http://www.notjustthekitchen.com/money-finance/tips-to-avoid-being-scammed-at-free-lunch-seminars/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:19:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.notjustthekitchen.com/money-finance/tips-to-avoid-being-scammed-at-free-lunch-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-209 rita morgan Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:27:37 +0000 http://www.notjustthekitchen.com/money-finance/tips-to-avoid-being-scammed-at-free-lunch-seminars/#comment-209 Jeanne makes some very good points. We should all be warned. No matter how savvy we are, we may unwittingly fall into a trap. Let your friends and family know about these scams. Jeanne makes some very good points. We should all be warned. No matter how savvy we are, we may unwittingly fall into a trap. Let your friends and family know about these scams.

]]> http://www.notjustthekitchen.com/money-finance/tips-to-avoid-being-scammed-at-free-lunch-seminars/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Jeanne Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:13:17 +0000 http://www.notjustthekitchen.com/money-finance/tips-to-avoid-being-scammed-at-free-lunch-seminars/#comment-208 This is an important topic - and so true! I wanted to add that a lot of "pressure" sales tactics are meant to intimidate and scare people so they act without taking the time to do the research - yes, it's shady business but done all the time. One technique called "fear of loss", is used to make the potential purchaser feel that if they do not take advantage NOW...immediatly, the window of oppertunity for the purchase will close and the potential purchaser will be the only one without the "huge benefits of thois purchase"....whatever the seller is saying they are. It ;eaves one feeling that if they do not buy and everyone else does, they'll loose out on the oppertunity - never to be offered again. Welll, that a bunch of hooey! Stay safe with any purchse by slowing down, asking a ton of questions, getting things in writing and do not give in to badgering, fast talking or insults...OR fear of loss. It does not matter what everyone else id doing...look out for yourself! This is an important topic – and so true! I wanted to add that a lot of “pressure” sales tactics are meant to intimidate and scare people so they act without taking the time to do the research – yes, it’s shady business but done all the time. One technique called “fear of loss”, is used to make the potential purchaser feel that if they do not take advantage NOW…immediatly, the window of oppertunity for the purchase will close and the potential purchaser will be the only one without the “huge benefits of thois purchase”….whatever the seller is saying they are. It ;eaves one feeling that if they do not buy and everyone else does, they’ll loose out on the oppertunity – never to be offered again. Welll, that a bunch of hooey! Stay safe with any purchse by slowing down, asking a ton of questions, getting things in writing and do not give in to badgering, fast talking or insults…OR fear of loss. It does not matter what everyone else id doing…look out for yourself!

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