Synergy Global International – Who?
Disclaimer:: This post is about my own personal experience from a person who tried to deceive me into joining just to get my money. There is a need to stop deception in invites and deliver the facts straight without making up lies.
To those who are able to do just that, more power to you. But to those who make it a living out of other people’s money, this post is for you!
Did someone contact you claiming you will be earning a lot however they require that you will meet up with them first because they can’t explain everything over the phone/chat/text? Well, I had experienced this before and would like to share with my experiences with this.
The story can be read here -> Synergy Global International <- It contains the chatlog where a recruiter tried to recruit me in joining Synergy Global International.
Here are some highlights of that story:
- The recruiter needs to meet up with you just to answer simple questions like, “where is your website?”
- Would you believe that you can get 15k-20k a month just by selling cosmetics at home?
- Well, the recruiter mentioned “referring”
- The recruiter even got frustrated, telling me to “take it or leave it”. Like it was my loss?
Personally, that recruiter failed big time! He/she thinks that they can easily persuade someone to join just because of the money offer. Well, sorry to say that I was not gullible enough to believe in what they say. Simple, that person did not earn my trust hence his/her failure.
Possible Pyramid Scheme / Scam
Since I never went to that presentation, I’m just going to say it’s a possible Pyramid Scheme or Scam.
Basically, a pyramid is where it starts with one person. (pardon my illustration) You start at the bottom and your goal is to be on top. How do you go to the top? It’s easy! You just have to trick/fool/deceive people in joining under you by promising them money gains and easy income without doing anything. If they decide to join under you as your referral, congrats, you have stepped up in the pyramid and the one’s you have referred are now at the bottom.
How about the money earned? Well, there are two persons right? The recruiter and the one who got recruited.
- Recruiter – Gains money from recruiting
- Recruited – Losses money from paying the membership fee
Looking at that scenario, unless you recruit someone else, you will be at a loss and you will not gain back your initial “investment” or “capital” if you want to call it that way.
Are these pyramid scams legit? Illegal?
If they are not selling any products, then they are illegal. They have to show the world that they are sustainable without resorting to referring in order to have cash flow in their system. So the easiest way to do this is to show the world that they have products to sell and they sell well. However, most of the time, these products are just for show or a cover-up in order to prove that they are legit.
My Personal Opinion
I am against Pyramid Schemes.
To all the recruiters out there for Synergy Global International,
Just be honest! Don’t give out false promises that can only be explained once you have met the person. Remember that you are just a complete stranger to that person, “wag feeling close!” (don’t act like you are close friends with that person). It takes social skills and don’t think people are gullible to money just like you (well you got recruited right).
To those who are being recruited by Synergy Global International,
They would tell you that the presentation is visual. Basically, to summarize their presentation, just look at my drawing there. That is how they operate and they are just going to sprinkle lots of words in order to hide that fact that they want you to be under them so they can climb up the pyramid.
If you want to join,
I am not stopping you. If you think you have the persuasive powers to recruit a lot of people, then this would be a dream job for you. You will be earning a lot from their membership fees easily. The hardest step is always at the bottom since you will be desperate in trying to gain back your “membership fee”. But, I guess if you rise above fast, you will be earning a lot.
More interesting reads about this
I’m glad that I’m not the only one who has experienced this. In fact, there are other bloggers who have blogged about their experiences too. You may read and decide, is this for you?
- This time they are Synergy One Global - New name, same tactics
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I have only ever had one brush with the pyramiders.
I was working at a hotel a few years ago and I had done some computer work for a few of the guests at a conference. Well, one of them approached me and said that he had a position available on his team. I didn’t do my research on what kind of conference it was and agreed to meet with him. About 1 min into our meeting I realized my mistake and made my exit as soon as possible.
I would classify them as just short of a scammer, but that may be being too nice
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@Porch Lifts – Ohh I’ve attended two meetings of these and it really depends on how gullible you are to money. Their 1-2 hour meeting can still be simply summarize by my drawing above. They want you to join because they don’t want to be at the bottom of the pyramid.
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Ryk Reply:
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:30 am
I’m a businessman myself. I’ve attended their presentation late last year. I liked the information they gave. The one who invited me explained that it was about a business partnership. So it was only natural to take a look at the whole thing like the company profile, their products, and their marketing/compensation plan before I decide if I want to be part of it or not. Though I liked what I saw, I didn’t join since I already have my own business to get busy in. The person who invited me was courteous enough to let me go and promised to be in touch.
I don’t know what you saw in the two meetings you’ve attended. But I promise you, what you drew in your diagram is nowhere near what was shown to me. In fact, from the business point of view, their marketing plan made sense. It wasn’t a pyramid structure. There’s nothing wrong with a pyramid structure though. In fact, if you’re currently working right now, I bet you’re in one. And if you’re not in the top management position, I am guessing you’re in the bottom of the pyramid yourself… or close to it. All companies use the pyramid structure. In their case, their plan was really fair. Those who will really get paid a lot are the ones who really worked hard to invest on their business. It doesn’t matter whether you’re the upline or not. From the plan, I saw that a downline can earn more than his/her upline provided s/he is more diligent and hardworking. And that’s fair. All businesses are like that.
To whoever made this blog, please get the facts straight first. As much as possible, see it with your own ways before you make your own judgment. Also, you may say it’s just a matter of your own personal opinion. True. But you hold in your hand the power to influence others by using this blog. I invite you to be responsible. All the more reason why you wanna straighten out the facts. People listen to you. I am so sorry if how you were invited left you with a bad taste in your mouth. I guess I was fortunate enough to receive a call from a person who was very professional about it. There are some people who are bad at it. There are some people who are good at it. It’s true for everywhere. However, don’t judge the book by its cover. The opportunity they are offering makes sense. That is something that only a mature businessman can appreciate.
More power to you and God bless!
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Allen Gurrea (943 comments.) Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Hi Ryk,
Thanks for your comment. It is very insightful. I can say that you were lucky to have been invited by someone who was really trained in the business (nuskin), but not all are like that. There are still those who simply want to invite you for the sake of getting your membership and they do not care about you after you have paid.
It really left a bad taste in my mouth but later on, I did talk to one of my friends who joined this program and I heard nothing but praises from him on this program. I thought of giving it a chance but still, just went on with my life.
I do not wish to reedit my post because what I experienced is what I have written. But for the sake of others, I will put up a disclaimer that hopefully will try to separate the people who invite others to help their lives and for people who invite others to make money out of them.
thanks.
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Ryk Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
What you said is also true.
More power to you and I wish you all the success in life!
Allen Gurrea (943 comments.) Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
thank you.
I’m glad that you have come here to give some valuable insights without resorting to name-calling and giving insults, or simply yet, we call them trolls.
I’m not too sure but I think this is the same company that tried to contact me, and I also tried asking questions but all they said was that I need to come there and hear for myself. Well I didn’t haha
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same scheme.
26th floor trafalgar plaza … used LEAD GLOBAL as company name
vanessa brigada
09272591161
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SCAM!
Paola or Paula Camain
09278474287
Synergy Global
15th Floor Octagon Center
San Miguel, Ortigas
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its true!!!i got a call too.they dont want 2 explain anything over the phone.just wanna meet.weird…well.di ako interesado.goodluck sa kanila.thanks a lot…
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how can you say that it is a scam by just using the LITTLE knowledge that you have? Why do you believe easily without really knowing how the system runs? and by the way, there’s a BIG DIFFERENCE between scam and networking.
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I agree with you THE LIGHT! networking has changed the lives of many. If it’s that sinful, then why is it making a positive difference? And joining a networking requires good decision making. Why do you say, scam or manloloko kung pinakitaan ka lang naman ng opportunity, nanloko na ba yun? Well, everything boils down to perception.
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define scam:
the people on top earns higher than the people at the bottom.
So parang corporate lang. Get it?!
define networking:
recruitment is involved but you have the chance to earn higher than the one who recruited you. It will depend on your hard work and when you come to think of it, you don’t really need your upline to succeed.
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Just a simple advice: if you want to get rich, ask the person who have been there. Why listen to negative people who do not have any idea about a certain system that the rich people know?
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Allen Gurrea (943 comments.) Reply:
February 16th, 2010 at 10:25 am
The light, supermassive, antenna and law are the same person. So it would have been better if you just posted it under one comment and not by posting 4 comments with four different names. Who are you trying to deceive?
You even put the same email address… tsk!
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