|
What
They Say |
What
They May Mean |
| "I
have an investment opportunity for you. Profits
are almost certain. The risk is definitely
minimal." |
Once
I get your check, my profits are certain. There's
no risk for me. |
| "It
would be illegal for me to guarantee profit. But
our customers are making thousands of dollars a
month on our investments." |
Not a
single one of our customers has ever made a dime
on our investments and none of them ever will,
but if I don't say the words "guaranteed
profits" I may be able to stay out of jail. |
| "Once
you see how well you do with me, you'll be my
client for life." |
Once
you invest with me, I'll keep calling to get more
money from you until you absolutely refuse to
invest one dollar more and tell me that at least
three times. |
| "If
you don't take some risk, you'll never make a
profit....The opportunity is going fast. You
better act now." |
The
biggest risk you could ever take is listening to
me, and I know if I don't get your money now,
you'll find someone who will talk you out of this
crazy thing you're about to do. |
| "I
know you've been burned before on investments
over the telephone, but trust me that this
opportunity is different." |
I
know you've been burned before because I bought
the mailing list from those guys after government
regulators put them out of business. And trust
me, my investment opportunity will be just as
sure a loser as those others. |
| "We've
been in business for over 20 years." |
We
close down and change our names every two years
or so to try to keep one step ahead of law
enforcement. |
| "Are
any of your investments currently showing you a
40 to 50 percent return with low risk?" |
I
know there's no such thing as an investment that
makes that kind of return with low risk, but if
you don't hang up the telephone when I say that,
I just may be able to get you to buy the junk I'm
selling. |
| "This
is the next great business you've been reading
about in the papers. It's going to make fortunes
for people, and you can get in on the ground
floor." |
Fortunes
can always be made by people who devote great
time and energy to develop businesses from the
ground floor, but not by people who just send
checks to someone who calls them on the phone. |
