There is a prospecting and opportunity invite strategy that has been around for a very long time (at least since the 80’s).

It’s called “The Curiosity Approach”.

There are many variations of the curiosity approach, some more ethical than others.

Typically this approach involves different levels of secrecy surrounding your intentions. Back in my Amway days, we were up front about it being a business meeting, but did everything possible to avoid saying the word “Amway”.

I have heard of people getting invited to a dinner party and next thing they know, a whiteboard goes up and it becomes a business opportunity meeting.

The most popular variation of the curiosity approach would probably involve getting an invite to a Facebook group about a topic you might be interested in, only to find out that the group is all about getting you into a business.

However, an article I saw today pretty much takes the all-time curiosity approach prize for scaminess.

Emi matched on Tinder with a boy. But the emotion was short-lived. After greeting each other, the boy told Emi that he was actually heterosexual and was not interested in boys. I just wanted to tell you the details of an “Opportunity” to travel for free and earn money. “Living the perfect life everyone dreams of,” he told her. It didn’t take Emi long to realize that she was in the crosshairs of a pyramid scam on tinder.

The fraud, which Emi quickly realized, was based on traveling practically free on cruise ships around the world. Fraud’s similar to those already known as the “Travel club” in which discount tourist packages are purchased to later receive commissions for attracting new customers. However, everything behind it is a lie, there is no club and everything is a pyramidal framework.

If you don’t know what Tinder is, it’s a dating site. So, no date and no Tinder hanky panky for Emi. Just a travel pyramid scheme.

If it wasn’t so sad, it would be funny. Ok, it’s funny.

But here’s the deal: Don’t use Tinder or any social media to deceive people into meeting you about your business. That’s a fast way to lose your reputation and tarnish the reputation of millions of honest Network Marketers around the world.

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