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No Such Thing? Free lunch on the financial services industry's dime

Posted 32 weeks 6 days ago by Katherine Krumme

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  There is such a thing as a free lunch: you and ten friends can dine at an upscale restaurant for little more than five minutes of your time. As part of its sales campaign, Ameriprise (an AmEx subsidiary and financial services provider) offers to sponsor lunch for ten in exchange for your attention to a short schpiel from a sales rep.

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Funny way to make $10 in 30 seconds: lessons from a con artist

Posted 1 year ago by Will Chen

Filed Under: Life Hacks

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Ryan shares a great trick on how to make $10 in less than 30 seconds. Amazingly, according to Ryan this works on one out of four people!

This video illustrates how easily people let greed override their better judgment.

The beauty of this scam is in its simplicity: Anyone who can do simple math should, theoretically, see right through the scam. However, many people fall for it because they are focused on getting something for nothing.

So the next time you see a deal too good to be true, think about Ryan and his incredible $40 offer.

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