Free Lunch?
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Re: Free Lunch?
Very interesting thread. As I have no money, other than pensions, I am not tempted by scams and financial investments BUT this is a very good read. Thanks. My OH, on the other hand, is constantly bombarded with 'offers' from various financial people he once wrote to years ago. Some of the 'investment opportunities' are so impossible it is a wonder anyone takes them up. Yet some do just that.
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I have the same thoughts as you Lavanda.
I've only once 'listened' to a financial advisor who was promising me exciting new financial products, I dabbled with a pension fund and it didn't work.
Where I had my office in Benidorm I had a 'Financial Advisor' on one side who I nick-named Mr.Shifty and on the other side a Time Share con man who I called the Dodger because he kept disappearing, I eventually moved because I was sick of irate and upset people looking for them.
I don't need anyone to tell me how to spend my money, I'm really good at that...
Regards,
Gordon.
ps.Mark , I'm also seeing the same advert as you....
I've only once 'listened' to a financial advisor who was promising me exciting new financial products, I dabbled with a pension fund and it didn't work.
Where I had my office in Benidorm I had a 'Financial Advisor' on one side who I nick-named Mr.Shifty and on the other side a Time Share con man who I called the Dodger because he kept disappearing, I eventually moved because I was sick of irate and upset people looking for them.
I don't need anyone to tell me how to spend my money, I'm really good at that...
Regards,
Gordon.
ps.Mark , I'm also seeing the same advert as you....
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Re: Free Lunch?
What amazes me about timeshare, is that once the original timeshare sellers had exhausted the pool of Muppets to sell to, they set themselves up as timeshare resales agents, using their existing database of owners, knowing that they all were desperate to get out of lifelong agreements that even pass to their heirs. They knew that these people were gullible, because they bought timeshares in the first place. So they took fees off them with the promise of buyers waiting (that obviously never existed). Then, when the owners realised they'd been fleeced again, the same con men set themselves up as timeshare resales refund agents, promising class actions against the perpetrators of the previous scam (basically themselves, although naturally they kept that quiet!), and tried to get more fees out of the same people again. Unbelievable!
I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I know all this because I used to handle the online advertising for some of these people (not by choice, I was only following orders!) And by the way, you're seeing ads about investments etc. because they're being targeted to this thread due to the subject matter. It's rather easy to do if you know how!
I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I know all this because I used to handle the online advertising for some of these people (not by choice, I was only following orders!) And by the way, you're seeing ads about investments etc. because they're being targeted to this thread due to the subject matter. It's rather easy to do if you know how!
Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often
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Even easier to block themMiro wrote:And by the way, you're seeing ads about investments etc. because they're being targeted to this thread due to the subject matter. It's rather easy to do if you know how!
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What Advertising ?
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I'm using an ad-blocker (I know my own tricks too well!) but I must admit, I've never noticed any advertising on A.com threads either, except if viewing on a mobile. I've just checked this same thread on my phone, and Blevins Franks crop up!markwilding wrote: Very strange as I write this the ad below is offering 7 - 8.5 per cent investment bonds
(It's also easy to target just mobile devices. Some advertisers choose this option as they believe that the whole world has gone mobile now. Not sure why A.com would choose to only host ads on their mobile site though, but I'm glad that they do)
Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often
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Well as you're using an Ad blocker you wont see them......they'll be "blocked"Miro wrote: I'm using an ad-blocker (I know my own tricks too well!) but I must admit, I've never noticed any advertising on A.com threads either.
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True! But I didn't notice and ads before I used the ad-blocker, and I just checked now with it disabled and still no ads here.
I tell a lie - just checked again. I must just be used to blanking ads out. Too used to seeing them when I was placing them for clients!
I tell a lie - just checked again. I must just be used to blanking ads out. Too used to seeing them when I was placing them for clients!
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Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often
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Disabled my Ad Blocker and Ads appear top and bottom
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Re: Free Lunch?
My late hubby was for many years Chairman of a committee of 6 volunteer members who ran a multi-million pound group of timeshare resorts on the Costa. I can assure you that not all timeshares are dodgy, nor all the resales people. The amount of work the committee puts in, for no reward, is incredible,and re-selling spare weeks is vital to the financial stability of the group
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Re: Free Lunch?
I also use adblock on my computer but not on my phone and that's where i see them
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Re: Free Lunch?
I agree with Benidorm on this one, anyone who calls themselves a financial advisor will have as his number one priority ---------------- himself.
I fell for the b******t of a financial advisor once, years ago, luckily I only lost a little over £400.00, he did however send me (tried) a bill for his services for £230.00! I gave him in my best Manc gangster accent my reply which began and ended with f!
From experience I'm pretty sure that any serious financial investment with a return of 7% would need to be threaded through offshore business!
The only financial advisor one needs is a good accountant!
I fell for the b******t of a financial advisor once, years ago, luckily I only lost a little over £400.00, he did however send me (tried) a bill for his services for £230.00! I gave him in my best Manc gangster accent my reply which began and ended with f!
From experience I'm pretty sure that any serious financial investment with a return of 7% would need to be threaded through offshore business!
The only financial advisor one needs is a good accountant!
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