Are Instagram Influencers Peddling Dubious Investments?
(These investment schemes were alerted to me by some of my readers, who requested for this blog post to be written for greater awareness and that hopefully, this reaches and…
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What will it take to get influencers to be honest about sponsored posts?
Did 4 separate local influencers suddenly wake up this week and decided they wanted to post a (glowing) review of Lancome’s Ultra Wear Foundation, or did they conveniently decided they’ll…
BITCONNECT IS BACK! Please don’t fall for this a second time!
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Round One Earlier last year, I had warned readers about various scams in the Bitcoin space – including…
Good luck to those of you who invested in XRP (Ripple tokens)
For those of you who have been reading this space for quite some time, you know that I don’t often write negative stuff here. However, I make an exception when…
Why I think Ripple (XRP) is a shitcoin
If you’re new to crypto, please read these first: A step-by-step guide to buying (and owning) your first Bitcoin A step-by-step guide to buying alt coins Understanding crypto speak Moving…
What the property ads on Facebook aren’t telling you
I’ve been seeing a lot of recent ads on Facebook selling the idea that HDB owners who earn as little as $6k – $8k combined monthly income can:– Upgrade to…
How to spot a MLM scheme
MLM (Multi-Level Marketing), also known as pyramid selling, is a controversial marketing strategy where the revenue of the MLM company is obtained from the people who join the MLM. Typically,…
Why You Can’t Always Trust Analyst Reports
Can we really trust analyst reports when it comes to stock recommendations? My answer is no. I’ve never trusted analyst reports. While I do read them, I don’t rely on…
PayPal / Credit Card / Grab / Uber fraud
Credit Card Frauds I hate scammers with a vengeance. I think they all deserve to have karma come back and bite their ass because they make their living by cheating…