Scam: I was saved
Yaaaayy, it's a new day with the sky bright and smiling with hope that it would be a best day ever. Are you happy? Sad? Depressed? Hopeless? Nah! Do not be! Always remember one thing which is common; "there is hope as long as there is breathe inside of you." Then add this to your reminder: "Every problem has a solution, definitely there is. Talk to someone about it, instead of nursing the pain and problem alone. We still have those who are sympathetic and emphatetic. God is ready to place someone who would help you. Believe and trust in Him."
Okay, let's move to the business of the day. I had wanted to write this scam stuff yesterday as I read @JRamona20 article but yesterday's article won it over and I decided to make it today.
I want to believe many of us here have tasted bitter experience with being scammed from different online investment platform. I can't count the number of investment platforms I have been into. I even sat down one day trying to calculate the money I have wasted, it would be enough to open a small business to start with, but one thing about me is that I am very stubborn. I will keep trying no matter how I have been scammed. I am just trying out to see my luck too. There was a time I borrowed money from my sisters and a friend. I know what I went through returning back their money because I couldn't open my mouth to say I was scammed. But that didn't teach me a lesson enough, I still went ahead looking for quick money.
Those platform that promise to multiply your money and we would be quick to believe them. The question should be "how do they get the money to pay users?" It's simple: they use A's money to pay B and vice versa and at the end of the day, we are left in dumb mode, trying to refresh the site perhaps it's network, Alas! we have been scammed. Lol
In year 2020, I was introduced to a platform called INSME. Truly, I earned and benefitted from this platform and it's because I came early. The best time to enjoy your benefit on these investment platforms is coming in once the platform starts. The early comers get to gain a lot, but when it's approaching three to four months, just know the site would collapse soon and it will be "those who have eyes, let their eyes be opened and be at alert."
I think the platform lasted for over six months. When it was December 2020, there was this package that my eyes was going for and I would be earning a lot. I started thinking of how to get money to start the higher package. My sister already promised to send my school fees in January. I immediately called my younger sister to borrow me $60 promising to return when big sis send school fees. I wanted to use the money to purchase the package so I can earn more.
My sister sent me the money that day begging me to return as at when I promised because it's for her business. She just lend me since her goods hasn't arrived Nigeria. I slept and woke up the next day, my mind was disturbing me about the money. I was having the feeling of returning back the money.
I called my sister back to send her account details. I concluded that when I get back to school and big sis send me the money, I will use it. I returned the money back to my sister and I was still earning the normal amount.
Thank God my friend I did invited to join didn't opt in. Just because I want the referral benefit, I sugarcoated everything to her, even assured her that if the platform didn't pay her, I would return it. Please, tell me. Where do I get money to pay back? 😅😅
The first week that I got to school in January 2021, the WhatsApp group I was in has started misbehaving. I kept following up everything as the admin and core members of Insme were leaving the group. I sensed something was wrong. Then later in the evening, that was when the full gist came in. Everything went blank, Insme was no longer paying. The site wasn't loading again.
People started complaining. I was in school the next day when I saw emojis of people crying, lamenting how they have been scammed. A guy even deposited over a million naira to get a package but discovered everything the next day. Another went to borrow from a cooperative promising to pay back at the due date. Now, everything went down before they know.
I was smiling within me and thanking God I didn't use my school fees to buy a package. I don't know what would have happened. At least it would still be okay in a little way if I had met read.cash and noise.cash then.
Ever since then, tell me to join an investment Platform, I will never opt in. I am okay with my writing skills and little by little, I am earning and I have been living fine without having to be disturbed of being scammed.
Thanks for reading from my blog today. I really appreciate the support from you guys.
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[January 20, 2022] (No 20 article for the year)
I have trust issues so I can't just trust someone that I know on the internet. I have lots of friends telling me to try some of theirs but when they said that it needs to have a down payment, I backed out because my instinct will auto say that it's a scam. Thankfully I haven't tried being scammed.