I guess I am lucky because I normally don’t get asked about this junk. What really surprised me was it came from a PhD level statistician. I used to work with him. I really wonder why he fell for this.
It could be someone spoofing his e-mail address. Conversely, if you get in early on an MLM scheme, I suppose it’s possible to make money.
Is it possible he’s using his statistical powers for evil?
-D/a
It was a real email, there was stuff in it that was specific to me.
Well, everyone has to learn that MLMs are a sinkhole sometime in their life.
I tried and tried to talk a former coworker out of “investing” several thousand dollars in the Herbalife scam. He kept doggedly replying that he was an awesome salesperson, he was going to have a website, his recruiter/scam-meister had tons of sales lined up for him, on and on, regurgitating all the nonsense that they’d drilled into him. I countered back that he could invest that same money in mutual funds and actually make money, but he claimed that mutual funds were “too risky”. :rollseyes:
Remember, one of the main points that all MLM victims have pounded into them is that it is critically important to build their “down lines” as quickly as possible. (i.e. tell your friends and sign them up, before you realize what a scam you’ve fallen for!)
Anyway, my point being is that this guy was not a stupid person, just inexperienced and ignorant in the way of MLMs. I’m sure he won’t make that mistake again. Your friend will most likely be completely “educated” in a year or less (with a lighter wallet) and that’ll be the last you hear of it.