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pleekmo
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Re: Hint, Hint!

I'll give you all a little hint: If it requires referrals, it 's a scam. Referral IDs are the clue that the entity is a type of MLM, or pyramid scheme. When you see a "marketing" site require referrals you should get a mental image of a scam. There should be no real reason for a legitimate marketing scheme to require referrals.

There are very occasionally a legitimate reason for referrals. For instance, I believe the "Spread Firefox" movement uses referrals to track how the Message is spread.

When you see a referral requirement you should get a mental image of a scam.
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