A good life

sherpa

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We have decided to sell up and take to the campervan. Would have done it sooner but needed to work. Now we have found the perfect solution for us who want to do our own thing. My own business that travels easily, even abroad, financial freedom and in time providing a willable income. If anyone wants to know more e mail on p.morris3@ntlworld.com:lol-053:
 
Good luck to you!!

I have been thinking doing something like it, too, but can't think of a business that I could take up AND do it on the road. Writing is the only one I can think of, but I don't know if I would be much good writing for those who might pay me rather than what I want to write. :/


Polly
 
Honestly??

I would check them out very carefully. Be suspicious.

I followed the link to Forever - The Company - Consumer Interests . The page feels wrong to me. It claims membership of all sorts of organisations. Just one example, there is a logo for the dsa (it is normal for the logo to contain a link to the organisation - strangely, on this page, there is no link). On this website, I can find no contact information - phone numbers, address, emails, nothing. The recruiting page (that you provided a link to) also contains no contact information beyond a mobile number (no landline??) and no geographic address.

The company that belongs to the DSA (see Direct Selling Association UK, DSA, for Companies, Customers, Consumers. ) is "Forever Living Products (UK) Ltd", whose website is shown as http://www.foreverliving.com/ - it is a completely different domain. The domain is also owned by different people (you can do a WHOIS on the two domain names).

Probably I am being neurotic and the scheme is genuine. But before I put my money in, I would follow up all the claimed memberships, DSA, OFT, IIP and the other 5 that I don't recognise, and making sure to note any small differences in names. Scams work by being convincing. One scam copied the BBC site!

Try speaking to the parent company, see if they have heard of these people. Contact the OFT and IIP and see if they have heard of these people.

I really hope I am being overcautious, but I would hate for anyone to be caught in a scam. Good luck. :)



Polly
 
dont be dragged in to living in a camper. you then have to start telling lies to keep your driving licence etc . never mind the rest. if it was easy i would be doing it. only a fool gets rid of their house or at least you must keep a base. mant have had their dream turn into a nightmare . i think its fantasy . best of luck you will need it. cheers alan.
 
to obtain and keep your licence legal you have to give your home address .if you are of no fixed abode you can be refused a licence . insurance can be difficult and how do you register the vehicle?there are loads of info on the web about all this. i did at one time think it was the way forward but now i dont think it is . try and get insurance . or just read a licence renewal booklet . try getting a bank acount with no fixed abode. it is possible but very dificuklt with out lying. do your homework dont make a mistake many have.
 
Interesting.

I can see that it might raise a few eyebrows, but I don't know of any law requiring a permanent land based address.

Well, it wouldn't be the first time I have bucked the system :ninja:

I am tempted by the idea, but have no present plans to give up a permanent address.

How do travellers get round it, then, I wonder?


Polly
 
some use awinter site as the contact .(fairgrounds /showmen.)
many give a false third party address be it friends, relatives.
like you many start off innocent then realise life is just a big lie.seems easy to fib. why do you think many travellers get grief from police etc. of course many get it sorted properly.you dont need a fixed address as a person. but once you want things like m,homes etc then its different.
if you use an address its possible other issues arise. big problem was the poll tax. .i dont like authority any more than anyone else so only mean to prepare you for what might happen. better told now than i say in a few years i could have told you.
 
Hi Polly

Pollik said:
Honestly??

I would check them out very carefully. Be suspicious.

I followed the link to Forever - The Company - Consumer Interests . The page feels wrong to me. It claims membership of all sorts of organisations. Just one example, there is a logo for the dsa (it is normal for the logo to contain a link to the organisation - strangely, on this page, there is no link). On this website, I can find no contact information - phone numbers, address, emails, nothing. The recruiting page (that you provided a link to) also contains no contact information beyond a mobile number (no landline??) and no geographic address.

The company that belongs to the DSA (see Direct Selling Association UK, DSA, for Companies, Customers, Consumers. ) is "Forever Living Products (UK) Ltd", whose website is shown as http://www.foreverliving.com/ - it is a completely different domain. The domain is also owned by different people (you can do a WHOIS on the two domain names).

Probably I am being neurotic and the scheme is genuine. But before I put my money in, I would follow up all the claimed memberships, DSA, OFT, IIP and the other 5 that I don't recognise, and making sure to note any small differences in names. Scams work by being convincing. One scam copied the BBC site!

Try speaking to the parent company, see if they have heard of these people. Contact the OFT and IIP and see if they have heard of these people.

I really hope I am being overcautious, but I would hate for anyone to be caught in a scam. Good luck. :)



Polly
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The web address I gave you is my own as an independant distributor for Forever. Many of the logo's you don't recognise are for example the Islamic Council, The Kosher and Halal rating and the Aloe Vera Science Council who all validate the processes being used to produce the Aloe Vera products. There are almost 9.5 million distributors like myself in over 145 countries. There's no magic to it, it's hard work but your earnings are only limited by your efforts.

Sherpa
 
I am sorry if I caused any offence...wasn't my intention. :(

It is just that I see and hear about so many scams (and nearly fallen into a couple) and seeing how many of them work, that I don't tend to take these things at face value and I look for the things that would make me suspicious. I am sure that in many cases I may miss out on genuine opportunities, I accept that, but equally I also know that have saved myself from many a dark pit.

One example - I received a phone call from something Police News, or some such, inviting me to contribute to something. The conversation opened: "Hello, my name is xxxxx xxxxx, from Police News...don't worry, this is not official....". The wording is designed to make me think that they really do have something to do with the police or are endorsed by them. What the caller didn't know was that, at the time, I was working closely with the Police, helping with staff training. It was easy to find out that the publication was bogus and a scam to get money from me, but initially I was attracted to what they offered.

Sadly, there are a lot of evil people in this world. :(

I do wish you luck in your venture - finding a way of earning a living while travelling is still my holy grail.



Polly
 
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