| As part of the FSCA’s Consumer Education Departments’ mandate to provide guidance to consumers in order to make better financial choices and to live a financially successful life, regular articles are published on their website www.fscaconsumered.co.za.
In one of their recent articles they provide tips and valuable input to better understand scams and get-rich-quick schemes. These and similar articles can be very valuable and worth a read.
Some tips for avoiding get rich quick schemes:
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Be careful of any investment opportunity that makes exaggerated earnings claims; |
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Consult an authorised financial services provider before investing; |
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Be wary of opportunities to invest your money in financial services providers that require you to bring in more investors to increase your profit. |
Warning signs of “telemarketing fraud” – what a caller may tell you over the telephone/cell phone:
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You’ve won a free gift, vacation, or prize. But you have to pay for postage and handling or send other charges. |
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You must act now or the offer won’t be good. |
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You must send money, give a credit card or bank account number, or have a check picked up by courier. You may hear this before you have had a chance to consider the offer carefully. |
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You can’t afford to miss this high-profit, no risk offer. |
Click here to read the FSCA’s Consumer Education article. |