Late last year, there was this money making scheme a friend introduced to me. She was very excited about it and when I asked her what it was, she described it as a platform where you earn through playing games, referrals and doing tasks. I'd never participated in a scheme like that before but since I've known said friend, she's made significant amounts from different schemes like this. So, when she talked about it to me, I asked her if it was guaranteed that I would earn without referrals, she said yes. If it were someone else that told me this, I would have thought through it more. But this was my friend.
I knew she had been into it for a very long time. I knew she was deep into it. I had seen the evidence of how it worked for her. I trusted her and decided to register on the platform. The registration fee was N7000, which is equivalent to about $4. I was very skeptical about this because it was my first time investing this amount of money into such schemes but the saying that you can't succeed without taking risks, was my driving force. I paid the money, and was so happy with myself for taking such huge leap.
As I waited for my referral code, I saw myself sitting, doing whatever on my phone and seeing the money roll in from the notification bar on my phone. My account balance looking as beautiful and admirable as possible. I saw myself, not having to calculate things before buying and at that moment, I even started dreaming of how I was going to use the proceeds I made out of this one to invest in the next one. When my code dropped, I logged into the site and was so pumped to start playing games and earning.
My hopes that had dashed so high were brought lower when she told me that the games were not open for playing at fixed times. It was a game of chance because the games were opened randomly. What did I say my watchword for the year again was? Positivity. Positivity is key. I kept on hoping for the best. Everyday, at random hours, I would log onto the site, do the daily tasks and continue refreshing the game tab, like a rabbit burrowing through a cemented wall.
As you must have guessed, there was nothing that came out of just playing games and performing tasks on the site. Meanwhile, those that had referred others to the platform had earned passively for just referring. My reason for not referring anyone was simple. This was my first time participating. I needed to be sure of this platform before introducing someone else to it. I feel guilt very easily and I hate being the reason people are hurt. We're humans. It's easier to pour all the frustration of losing your money in a scheme like that on the person that introduced you to it. And I don't ever want to be seen as such. Even if whoever I referred forgets the pain of losing his or her money, i who referred the person will remember it. And it definitely will not be a good memory for me.
When the site crashed and I didn't earn a thing, I confronted my friend and told her I didn't earn a thing by playing games. Instead, she laughed over it and said she didn't think I was serious about it. She then began to advise me to head to TikTok and make posts about these platforms. According to her, there would always be people interested in the platforms. That way, there'll definitely be people to refer.
I was shocked that. I've never paraded myself as a completely good person and I know that there are situations where people do whatever they have to do to earn. But promoting a scheme I know is not completely genuine, is off limits for me. The thought of seeing people struggle to borrow money to register on a platform that comes with so much prospects and they end up being told they have to bring others before they start earning, just seems heartless to me.
When it comes to sensitive issues like money investment, there's no point sweet talking things. Be clear about the goods and the bads. There's no point withholding the negative parts of the schemes for your own selfish interest. That's so not fair.
Anyways, said friend came to me today and talked about another platform that would be launched by the end of this month and asked if I was interested. LOL.
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