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<p>[QUOTE="Pepperoni, post: 133374, member: 5520"]<b>Scam ?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>A paramid scheme is where the guy at the top realizes the profits and the buyers of the product gets short changed. If the mails are being used to pull off such a scheme that is mail fraud. If a pubically traded company gets involved in such a matter, The securties and exchange commission likes to know about these things.If a scheme is being carried out over state lines and out of the country, the F.B.I. will looks into some matters.This would all have to be proved that a company looked the other way and did nothing to keep cutomers from being bilked of funds and or merchandise that is not consistant with ,as advertised. It might also fall under bait and switch. The Federal trade commission likes to see that the public who are not all knowing are treated fair. If such a company exists, they could have a problem. But big companies can buy really good lawyers. Is this a big company,do you have evidence ?If so put your tax dollars to work . Take a roll of quarters and make a call or two before you put both feet in the water. </p><p>I have little interest in things like this but I think Enron just got squeezed for lying and removing funds from shareholders pockets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Luck is the result of superior planning</p><p>Floyd[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pepperoni, post: 133374, member: 5520"][b]Scam ?[/b] A paramid scheme is where the guy at the top realizes the profits and the buyers of the product gets short changed. If the mails are being used to pull off such a scheme that is mail fraud. If a pubically traded company gets involved in such a matter, The securties and exchange commission likes to know about these things.If a scheme is being carried out over state lines and out of the country, the F.B.I. will looks into some matters.This would all have to be proved that a company looked the other way and did nothing to keep cutomers from being bilked of funds and or merchandise that is not consistant with ,as advertised. It might also fall under bait and switch. The Federal trade commission likes to see that the public who are not all knowing are treated fair. If such a company exists, they could have a problem. But big companies can buy really good lawyers. Is this a big company,do you have evidence ?If so put your tax dollars to work . Take a roll of quarters and make a call or two before you put both feet in the water. I have little interest in things like this but I think Enron just got squeezed for lying and removing funds from shareholders pockets. Luck is the result of superior planning Floyd[/QUOTE]
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