So La Promesa is going to launch… in a couple of days? If i’m not mistaken, La Promesa corp will go live from Puerto Rico on the 17th of August. Honestly, I still don’t know what they’re selling… Most companies give you an idea of what they’re launching before they’re launching it… Info is really scattered, and it seems like there’s going to be an event on the 15th… I’m really really curious to see what they’re going to do after their “launch”. Hopefully they won’t have another “restructuring”, like they did after they posted a launch date in January. I want to see actual business plans, and something that doesn’t mention faith (yessss, I know faith is important, but I’m picky about who I have faith in… ) We’ll see what happens after the 15th (or was it the 17th?), since it seems like there are quite a lot of people that have been sucked into all of this.

FINANZAS FOREX:
It’s been a couple of months that i’ve had my money in there, and don’t have any complaints. From the news they’ve been giving us, it seems like they’ve been working with Wells Fargo to try to work out bank accounts for the users, to make money transfers easier. It seems like the deal went sour, and people were talking directly to the bank. FFX sent out a memo to investors, saying this: “Les ponemos en conocimiento a todos ustedes que, con el fin de salvaguardar y proteger los intereses y la imagen de nuestra Compañía, serán expulsados todos aquellos inversores que se comuniquen con el BancoWells fargo.”
Needless to say, it made me uncomfortable. There’s a fine line between company transparency and an irresponsible use of information. But I’m still investigating. The next thing i’m going to do is see if I can turn those supposed earnings I have into cold, hard cash… I want to pull out some money.

By the way, There’s commission for me if people sign up for FFX under me. If you’re thinking of signing up ANYWAY, why don’t you do it through me?

Updates coming sometime later.

Mat 7:27 And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the wind blew and beat on that house. And it fell, and great was its fall.

A structure, without a base, will quickly fall. Whether La Promesa Corp. was a scheme, or simply a poorly devised company, the death throes are already sounding. Their website has been stripped of any mention of projects, and it seems like they’ve retreated into a cave.

God bless the United States of America. We’re a nation of dreamers, optimists and sometimes, hopeless suckers. Some of the greatest get-rich-quick schemers have been able to get a foothold here in the States. Through the internet, we now have a glut of ways for any average joe to become a millionaire “right from the comfort of his home!”

Sure, there are ways to get wealthy online, but there is no legitimate way to start banking thousands in less than a month with “little to now experience. Hey guys, it seems like you ACTUALLY do have to know what you’re doing!

There are basically three elements that are needed to accumulate wealth. they are:

1) Hard, hard work

2) Education/experience

3) chance

The ratios can vary, but those are the basic elements. A neurosurgeon working from 9-5 will make much, much more money than a vacuum cleaner salesman, because of his level of expertise. Lottery winners are the scourge of the universe- they made it with 100 percent chance.

King Solomon once wrote something that still rings true: “there is nothing new under the sun”.
There will never be a “brand new method” to make money, or something that allows you to “beat the system”. Notwithstanding, thousands of people fall for schemes that promise that very thing.
Let’s take a look at some examples:

internetrichlife.com It screams “hoax” from the beginning. What’s wrong with this phrase?

New special System? No experience? See things through the eyes of the person that’s pitching this “incredible” deal: why would I want to guarantee some inexperienced slob 240 dollars a day? If this were true, it would mean a collapse of the entire American workforce- Blue-collar workers would be able to log into their public library’s computers and have a GUARANTEED 240 dollars by the END OF TODAY! Thank God for bloggers. Disturbed Penguin has wrote (in somewhat colorful language) his experience with internetrichlife.com.

2) La Promesa Corporation
At the start, it looks promising: A telecommunications company that is going to open next year, and cater to hispanic christians living in the US. They are currently looking for division managers, regional managers, and the like, with salaries ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 dollars. For some levels they offer a car, life insurance and other bonuses. But then comes the question: What’s the catch? For starters, there is a space to put 5 “referrals” on the application. Without the referrals your app will be rejected. Plus, there are “dues” to pay. Take a look at the last page of this application for district managers. Apparently the dues will be debited automatically from your account. That’s a scary thought. A company that recruits on craigslist is going to be taking money from my account… Sounds fishy to me. A google search on La Promesa yields interesting results.

So for all you dreamers out there– the next time you find a spectacular opportunity, stop and think:

Why would this person/company/recruiter want to pay me money?

Will it be because i’m going to work really hard, or because I have education or expertise in that particular field?

What do I have to do to get started? Will there be a cost or a start-up fee involved?

Am I being treated like a producer (someone scrutinizes my skills, asks for a resume), or a consumer (everything is easy, just sign on the dotted line)?

Is there a bigger emphasis on recruiting other people to work than on the product itself?

With these red flags in mind, you’ll be able to differentiate a scam from a legitimate business opportunity.