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Telling the difference between PP scams

Hey all,
I was wondering how you can tell the difference between a reputable party plan company & a scam?

I have found a new company that I have contacted, But I’m unsure if its to good to be true, Or if I’m letting my past experience on PP affect they way I’m seeing this company!

So what tell tell signs can I look out for.


Many thanks,
Princessx87

:beer:
Future goals:
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Beat Depression.
Be happy & healthy

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
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    if the company has a web site then entering the web address here

    http://whois.domaintools.com/

    will tell you when it was registered ( and where ) if the owners are using a proxy to hide the ownership ( will say so) or its registered somewhere else than the UK , and also how long the doamins been registered ( if its only a month so then its got no track record)
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  • podperson
    podperson Posts: 3,125 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts
    Warning signs I always look for are:
    claims of massive profits for very little work (if something's sound too good to be true it generally is!)
    very vague on what the actual work involves
    money required upfront
    dodgy looking website/personal (ie hotmail/gmail) addresses or no official postal address (ie only PO Box)
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