Comments on: Watch Out for Investing Scams http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/01/24/watch-out-for-investing-scams/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Gate Latch http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/01/24/watch-out-for-investing-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-452921 Gate Latch Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:25:20 +0000 http://www.allthingsfinancialblog.com/?p=317#comment-452921 i hate scams wheter it is offline scam or online scams, there are lots of it these days "`` i hate scams wheter it is offline scam or online scams, there are lots of it these days ““

]]> By: jim http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/01/24/watch-out-for-investing-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 jim Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:57:40 +0000 http://www.allthingsfinancialblog.com/?p=317#comment-1149 MoneyDummy - I like that maxim, you can't go wrong with that one. MoneyDummy – I like that maxim, you can’t go wrong with that one.

]]> By: Terri W. http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/01/24/watch-out-for-investing-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 Terri W. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 02:22:34 +0000 http://www.allthingsfinancialblog.com/?p=317#comment-1146 Similarly, I was talking to my also-very-Catholic realtor about a year ago, and she mentioned that she never ever does business with anyone who has a Jesus fish on their business card, van or what-have-you because they're almost invariably crooked. Heh. [That has also been my experience, though thankfully I've only had one first-hand experience of the sort.] Similarly, I was talking to my also-very-Catholic realtor about a year ago, and she mentioned that she never ever does business with anyone who has a Jesus fish on their business card, van or what-have-you because they’re almost invariably crooked. Heh. [That has also been my experience, though thankfully I've only had one first-hand experience of the sort.]

]]> By: MoneyDummy http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/01/24/watch-out-for-investing-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 MoneyDummy Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:15:18 +0000 http://www.allthingsfinancialblog.com/?p=317#comment-1145 Sam, I had a very similar thought. I think the religion affinity is one of the most "successful" sources of scam because it's not just common ground, like skin color or political party, it's common ground that people expect will protect them; religious people don't lie, right? My great-grandpa had one thing that he pounded into his kids' heads: Never trust a man who tries to mix God and money. Still good advice. (I know. That was a very nice story I just told. Shall I tuck the grandchildren in and reminisce about the Old West over a nice cup of Joe now?) Sam, I had a very similar thought. I think the religion affinity is one of the most “successful” sources of scam because it’s not just common ground, like skin color or political party, it’s common ground that people expect will protect them; religious people don’t lie, right?

My great-grandpa had one thing that he pounded into his kids’ heads: Never trust a man who tries to mix God and money. Still good advice.

(I know. That was a very nice story I just told. Shall I tuck the grandchildren in and reminisce about the Old West over a nice cup of Joe now?)

]]> By: sam http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/01/24/watch-out-for-investing-scams/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 sam Tue, 24 Jan 2006 23:00:53 +0000 http://www.allthingsfinancialblog.com/?p=317#comment-1142 That is a biggie here in Utah in the LDS population because trust runs high among fellow church members. So much so that LDS Church leaders have had to warn their members to be careful about being scammed. That is a biggie here in Utah in the LDS population because trust runs high among fellow church members. So much so that LDS Church leaders have had to warn their members to be careful about being scammed.

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