Guide : GPT Fraud - Are You An Enabler?

How do you define fraud? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, it is the “intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right.”

In the Get-Paid-To world, the “something of value” may be our time, our resources, our money or all three. When we enter into an agreement with a program owner, we understand that a portion of our time and efforts are being “purchased”. We understand there is a time-frame in which to accumulate earnings and upon completion of the given terms we will be compensated with something of value, such as money, redemptions or referrals. When the program owner fails to adhere to the agreement, and when they hide, omit or embellish the truth regarding the site’s financial status, they are committing fraud. Likewise, if we fail to live up to our duties by employing cheat software or using multiple accounts to increase referral earnings, we too, are committing fraud.

Program owners have found various techniques to curtail fraud being committed against their programs. They do not “enable” members to continue with fraudulent behavior. They understand it would be financial suicide if they allowed such activities to flourish. Why then, are members expected to take such passive roles in their own economic status?

It is imperative therefore, to understand that members have every right to publicly air their grievances when they do not receive the agreed upon compensation. This process allows members to warn others as well as sets limits and standards by sending the right messages regarding what we are willing to tolerate.

This prompts our initial question: “Are you an enabler”?

There is a difference between helping someone and enabling them. Helping is when we assist someone in doing something they are not able to do themselves. Following are several questions which will assist us in determining whether or not we are enabling program owners to continue with unacceptable behavior:

Do you lie for them? Do you make excuses for them? Do you accept part of the blame for their behavior? Do you avoid confrontations for fear of reprisal? Have you “donated” your own earnings or time? Have you tried to take care of their problems? Do you keep giving them chance after chance?

If you answered yes to several of these questions, you have not only enabled the program owner to defraud people, but you also are a major contributor in the escalating problems arising from such misconduct. As long as these devices exist, the program owner can easily carry on in denial since many of the uncomfortable issues are being dealt with by people around them.

This is where our own choices come into play and where we discover how we can take back control. We can either keep behaving in such a manner as to allow the program owner to continue with their deceitful practices, which ultimately harms the entire member base or we can choose to let them deal with the consequences of their own actions. We can keep making excuses or covering up for their shortfalls and misdeeds or we can let them work things out for themselves. We can keep allowing ourselves to be used and abused or we can support and encourage responsibility and accountability.

Before our efforts can be utilized in more healthy, productive ways we must detach from the psychological emotional and financial constraints brought about by downlines, affiliations and personal agendas. Co-dependency weighs us down and prevents the entire collective from moving forward. Detachment is sometimes slow and painful but it offers many rewards both for you as well as others in the community. Until we go through this process enmasse, we will remain mired down in a situational stalemate where neither side wins, where only fraudsters are allowed to prosper.