Wednesday, July 27, 2011

This can't be true...............

I received a SMS message from a distant relative,that read something like this..........

Relative : " Eugene, interested to do some business?"
Me : " I am open to ideas..go on"

Relative : "40k for low investment, 180k 4 high investment, money back in six months"
I missed to reply the above message, then another sms ensued.

Relative : "or if can lend me 20k, i return 25k after 4 months"
Me : " That is not a business idea lah and i don't want to be like a loan shark,if you have serious business ideas,therefore it is ok,ya"

There was no further SMSes from him anymore thereafter..................

I have always wanted to be a nice guy possibly the best I can but by being nice guy, i just don't want to be construed as stupid.

One hand you said 40k, 180k with no proper business plan,then suddenly you asked for loan of 20k with such a lucrative return.......sorry i am not that fool hardy and gullible.......

Now I still feel concerned for him, i am worried that this guy could be already in debt and he needed "rescues" to bail himself out and hopefully, it has nothing to do with Ah Longs and prayerfully i hope i am wrong,dead wrong so that he is safe .

P/S : I wish i was wrong and you were right
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20 comments:

  1. LittleLambJuly 27, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    u didn ask him to email u the business plan??

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  2. Mas LightJuly 27, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    What might that biz be? omgawd that amount is not little.

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  3. HayleyJuly 27, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    So the business he mentioned is valid or not? Gotto be careful cause it's not some small amount of money...

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  4. UnknownJuly 27, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    I'm glad you made the right choice not to venture into this "business" because like you said, that would make you an ah long, or a fool, or a victim. We had an incident like this in a church, where a good friend of many members started this business plan with few thousands, then gave good returns, and having convinced more ppl, he took more money, until at one stage... he just disappeared.

    You take care. Be wise.

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  5. YannieJuly 27, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    The best thing to do now is to ignore. (I mean the SMS and the person)

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  6. CynthiaJuly 27, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    since he is not pressing you further, he should be just want to 'trick' you into it... some ppl may think money comes easier this way..

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  7. UnknownJuly 27, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    I will probably ignore the sms...

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  8. AngeL BeaRJuly 27, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    I'm done with so called 'business plan' here and there.

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  9. johnnie limJuly 27, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    maybe he has been conned into some get rich quick scheme.

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  10. Ti ToeJuly 27, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    ask around about him...

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  11. Small KucingJuly 27, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    ada udang disebalik maggi mee lo

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  12. இ Baŋäŋaz இJuly 27, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    The biz proposal was a 'borrow mouth' *door opener* to get a loan. Hope and pray you are 'wrong' that he is not in trouble with Ah Longs.

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  13. Nick Phillips (15/03/1967 - 04/11/2022)July 27, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    I wouldn't have even bothered to reply the sms, relative or not. If the business plan was that good, why doesn't he/she just invest in it themselves and become rich instead of wanting 'borrow' from you.

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  14. yvonneJuly 27, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Unless I'm filthy rich and 40k sounds like 40cents to me, 101% I'm ignoring this person.

    I don't want to land in trouble later.

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  15. Kuching GuyJuly 27, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Eugene ,run as fast as you can when you hear a friend or relative wants you to invest or do business with them. 99% of the time it will be crashed and burned.

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  16. suituapuiJuly 27, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    As the English proverb says, "Neither a lender nor a borrower be."

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  17. VickylowJuly 27, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    Better dun be lender especially between relative.

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  18. ReanaclaireJuly 27, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Investment in gold perhaps? One month they pay 1.8-2$ i heard and they let u keep the goldbars..

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  19. linaJuly 27, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    if it's too good to be true, it isn't true. Relative or not. :(

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  20. UnknownJuly 28, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Thank you.........

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