You have highlighted the usual method used by SCAM artists to make it look like people really are buying the product and getting benefits from its use.
The testimonial.
All scams use this method, but you have demonstrated well how it’s usually made up by the scam artist. Ocassionally there are paid endorsements but the scam artist doesn’t include that information.
Hope your day at dance class was a success, even without Harmony Chips in your shoes!
Dave
EDHUK - 01 December 2007 12:31 PM
OLYA
You have highlighted the usual method used by SCAM artists to make it look like people really are buying the product and getting benefits from its use.
The testimonial.
All scams use this method, but you have demonstrated well how it’s usually made up by the scam artist. Ocassionally there are paid endorsements but the scam artist doesn’t include that information.
Hope your day at dance class was a success, even without Harmony Chips in your shoes!
Dave
Thank you Dave, for anointing my posts. It coming from you does mean a lot to me!
I do hope you (and others) enjoy reading them as well and forgive me for some grammatical mistakes here and there. I know that grammar is of importance on this thread to which I do salute (as one can learn a lot just from that). But English is not even my second language… not that is any good of an excuse.
Surely, a lot of people are aware of the scams used methods, but I feel that sometimes things need to be chewed up before putting them on the plate. And not as much for the people, but rather for the scam artists-so they’ll have no other excuse and/or choice but to see themselves through the eyes of others, even if it is just a tiny bit. Not that such types really care, but it does leave very deep mark upon their existence on many plains. And its not even the smallest of a matter, whether they are aware of it or not. But this unbreakable balance between the physical, scientific plains of knowledge and humanly spiritual one (that is evidenced upon this forum) does
the trick. (Just please, don’t ask me to prove it?.
Our tap-dance lesson went great and we did awesome! Thanks for asking.
Nobody would ever believe that Karma’s Chips (even if worked) nor Karma himself, would ever be able to give me so much energy as from the received feedback of the Universe itself for writing here about both! So, I am well taken care of in this department, as well as in general
Dave,
Of course there is no question. Its just to me Your responsive posts felt like an anointment of mine. And I used the word to express my personal gratitude not only for that, but for your coming back to “Karma” issue on this particular thread, as well as for your continuous support of prolonging its life span.
And thank you for your kind words about my doing good in English. By looking at how you express yourself in your native language, I assure you, you would be as eloquent in expressing yourself in Russian, if learned.
Karma is good to go on reinventing himself and really needs to. As long as he does not hurt others in doing so, who would mind?
It is true, some of his websites are better than older ones, but still- some links do not work and/or do not work properly; the front and the back ends are way behind current technologies and so on. But this maybe due to cheaply paid beginner level designer/programmer. And it would be unfair to blame Karma for it. He gets what he pays for, that is if he does.
But if one puts some effort into dissecting his purposely lengthy statements on any of those sites, one would easily recognize that he is no better as a promoter, or as a seller, or even as a scam artist (let aside as the one he presents himself to be). Besides his laziness in checking his grammar, he is lazy in thinking things through, lazy in seeing things far and even lazier in presuming that maybe there are people who would do just that. But who knows, maybe, he simply can’t?!
Even if just to take into consideration Karma’s self-positioning as a HEALER that comes in the shape of a more like a THEACHER- I (for one) would NOT want to be taught by such a lazy one, let aside, by one who is not capable of truly TEACHING. In any case (and in my opinion) he should not be even doing THAT, if he is responsible human being. But…
All in all, the above said and done is a good prelude to concluding how unprofessional he is in whatever he does (as well as in his very loud self-ranking positions); how superficial are his knowledge and (or) educational level; but mostly-how artificial his self-positioning in helping others.
it is a shame, really.
If someone finds it interesting, here is a simplified example to show what I mean by dissecting (even just partially) the purposely lengthy statement, in order to take a pick at what and/or who really might be standing behind it-here are some wise steps one might take (no matter whose statement it is):
1. Ask yourself if what you are being offered is too good and/or too unbelievable to be true. (No matter what the price tag is).
If it is: (a) walk away and that’s that! But if, and instead of being in a denial, you still feel like giving it a chance or really wish it to be true,
(b) you begin dissecting process and remember-you are not a fool, nor wish to be fooled, especially if you are in search of something you really need. And stick to the fact even more so, if the search is your last resort and what you desperately wish to find is your last hope.
The process:
1. Separate your Self from yourself and be objective.
<> If what you read feels credible to you, loose the feeling.
2. Pay attention to spelling, punctuation and so on.
<> if you’re not sure, check it out.
3. Is general, do you feel/think that the writer of the statement frequently relays on the use of professional language, terms and/or words? And/or that he relays on gluing together all of it (if any), but with seemingly sophisticated sentences that in turn, produce so many and such lengthy statements about the same product?
4. Do you feel that such pertinent gluing of statements is done in order to persuade the readers in buying his product(s) by stating that it is actually best of the best; and/or that there is none like it; and/or it works like no other; and/or it may even be miraculous; and/or that the technology behind it, is not even fully understood by world’s best scientists, let along by an average person with an average mind and/or knowledge.
And do you feel that besides such given facts, the writer’s going even further by stating that his single product’s unit used in so many applications and in so many spheres of human existence should not only make readers to trust the value of the product, but actually must prove that such miraculous, unending effects and results of the single unit are so beyond our world, that none of it needs to be understood by or explained by anybody to everybody.
And no matter whether readers can be grouped as geniuses; and/or as people with PhDs; and/or grouped as people with an average mind/knowledge; and/or grouped as people not close enough to belong to neither of those two groups.)
4. To which ever group you presume yourself to belong, do you feel that writer cares about the reader and is very considerate of the least fortunate group of people?
<> remember, you are not in school, nor you are reading text book or any other teaching material. You are just a person, reading statement of some one who is selling you something that might be of an interest to you or you might be in need of.
5. Follow the logic and its fluidity from the beginning to the end and look for cracks, even for the tiny ones.
<> Analyze them.
7. If none is visible to you, is there anything…anything at all that
<> makes you aware, triggers your guard up in any way and/or makes you suspicious?
<> puts a crooked smile on your face (or a grin) NOT because what written is good and funny,
but rather because you feel- it unpleasantly tickles something inside you by firmly steering you and speeding you up in ONE direction you would not mind going yourself, but have a choice of many?
After all-you are the one interested in what is being offered, read about it, think about it, feel about it, but (and it is a big BUT) at your own pace, totally free of any mental, psychological and or spiritual outside pressure- the only two conditions that enable you to move in many directions, as they enable you to make the right choice yourself.
8. So if you said “yes” to any of in #7, try to analyze to exactly what and why you said yes-and there is the crack that might have not be visible to you before.
9. If in addition to written persuasions (or just as is) you are given the option of watching and listening
(a) First- watch and listen. Pay close attention not only to what you here but to the one you see talking.
<>It is important to briefly write down your thoughts/feelings aroused.
<>After that, it is important to distract your self by taking a short brake (go pee or something)
(b) Then come back to listening the same, but don’t watch. Pay close attention to what you only hear.
<> repeat what is important and if your thoughts/feelings have changed in any way. (if not, just mark as same.)
(c) Come back to watching, but do not listen.
<> repeat the important.
(d) Listen and watch yet again. And once again, repeat the important and take a brake after, as long as you wish.
(e) After the break, try to find as many photos as you can of the person who was speaking and look closely, feel him closely… (or her).
<> Now, look at your notes, compare all your thoughts/feelings and see which set seem less influenced to you (if in anyway) by the one you heard and by what you heard and you will find the truth behind what is being offered and why.
10. If you think that the results from doing the above simply not enough for you to make a right choice in product(s) offered, or you feel that you are not knowledgeable enough to grasp the professional wording used, then find the info not only shared by others in simplified way, but actually supported by the links to the facts. Many posts on this thread are excellent examples of such information shared
If you wish to try the dissecting process, here are just two texts I copied and pasted from some sites and as examples only. (Karma’s posts on this thread are also great to practice on)
“The exact position to apply a Harmony Super Charger is dependant upon how your vehicle is constructed. The ideal position is in the middle of the steering whee. When, however, your car has an airbag (mine doesn’t) this position may be inappropriate as, in order for the driver’s airbag to open, the cap in the middle of the steering wheel splits open. If you glue something over this point then the proper function of the airbag in an emergency may be impaired.There are alternate positions which are just as effective:Upon the housing of the steering column:
We have even found a use, at last, for that small dust gathering shelf in front of your speedometer. You can fix a Harmony Super Charger there!If all else fails, you can try sticking your Harmony Super Charger to the side or underneath of your steering column. It is better, however, to have it in a position where it is within your field of vision.” ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Unbalanced braking causes each wheel to be braked in its own way. It is rare for two wheels to brake identically and for all four to do so is recognised as impossible. The situation in which one (or, maybe, two) wheels are rolling to a stop but the others are being dragged along the road is the normal operating condition of every “unchipped” vehicle. Not only excessive tyre wear but also the rapid wearing out of the brake pads is the result. 2) When you drive your vehicle around a corner, each wheel “does its own thing”, i.e. they don’t work together - they don’t inform each other about what is going on. This is actually what causes a vehicle to “wobble” when cornering.
By ordering the entire informational structure of the vehicle, each wheel is enabled to exchange information with the others. This is why one has the feeling that a “chipped” vehicle goes around a corner “like it’s on rails!” Instead of each wheel operating in isolation, the whole vehicle becomes a single, coherent informational structure. The elimination of the conflict situation whereby each wheel is, literally, going in a different direction eliminates a great deal of tyre wear as the wheels are no longer constantly being pulled back into line by the chassis.” ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
HAVE FUN!
Anther interesting piece of text from Karma’s site:
“Cancer is a completely natural and harmless phenomenon; it is your body’s way of temporarily dealing with a much greater problem. Remove the real problem and the cancer will no longer be required and will naturally disappear
Cancer, you see, is a totally natural phenomenon. There is nothing here to fear but there is a need to take constructive action. This, for the most part, does not include medical treatment. Medicine is not an appropriate technique for dealing with cancer. This should be obvious from its very poor performance.”
Imagine, someone with cancer taking this seriously, stopping all medical treatment and order couple of Karma’s books on how to read oneself of cancer. The results might be frightening. Karma should conceder legal problems and conceder them very seriously.
He sounds like he has at least a PhD in medicine, but does he really? (If any education at all!)
Anther interesting piece of text from Karma’s site:
“Cancer is a completely natural and harmless phenomenon; it is your body’s way of temporarily dealing with a much greater problem. Remove the real problem and the cancer will no longer be required and will naturally disappear
Cancer, you see, is a totally natural phenomenon. There is nothing here to fear but there is a need to take constructive action. This, for the most part, does not include medical treatment. Medicine is not an appropriate technique for dealing with cancer. This should be obvious from its very poor performance.”
Imagine, someone with cancer taking this seriously, stopping all medical treatment and order couple of Karma’s books on how to read oneself of cancer. The results might be frightening. Karma should conceder legal problems and conceder them very seriously.
He sounds like he has at least a PhD in medicine, but does he really? (If any education at all!)
Having lost my mother to cancer, I very much want to beat him until he runs out of teeth, which takes a while as the ones in the back are tricky.
Anther interesting piece of text from Karma’s site:
“Cancer is a completely natural and harmless phenomenon; it is your body’s way of temporarily dealing with a much greater problem. Remove the real problem and the cancer will no longer be required and will naturally disappear
Cancer, you see, is a totally natural phenomenon. There is nothing here to fear but there is a need to take constructive action. This, for the most part, does not include medical treatment. Medicine is not an appropriate technique for dealing with cancer. This should be obvious from its very poor performance.”
Imagine, someone with cancer taking this seriously, stopping all medical treatment and order couple of Karma’s books on how to read oneself of cancer. The results might be frightening. Karma should conceder legal problems and conceder them very seriously.
He sounds like he has at least a PhD in medicine, but does he really? (If any education at all!)
I…I don’t even have the words to state how angry this quote makes me. It’s one thing to make money off the gullible, but another to convince them to pass over medicine to treat their cancer. You should be ashamed of yourself Karma. That is just despicable.
To ROBIN’s “Having lost my mother to cancer, I very much want to beat him until he runs out of teeth, which takes a while as the ones in the back are tricky.”
Robin, I would gladly join you if something like that could ever have taken place. Would you mind then doing it with me the RUSSIAN WAY? We would not only work on those molers, but would make him collect them from the floor with his broken arms!
Hey, at least your Mom and at peace, is having some fun with this joined thought. And that is so much more than the actual act. Trust me, just this alone, will reach Karma in a very unusual way. And him having his teeth in place, will be the last thing he is going to think about. So, don’t fret!
