god for, A Therapy Above, and Dr. Dory and a
very special thank you to Leeanne.

I believe in Acupuncture.

So, to answer my question, Is Acupuncture A Scam ?

NOT ON YOUR LIFE. IT IS AS REAL AS REAL GETS !!

So, if your not getting the results you think you should be
from your doctor, don't be afraid to try Acupuncture.

You will see a difference the first time you go.

And for the ladies that need a Mammogram. They have
a different type of screening, no pain, my wife did it.

Gives better results than the typical way too.

Now I know why Acupuncture has been used for
thousands of years.

Because it works!

My Cat

I dont want anyone to think that I have a couple of screws
missing,though maybe I do, I have to write this article about
my cat.

I love animals, but I am not the type to walk a dog, so after
years of my wife wanting a cat, I gave in and we adopted one
from animal rescue.

Well I will try to make this story short, but this cat dont
belong to my wife, or me.

We belong to her.

Her name is Phoebe. And I tell you this, she is the smartest
cat I ever have seen. She thinks everything I have is hers.

She is my shadow. She washes up in the morning with me,
she will only eat if I stand near her food with her. As she
gets ready to eat, she sits in front of her food, like shes
saying grace, then she will eat.

She always puts her paws in my shoes, Im glad she hasnt learned
to tie them, she tries to put my shirt on, it is so funny.

She reaches for the light switch, trying to put the light on.

Maybe she isnt the only cat that does things like this, but
I never had an animal do this stuff. When I come home from work
she is sitting at the door waiting for me. I can always tell if
something went on while I was at work because she will try to
talk to me.

Its really so funny because when she does that I start to look
around and every time I will find something. Sometimes her
LitterMaid may be stuck. { she only does her duty if its clean }

She copies or least tries to copy everything I do. I sit at the
kitchen table with the chair at an angle from the table and she
will copy the exact way I sit. Not sitting looking at me but the
same way I sit. I can change the angle, and so does she. I will
look at her and ask her something, just fooling with her, and
she will move her mouth like she is talking. We laugh at her all
the time.

After having her for almost 9 years, she never stops making us
laugh. I never yell or even have to talk loud to her. I know
she doesnt understand everything I say, but she always does
what I say. When someone comes to visit, they are amazed at
how she is.

Now on the other hand, remember I said that my wife wanted her.
Well, she never, ever listens to my wife. She only goes to my
wife if she wants food. Always to my wife. And if she doesnt
get her food fast enough, she will hit my wife, or even put her
teeth on her foot or leg.

Other than food, she cant be bothered with my wife, go figure.

I was in the hospital for some time with surgery, and Phoebe
cried at the door, day and night, for the first few days. She
wouldnt eat and just layed around. So sad, my wife said.

I dont know why I wrote this other than to perk myself up a bit.

And maybe I could give someone a laugh or a smile.

It is so true that if you have an animal and your not having
such a good day, they really can help to cheer you up.

I know Phoebe does that for me.

The Meaning Of Life { To Me }

The Meaning Of Life { To Me }

We all have our own meaning of life, and our own
way to live it. There, to me, is no right or wrong way.

We feel what we feel no matter what anyone tells us.

I am not the smartest person I know, and never have
claimed to be. My life has given me some very
rewarding thing's.

My wife of 41 year's, and four of the most amazing
kid's you could ever have the pleasure to know.

As the year's have gone by, and the future has become
so uncertain, we all have to come to think of the life
we have and what it mean's to us.

There is no material thing on this earth that I feel
could mean more to me than my family.

I look back and see all the mistake's I made, and
it sure doesn't make me feel very good.

I've had many opportunities to earn a great deal of
money that I turned down. At the time I just felt that
it didn't feel RIGHT, maybe someone would have to
lose something for me to gain. I don't know.

What I do know is that there is one of the oldest
saying's I have ever heard, and it would make me
laugh. But as I have become older and wiser, I have
come to realize that it really is true.

The root of ALL EVIL IS MONEY.

And if you take the time to think about it you
might think that it is true also.

Think about it.

I have never once in my life ever willingly or knowing
cheated anyone. I have always been as honest as
I could be and always worked as hard as I could to
earn everything I have ever gotten.

And that make's me very proud.

I have always instilled in my children to be honest
and live up to their mistake's. If you do something
wrong, admit it.

I'm proud to say that my children have always, as
far as I know, have not only lived up to that but I
know of many cases that they have helped people
that needed help.

My wife is the kindest person anyone could know
and is loved by all she meet's.

A truly remarkable lady.

I could go on and on but no need.

So, the meaning of life to me is as simple as it could
be.

FAMILY ,to me, is the meaning life and I'm very
proud to have mine in my life.