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Almost everything is staged

Malibongwe Sithelo
2 min readJul 14, 2019

When you don’t do your homework chances are high that you will score marks but not the ideal ones. We are sometimes desperate creatures by nature. We become so impatient in almost everything. Standing in the queue especially in a digital world where everything is done through an app is so exhausting. You can just download the app, never mind about reading terms and conditions if they are different from others, just tap in and you will not stand in queues any longer. If you are not careful, vigilant and awake you will be conned.

Forex and bitcoin fraudsters make that kind of trading scary. They are everywhere to just rip you off, period. All of them start well for their own good and later greed takes over. None of the scammers are stupid. It’s people who know their stories and if you don’t do your work to leave any stone unturned before dipping into it you are doomed to be a victim.

Churches are there to con you left right center using the Bible. The two words that will keep you faithful in getting into your pocket and fall into the traps are, “Curse and obedience.” They teach you to fear God avoiding the latter and if you fail to adhere the former will be your destiny. Disobedience is your ticket to hell and if you question why you are still poor and they are rich, the answer will always be: “maybe you don’t trust God enough and praying hard, your little faith keeps you there and so on.”

Just because someone is given a reliable platform to present his/her trade doesn’t make them genuine and legit. If you are invited by a trusted broadcasting station doesn’t make you innocent if you are a con artist. If people get the opportunity to present their trade in the podiums, pulpits and write books doesn’t make them real traders. All these con artists paint a good trade, faith and businesses bad. If you’ve been traveling the long road to your success and you get tired chances are you might fall into these traps as short cuts because you are so desperate.

Almost every reality show, trading presentation, and a pyramid scheme is staged. The Church miracles at most are staged. Fraudsters stage their crafts for you to never notice the void. The only difference between you and them is that they know their story. The reason you cannot easily find out about scammer is they spend their time rehearsing, practicing. They rehearse and practice their craft in such a way that you will never believe it wasn’t for real. The only way to beat them in their game is not through ignorance, do the same and research, ask questions and confront them, of course in a polite way.

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Malibongwe Sithelo
Malibongwe Sithelo

Written by Malibongwe Sithelo

I'm a freelance writer, a runner and a public servant in South Africa. I write about everyday life experiences.

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