WEBVTT - How to Spot an Investment Scam

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<v Speaker 2>What's the biggest scam in investing.

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<v Speaker 1>SPACs? For one, A lot of those are dead. Y'all

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<v Speaker 1>want me to go here, please? I think people who

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<v Speaker 1>put funds together that don't have credibility or backing from

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<v Speaker 1>higher institutions that provide safety to our community. I'll leave

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<v Speaker 1>it that. Y'all can cut it out if y'all want to.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's too much of it going. You can cut

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<v Speaker 1>it out. It's be a clippable moment. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's the reading the tea leaves. I don't want no

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<v Speaker 1>drama no, but I'm being honest, like even on the

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<v Speaker 1>spack side, even on the gofundmes to all that, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's it's been too much capital raised and

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<v Speaker 1>an easy environment to sell returns that are not likely

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<v Speaker 1>from even major firms.

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<v Speaker 2>So so who you were referring to, Jay Morrison? That

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<v Speaker 2>who you're referring to.

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<v Speaker 1>When I said it two years in going Vegas, my

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<v Speaker 1>mic got cut. So no, no, no, no, that was

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<v Speaker 1>the thing. It was technology from that other company.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think I think it's a teachable moment. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's one of these things right where I

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<v Speaker 2>mean it's teachable moment. And I think that he I believe.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe he was in over his head and did

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<v Speaker 2>things and acted off of ego from I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>him personally, I met him three times in my life,

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<v Speaker 2>but it seemed that he had tremendous ego and a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times when ego leads, when you lead with ego,

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<v Speaker 2>you fall into trouble, right, And then you you tried

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<v Speaker 2>to make up for your your mistakes with more ego

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<v Speaker 2>and more pride, and that just leads you into more mistakes, right.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that you have to be extremely careful

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<v Speaker 2>when taking people's money. I never took anybody's money as

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<v Speaker 2>a financial avisit. I was the first thing I always

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<v Speaker 2>told people was that you're not writing a check to

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<v Speaker 2>shot me. Nobody ever wrote a check to Rashad blow

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<v Speaker 2>Fund or Rashad Balau Incorporated. I was an intermediate person

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<v Speaker 2>that would invest your money for you, infidelity, in black Rock,

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<v Speaker 2>in different mutual funds, life insurance, yeah, Frank Temple and

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<v Speaker 2>stuff like that, exactly. I was never responsible for actually

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<v Speaker 2>personally pushing the button and moving money around for people

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<v Speaker 2>and going into that bank accounts and different things of

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<v Speaker 2>that nature. So that's the first thing I tell people

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<v Speaker 2>is that when you're investing money, I'm not really a

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<v Speaker 2>big fan of investing money with a person. Yeah, right,

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<v Speaker 2>if you buy real estate, you should you should be

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<v Speaker 2>able to buy real estate direct. Now, not to say

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<v Speaker 2>that there are some crowdfunding platforms that have been successful, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>not to say that every single crowdfunding platform is a scam,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's one of the that's one of the things

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<v Speaker 2>I think that you can learn from this lesson because

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<v Speaker 2>whatever happened, it's already happened. But it's like, how can

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<v Speaker 2>we avoid these type of situations from happening again. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>So as a consumer, I think that that's something that

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<v Speaker 2>you should be aware of, is not to invest money

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<v Speaker 2>directly as opposed to, you know, having it done independently

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<v Speaker 2>or something that you're actually in control over. And I

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<v Speaker 2>mean I gave a Ted talk actually a few years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>and I said that you know, anybody that miss misappropriates

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<v Speaker 2>or abuses the trust of the peace people, they said,

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be held accountable. Not my job. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>the police. I don't. I don't do the work of

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<v Speaker 2>the police because I'm not on pension. Right, you're not Chicago, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not. I'm not. I don't talk to the police.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of a lot of people do, but I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just personally the way that I was raised. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't talk to police and I don't do police work.

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<v Speaker 2>So don't ask me about Diddy because I don't know anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell you, right, And it's not my job to expose

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<v Speaker 2>the breaking scam artists of the decade.

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<v Speaker 1>But ultimately we got an obligation to protect people from

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<v Speaker 1>the bullshit though.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to get exposed themselves, right, And it's always happened,

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<v Speaker 2>It's never That's why I said, I said this six

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<v Speaker 2>months ago, that there's no benefit of scamming somebody. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and a lot of some people didn't fully understand. They're like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>the benefit is that you make money. What I mean

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<v Speaker 2>by that is that over the course of the time,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to lose. You're going to lose more money

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<v Speaker 2>than you made, You're going to be sued, your reputation

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be disminished, and you might even actually

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<v Speaker 2>go to jail. So there's no benefit of it. Journey

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<v Speaker 2>made off is the biggest He's running the biggest scam

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<v Speaker 2>that we've seen, right, and he ended up dying in jail.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no benefit in it, That's what That's what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>trying to say. So, yeah, I mean, I'm not the

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<v Speaker 2>judge and jury here and I'm not a detective. But

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<v Speaker 2>if you will be held accountable by the people that

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<v Speaker 2>you and see your situation, I don't need to hold

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<v Speaker 2>you accountable. The people are going to hold you accountable.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's stronger than my voice. Ten thousand voices are

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<v Speaker 2>stronger than just my one voice. Right, So there's a

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<v Speaker 2>learnable experience for this whole thing, and it's it's unfortunate,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know it's it's something that unfortunately is gonna

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<v Speaker 2>happen again. It's human nature. It always happens. It always

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<v Speaker 2>happens over the course of time. But in the future,

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<v Speaker 2>I would advise anyone that is considering ego pride getting

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<v Speaker 2>a quick buck, I would highly advise you against it.

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<v Speaker 2>You can do whatever you want, you can disregard what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm saying, but if I were you, I would just

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<v Speaker 2>I would advise you not to go that route because

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<v Speaker 2>ultimately I don't think that it's beneficial. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that's worth it, and I think that you will. You

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<v Speaker 2>will pay a tremendous price for your transgressions.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Also, they're no shortcuts. Like Secondly, if anyone approaches

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<v Speaker 1>you with anything, have them make you money for free.

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<v Speaker 1>That's always putting it. If I made you money, please

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<v Speaker 1>put y in chat. Most of y'all who made money

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<v Speaker 1>for me, you made it for free. So I have

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<v Speaker 1>no issues with our brother. Wish him well. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of great things you can learn from him on

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<v Speaker 1>the marketing side, but you've got to deliver that actual return.

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<v Speaker 1>So y'all be careful. But also as a community, we

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<v Speaker 1>have to stop wanting the easy sensational thing.

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<v Speaker 3>Yah.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't like it when I say fifty pages, eighty pages,

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<v Speaker 1>study the market twelve hours a day, y'a'll be like

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<v Speaker 1>fuck that okay, cool shortcuts, short results. Man. So prayers

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<v Speaker 1>to everybody. I want no drama, no smoke. If you

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<v Speaker 1>see this, please don't think that I'm on that I

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<v Speaker 1>don't have time for it. I'm cool. But go master craft.

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<v Speaker 1>Go master your craft.

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