| It's just another scam based on people not paying | | | | in store for you. |
| attention and actually thinking about what they are | | | | Now is the easy part. Send them some money, $40 to |
| seeing and the desire to find solutions outside of | | | | $70, and they will do an "in-depth" reading for you that |
| themselves. | | | | will solve all your problems, make you 20 years |
| I am NOT saying that Psychic abilities don't exist | | | | younger, grow your hair back, and add 3 inches to |
| because I believe we all have abilities we haven't | | | | your height. You get the picture. Remember, this |
| discovered yet. What I am saying is that many of the | | | | "reading" is coming to you from a system that played |
| "so called" Psychic Readers are nothing more than | | | | on your ignorance right from the very first contact. |
| scam artist. | | | | I have no doubt that they offer a subscription service |
| They are using a common (unfortunately) human trait | | | | as well as other services to fleece the un-suspecting |
| which is, most folks want to blame their circumstances | | | | public out of more money. |
| on some one or some thing outside of themselves and | | | | Are there people with "Psychic" abilities? Can you |
| look to someone else for "magic" answers. | | | | develop them yourself? |
| Sports betting system scammers use a similar | | | | What about "magic" answers to you problems? Well, |
| method... not quite a obvious as one of the Psychic | | | | the answers exist but they are not "magic", they just |
| Reading scams presently being touted on the internet | | | | seem that way. More on that at : and |
| today but still a numbers game that dwells on | | | | So what about the Sports Betting Systems? |
| ignorance. | | | | They usually are a "numbers game that simply counts |
| First I will describe the nature of the current scam on | | | | on the law of averages and peoples ignorance. |
| Physic Readings. | | | | Here is how it works. |
| There is one that I have received emails on about | | | | They will advertise their system giving you a "winning" |
| once a week for the last 4 or 5 months. That tells me | | | | pick for free. If they send this out to 1,000,000 emails |
| two things in itself. They are paying for advertising | | | | then they will pick one team in 500,000 of those emails |
| and... if they are paying for advertising continuously | | | | and THE OTHER TEAM in the remaining 500,000. |
| then they must be making money. | | | | So 500,000 readers get an email with a free pick |
| Anyway, here is how it starts. The email directs you to | | | | THAT WAS CORRECT. Now they have established |
| a site where 6 cards are displayed. It then tells you to | | | | credibility (LOL) with THOSE 500,000 readers. If a few |
| concentrate on ONE of those 6 cards. The 6 cards | | | | of those return emails saying how pleased they were |
| are K-hearts, J-clubs, K-spades, Q-diamonds, | | | | with the free "pick", the scammer typically "quotes" |
| Q-spades, and the J-diamonds. | | | | those emails as "testimonials" in their next mailing. |
| They want you to believe that simply by concentrating | | | | They then take that list of 500,000 with the winning |
| on ONE card that some "psychic" associated with their | | | | team selected and send them another email offering |
| Website will be able to read what is in your mind. | | | | their system and including ANOTHER free "pick" for |
| I don't know about you but before I have my coffee I | | | | the reader to bet on. |
| DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IS IN MY MIND so how | | | | Guess what? They split those 500,000 into 2 groups |
| is some "psychic" not even physically close (probably | | | | of 250,000 with one team "picked" in one group and |
| on another continent) to me going to do it? | | | | the other team "picked" in the other group. |
| Next they tell you to clink on a link, not on a card, then | | | | Now 250,000 readers have seen, for their own eyes, |
| a group of 5 cards are displayed with a comment | | | | that this "system" has picked 2 winners in a row. |
| about how good your concentration is (phony | | | | Many will then buy the system at that time. More |
| compliment) and a statement that they have removed | | | | "testimonials" come in. These scammers are greedy |
| the card you were concentrating on. And they DID, in | | | | though, so they continue their email campaign. |
| fact, remove the card you were thinking about. As a | | | | They take that 250,000 and split it into 2 groups again, |
| matter of fact, they remove ALL 6 CARDS that were | | | | then repeat the process, adding more "testimonials" |
| displayed in the previous frame by showing Q-clubs, | | | | each time. |
| K-diamonds, Q-hearts, K-clubs, and the J-hearts. | | | | Now 125,000 readers see that the "system" has |
| Notice that NONE of the cards in the previous frame | | | | picked 3 winners in a row... so more buy the system. |
| are displayed. There are 4 Ks, 4 Qs, 4 Js in each deck | | | | The scammers can do one or two more mailings to |
| of cards. They show you 2 of each in the first frame, | | | | that list using the same techniques described above |
| and then 5 of the remaining 6 in the second frame. | | | | until they have exhausted the list. |
| Your card, or cards if you tried to be sneaky and | | | | Then they buy a new list and start over. |
| picked 2, are not in the 2nd group. Guess what... 75% | | | | So why do they do this? Because it is very profitable. |
| of the people that look at this site don't catch on. | | | | If it cost them $500 for a list of know sports bettors, |
| Why? Because they don't analyze, they don't THINK, | | | | $100 for their emailing service, $1 or less for a print out |
| and they want an easy way out of their problems. | | | | of their "system", and electronic downloads cost next |
| Then, you can get a free reading... LOL, from them. | | | | to nothing, then they have less than $700 invested in |
| One of those "I see great things in store for you but | | | | the whole scam. Now think about how many people |
| you need my guidance to realize them" type of | | | | might have bought the "system" they were touting. |
| readings. The basic content of it is so generic that it | | | | If the "system" cost $49.95 (not untypical) then the |
| could apply to half the population on this planet. AHA.... | | | | scammer made money with ONLY 15 SALES. I'll |
| the first stage of the "numbers" game that the Sports | | | | guarantee you that they made a LOT MORE THAN |
| Betting System scammers use. What do I mean by | | | | 15 SALES from that run. Usually in the hundreds. |
| that? | | | | Let's see... 200 x $50 (rounded off) = $10,000 - $700 = |
| Well, they just missed the mark on 50% of the folks | | | | $9,300 Profit. Just from a list of 1 million. How many |
| who requested a free reading BUT, they hit the mark | | | | "Sports Bettors" do you think are out there. |
| on the OTHER 50%. The hook is in the mouth. | | | | This scam has been going on for many years, well |
| Then they send you a few more emails stating similar | | | | before the internet even existed. They used Direct Mail |
| claims for your future and saying that time is of the | | | | back then and larger lists. |
| essence because you don't want to miss the | | | | After they have exhausted those lists or fell that the |
| "Window of Time" and you must take the correct | | | | "system" is old, they simple create a "New System" |
| actions to realize these "good things" the ethereal has | | | | with a different name and start all over again. |