The Bureau recommends attending a timeshare presentation only if you are interested in the product, not for the promised vacation alone. Also, do not allow yourself to be pressured into buying something you have not thought over. Never make on the spot decisions under pressure. These swindlers attempt to use poor internal communication in business to sell overpriced and often substandard items and supplies. For example, the bogus supplier will ask an employee what type of copiers the firm uses and then ship unordered, overpriced and often inferior merchandise to the firm along with a request for payment.
Firms often pay the invoice, assuming that someone in the company placed the order.
Here consumers are lured by promises of high profits and no risk for those willing to invest in a product or business. But the promises are not put in writing and the consumer almost always fail to achieve the promised results. Consumers should think about the marketability of any product they are planning to invest in or sell, check to see if the company actually makes the product or is selling on behalf of someone else, and check with local agencies for more information on the licenses needed to open such a business yourself. Before you pledge or send any money, be sure to ask for information on the charity, and verify that the solicitor is a legitimate representative of the charity. Also, ask for information on how much of the money actually goes to the charity, how the charity uses the money, and if contributions are tax deductible.